First Day

WELCOME

To the first day of becoming a
Medical Assistant!

Agenda

ID and clocking in each day

Textbooks/Study Guides

Stethoscopes and BP Cuffs

Bright Space

OCC email

Remind App

Syllabus

EXPECTATION

•Swipe in each morning

•Swipe in when returning from breaks and lunch

•Swipe OUT & IN when taking break other than designated

HOURS

•Must complete 605 hours at OCC, maximum that can be
missed is 76.50 (10%)

•Arriving late (even 1 minute) is a 15-minute deduction

•Student responsibility to notify instructor by email or phone
of late arrivals or absence. Failure to notify is considered a
NO CALL/NO SHOW and grounds for warning, probation
and termination.

BIWEEKLY FORMS

ATTENDANCE
•LISTS DATES OF LATE
ARRIVAL, LATE RETURN
FROM LUNCH, EXTENDED
BREAKS & EARLY
DEPARTURES
•SUMMIZES IF STUDENT IS
MEETING THE
EXPECTATION

HOURS
•LISTS SPECIFIC DATES OF
LATE ARRIVAL, EARLY
DEPARTURE, ABSENCE,
EXTENDED BREAKS AND
LATE RETURN FROM
LUNCH
•CALCULATES HOURS
EARNED AND MISSED
HOURS

TEXTBOOKS/STUDY
GUIDES

Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals
Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals Study Guide
NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Study Guide

STETHOSCOPES AND

SPHYGMOMANOMETERS

You will take the cuff
home for practice

You are responsible to
bring your stethoscope
each day for clinical
exercises

BRIGHTSPACE

• OCC Learning

Platform

• Daily Log

On-check email

• Check

Announcements

REMIND

APP

Notification system to receive class updates;
you cannot text back!

Send a text to 81010

Text this message

@

To communicate with me you must either CALL or Email!
I do not accept text
messages. The phone number is a land line.
The Remind app does NOT accept
text messages.

1 Take out your phone

2 Add me to your contacts

3 Dawn Dann

4 [e-mail]

5 Phone [phone]

Syllabus
Reconnaissance:
Answer 4 questions

• What days do you NOT have class?

• What is your responsibility if you are going to be

late or absent?

• What is the biweekly expectation for attendance?

• What is the expected end date of the program?

Open Ended

Tell me a date that has no school!

Typical Morning

"CHUNK" Lectures/"CHUNK"
Activity

Approximate 15 minutes

of lecture discussing
portion of chapter

Approximate 20-30
minutes of activity

Paired Activities

Group Activity for other

activities

TYPICAL
AFTERNOONS:

Clinical Practice or Administrative Practice

REVIEW

Classroom
Expectations

•Please refrain from personal conversations during lecture, practical
instruction/demonstrations, quizzes, & while answering student
questions.
•Please refrain from eating in classroom
•Please refrain from wearing earbuds, listening to music, and answering
telephone calls in the classroom
•Please refrain from computer use during lecture (unless taking notes)

QUESTIONS?

E.H.R. Go!

Electronic Health Record Practice System

•Students:
•Please create your EHR Go account by going
to: https://ehrgo.com. Select Subscribe in the upper, right corner
and enter the following MA Student Program Key:
•S69D66
•Follow the on-screen instructions to create your account then
log-in. After logging in, you'll be prompted to enter an Activation
Code to apply your subscription. Your activation code is:
•GMDKG-RF2M4-63429