The work-site learning component includes 160 hours in a clinical externship and 160 hours in an administrative externship. The externships may be in clinics, physician's offices, hospitals, and other health care facilities in the metropolitan Oklahoma City area as well as surrounding communities. As the health services industry expands, employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through the year 2005.
Financial aid is available to eligible students.
College credit is available upon successful completion of this program.