GRAND RAPIDS, MI / ACCESSWIRE / November 20, 2024 / The American Association of Medical Assistants® (AAMA) installed Pamela Neu, MBA, CMA (AAMA), as the 2024-2026 AAMA Trustee in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the 68th AAMA Annual Conference. In this capacity, Trustee Neu, a resident of Wolcottville, Indiana, represents medical assistants and CMAs (AAMA)® across the nation.
Medical assisting is one of the nation's careers growing much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Medical assistants work in outpatient health care settings. Employers are seeking and recruiting these allied health professionals because of their uniquely diverse clinical and administrative patient-centered training.
Trustee Neu states, "It is such an honor to be chosen for this role and to help serve medical assistants nationwide. Our profession is integral to the delivery of quality health care, and the CMA (AAMA) sets the bar for medical assisting excellence."
Neu brings a great deal of experience to their office. She worked as a medical assisting educator for over 40 years and is now retired. She has worked as a clinical and administrative medical assistant in dermatology, internal medicine and chiropractic practices.
Also, Neu has served in many capacities for the AAMA, including President, Secretary and delegate for the Indiana Society of Medical Assistants, and she served as a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for her local chapter. She is currently serving as president of the Twelfth District of Medical Assistants and as website and Med-A-Scoop manager for the Indiana Society of Medical Assistants.
The Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA)® - or CMA (AAMA) - credential represents a medical assistant who has been credentialed through the Certifying Board (CB) of the AAMA. A rigorous credential, the CMA (AAMA) is the only medical assisting certification that requires postsecondary (college level) education to be eligible to sit for the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam, which is administered by PSI Services. As a result, the reliability and validity of the CMA (AAMA) credential are of the highest order.
Certification status is a matter of public record and may be released; CMA (AAMA) certification verification - for both current and potential employees - is available via the AAMA website.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS®
The American Association of Medical Assistants®, the only organization in the world devoted exclusively to the medical assisting profession, was established in 1956 and serves the interests of more than 92,000 medical assisting professionals. The American Association of Medical Assistants provides quality resources and educational opportunities for medical assistants by offering certification, advocacy for quality patient-centered health care, credential acknowledgment and scope-of-practice protection. For more information, visit https://www.aama-ntl.org/.
Contact Information
Miranda Sanks-Korenchan
Communications Director
marcom@aama-ntl.org
SOURCE: American Association of Medical Assistants
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