This practicum experience is a supervised, unpaid experience of 200 contact hours in an ambulatory health care setting performing administrative and clinical procedures and must be completed prior to graduation. This experience provides an opportunity for students to utilize both administrative and clinical skills learned in the medical assistant classroom and clinical environment in a local clinic, physician’s office, or other health care facility. This course is set to assess the student in their ability to utilize all critical thinking application learned during the program and to apply these critical thinking skills during the practicum experience. The healthcare facility and the college will expect the student to utilize good work ethics, show excellent civic responsibilities and further learn to both embrace and respect cultural diversity.