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February (1) | 2024

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Hold the Phone: Make Sure You Receive Recertification Reminders


The AAMA helps CMAs (AAMA)® keep track of important recertification deadlines via text messaging!


CMAs (AAMA), check the accuracy of your account information on the AAMA website (under “My Account”) and update your cell phone number if necessary.

Update Your Contact Information

Membership Perks to Peek At


Have you looked at the AAMA “Benefits” page recently?



Beneplace, an exclusive savings marketplace and a partner of the AAMA, offers great discounts on favorite brands and local businesses. Check out the AAMA Member Perks Program Report to learn more about the specific benefits that AAMA members have already received from Beneplace.

Review AAMA Membership Benefits

Check Your Deadline for

Recertifying via Continuing Education

Recertifying your CMA (AAMA)® credential via continuing education (CE)? Avoid missing the deadlinemake sure you know the last day you can apply to recertify by CE. Review the CMA (AAMA) Recertification by Continuing Education Application and apply to recertify by CE online or by mail.


Has your CMA (AAMA) certification expired? Check the “Last Date to Apply by Continuing Education Timelines” table on the “Recertification Policies” webpage, and see whether you are still eligible to recertify by CE.

News for Volunteer Leaders

News for volunteer leaders will now be shared in its own monthly e-blast. All current AAMA officers (chapter, state society, and national levels) are automatically subscribed to the monthly leadership e-blasts. 


If you’re not currently an officer but you’re interested in keeping your finger on the pulse or dipping your toes into AAMA leadership, you can subscribe!

Subscribe to AAMA Leader Insider

Featured AAMA Continuing Education Products

The Age-Old Question: How to Provide Better Care for the Growing Older Population


Explore the fundamentals of ethical and effective geriatric medicine. Examine how medical assistants can improve geriatric patient care by treating older patients respectfully and avoiding ageism.


2 CEUs (gen/clin)


$20 for AAMA members; $30 for AAMA nonmembers



Visit the AAMA e-Learning Center to browse the full catalog of online courses.

Earn an ABC in Allied Health Education


Whether you’re exploring an interest in medical assisting education or allied health education, beginning a career in teaching, or looking for new ways to improve as a longtime educator, completing the Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Allied Health Education (ABC-AHE) is right for you! Begin the program via the AAMA e-Learning Center.

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