Chapter 1: A Career as an Administrative
Medical Assistant
Accreditation - correct answer ✔Process of meeting a state standard or
being evaluated and recognized by a national organization as meeting
predetermined standards.
Administrative Medical Assistant - correct answer ✔Office personnel whose
responsibilities include a variety of secretarial and clerical duties.
Aggressive - correct answer ✔One whose behavior is belligerent,
confrontational, pushy,
American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA) - correct answer
✔National association of medical assistants, medical assisting students, and
medical assisting educators with both state and local chapters; recognized by
the American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔Association that
features a registered medical assistant (RMA) and certified medical
administrative specialist (CMAS) program and examination for certification as
well as student membership.
Assertive - correct answer ✔One who appears confident and self-assured.
Burnout - correct answer ✔Condition of severe or chronic mental, physical,
and emotional stress characterized by a specific set of symptoms, which is
brought on by working too long and too hard.
, Certification - correct answer ✔Statement issued by a board of association
that verifies that a person meets professional standards.
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - correct answer ✔Title received
after appropriate training in clinical procedures and passing a certification
examination administered by the Health careers Association (HCA)
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) - correct answer ✔Title
received after appropriate training in administrative procedures and passing a
certification examination administered by the Healthcareers Association
(HCA)
Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS [AMT]) - correct answer
✔Title received after appropriate training in administrative procedures and
passing a certification exam administered by the American Medical
Technologists (AMT)
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA [AAMA]) - correct answer ✔Title received
after appropriate training in administrative and clinical procedures and passing
a certification examination administered by the American Association of
Medical Assistants (AAMA)
Clinical Medical Assistant - correct answer ✔Back-office medical assistant
who performs clinical and laboratory duties
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) - correct answer ✔Credit or course hours
that an individual receives for attending or taking part in an educational
program.
Empathy - correct answer ✔pertaining to projection of one's own
consciousness into another person's situation.
Medical Assistant
Accreditation - correct answer ✔Process of meeting a state standard or
being evaluated and recognized by a national organization as meeting
predetermined standards.
Administrative Medical Assistant - correct answer ✔Office personnel whose
responsibilities include a variety of secretarial and clerical duties.
Aggressive - correct answer ✔One whose behavior is belligerent,
confrontational, pushy,
American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA) - correct answer
✔National association of medical assistants, medical assisting students, and
medical assisting educators with both state and local chapters; recognized by
the American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔Association that
features a registered medical assistant (RMA) and certified medical
administrative specialist (CMAS) program and examination for certification as
well as student membership.
Assertive - correct answer ✔One who appears confident and self-assured.
Burnout - correct answer ✔Condition of severe or chronic mental, physical,
and emotional stress characterized by a specific set of symptoms, which is
brought on by working too long and too hard.
, Certification - correct answer ✔Statement issued by a board of association
that verifies that a person meets professional standards.
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - correct answer ✔Title received
after appropriate training in clinical procedures and passing a certification
examination administered by the Health careers Association (HCA)
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) - correct answer ✔Title
received after appropriate training in administrative procedures and passing a
certification examination administered by the Healthcareers Association
(HCA)
Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS [AMT]) - correct answer
✔Title received after appropriate training in administrative procedures and
passing a certification exam administered by the American Medical
Technologists (AMT)
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA [AAMA]) - correct answer ✔Title received
after appropriate training in administrative and clinical procedures and passing
a certification examination administered by the American Association of
Medical Assistants (AAMA)
Clinical Medical Assistant - correct answer ✔Back-office medical assistant
who performs clinical and laboratory duties
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) - correct answer ✔Credit or course hours
that an individual receives for attending or taking part in an educational
program.
Empathy - correct answer ✔pertaining to projection of one's own
consciousness into another person's situation.
