Here's to 50 more years!
This concludes our look back into 50 amazing years of certification history. Thanks to all the volunteers who served on the Certifying Board and the Task Force for Test Construction over the years, the proctors, and especially the thousands of dedicated medical assistant practitioners and educators who enhanced the value of and promoted the CMA (AAMA) credential and professional achievement.
Here's to 50 more years!
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Are you a CMA (AAMA) and in the market for a new position? Remember to include your CMA (AAMA) credential and certification ID number on your résumé. Employers often verify medical assistants' credentials before selecting interview candidates. Show your potential employer your level of professional commitment right up front and help get your foot in the door!
The AAMA will be showing up and standing out at the annual meetings of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) this October.
What are the yearly earnings for medical assistants nationwide? The AAMA is conducting its annual Compensation and Benefits Survey (formerly the "Salary Survey") to find out, and we'll share the results with you!
The AAMA Certifying Board has determined that, beginning June 1, 2013, current, provider level CPR certification will not be required for recertification of the CMA (AAMA) credential.
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) works to provide educational and networking opportunities for organizations in the credentialing industry. They do this with the help of many dedicated professionals—including AAMA Executive Director Donald Balasa, JD, MBA.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the 2012–2013 edition of their Occupational Outlook Handbook detailing the prospects of many professions regarding wages, employment, and more.
Ask your physician employer to help fund your attendance at the AAMA 57th Annual Conference in Atlanta, September 27–30. Download the Employer Letter and show how the conference can help benefit your skills and the practice.
The AAMA responds to questions dealing with the issue of licensure (as opposed to certification) on a regular basis. Executive Director Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA, has written extensively on this subject, and the AAMA offers access to all his pieces online:
Certification and Licensure; CMA (AAMA) and RMA; CAAHEP and ABHES State regulation of medical assisting: Exploring the legal and political dimensions Which professions should be licensed? Criteria legislators employ See also his Public Affairs articles, published in CMA Today and his blog Legal Eye: On Medical Assisting. This year the AAMA celebrates 50 years of certifying medical assistants. Dating back to 1963, the Certifying Board has ensured that medical assistants master the body of knowledge required to enter the health care world. None of this would have been possible without all the volunteers who served on the Certifying Board and the Task Force for Test Construction over the years, the proctors, and especially the thousands of dedicated medical assistant practitioners and educators who valued the CMA (AAMA) credential and professional achievement.
We’ll be including certification milestones in the newsletter all year to highlight a half-century of the credential. Here's to 50 more years! |