MCCCD Program Description

Medical Interpreter: Professional Externship

Course: MIC105

First Term: 2020 Fall 1

Clock Hours: 40
Grading Basis: CLK

Description: Practical training and application of healthcare interpreting under direct supervision of clinical or hospital preceptor. Students may train with staff interpreters or dual-role interpreters. Documentation of daily interpreter attendance logs and a satisfactory performance evaluation are required to successfully complete the externship. Students must meet the clinical facilities requirements prior to beginning. Externship hours will vary and students are expected to travel and have reliable transportation.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Interpret healthcare interaction under supervision of clinical remote or hospital preceptor. (I) 2. Apply practical training of healthcare interpreting under supervision of clinical remote or hospital preceptor. (I) 3. Train with staff interpreters or dual-role interpreters. (I) 4. Document the healthcare interaction through use of daily interpreter logs. (I) 5. Utilize preceptor evaluation to improve and attain satisfactory evaluation as required to successfully complete the externship. (I) 6. Meet the clinical facility`s requirements prior to beginning externship. (I) 7. Complete any required training. May include online training. 8. Submit required documents to the facility. (I) 9. Provide reliable transportation to travel to available sites. (I) 10. Complete required externship hours, which will vary. (I, II) 11. Submit required attendance logs and evaluation to the school. (II)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Professional externship A. Professional dress and code of conduct B. Meet externship site expectations C. Interpreter logs D. Preceptor supervision and assessment E. Attendance requirements - daily time logs II. Externship preceptor documentation for school A. Attendance logs to instructor B. Preceptor evaluation to instructor

Clock Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 6-3-2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.