The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to provide the medical assistant professional with education, certification, credential acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, and advocacy for quality patient-centered health care.
A Registered Medical Assistant is one duly certified by the American Registry of Medical Assistants as a fully qualified member of a Medical Team. Maintenance of membership depends upon fulfillment of the minimum required 12 Continuing Educational Units (CEU's) per year and submittal of the annual renewal form.
Many difference health career fields are represented in this list of organizations. Included are medical assistants, medical office, medical transcriptionists, and medical billing and coding associations.
Learn about the CMA (AAMA) Exam for medical assisting certification and recertification, including eligibility, applying for the exam, and study resources.
Medical assistants play a significant role in North Carolina's health care industry, particularly as more and more residents get health care for the first time. Becoming an MA may permit you to provide some basic medical services, like blood draws, as well as obtain vital signs, and patient history to pass along to providers.
