Gain realistic experience in a physician's office without leaving the classroom! By using Elsevier's Virtual Medical Office learning system an Elsevier textbook, a study guide, and interactive software students develop critical thinking and decision-making skills they'll need in their externships and on the job. In Virtual Medical Office, students experience patient care from check-in through check-out, exploring all national curriculum competencies. It shows how to manage different patients and why. Each study guide lesson directs the student through the textbook and software and presents exercises focused on one or two medical assisting competencies at a time based on what they experience. Realistic software simulations of handling a difficult patient, setting up the exam room, and many more, bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world.Money-saving package with the textbook is also available. Search ISBN 1-4160-4187-7.