Medical Assistants Bridge the Gap

Get ready to build up support for medical assistants during Medical Assistants Recognition Week (MARWeek)! This year— and every year—we celebrate as medical assistants bridge the gap in health care.

That is why we celebrate MARWeek during the third full week in October:

MARWeek: Oct. 21–25, 2024

MARDay: Oct. 23, 2024

The AAMA provides tools (i.e., promotional MARWeek packets, products, and downloads) to help you celebrate the professionals who are true partners in health care. Visit the AAMA online store to order* complimentary MARWeek packets. You can also order individual posters and magnets.

*Orders of complimentary items will be sent out through early October while supplies last. You may also download the MARWeek logo and materials, such as sample messaging, from the “MARWeek” webpage, which is found within the “News & Events” tab.   

 

AAMA Membership Reminder

Be on top of your dues! If you are hoping to serve as a delegate or alternate for your state society at the 2025 AAMA House of Delegates, be sure to pay your dues well ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline so that the AAMA is able to report your active status to your state. 

 

Put Safety First in September

The Medical Assistant Partnership for Healthy Pregnancies and Families (MAP) strives to reduce and prevent FASD by introducing and sustaining medical assistants’ knowledge and practice behaviors.

September is FASDs Awareness Month, so it’s time to explore the MAP website and its resources, including the Walk and Talk products, which medical assistants can use—even during brief moments with patients—while walking from the waiting room to the examination room. Choose from scripts, posters, index cards, and more to help you and fellow medical assistants improve your interactions with patients. Visit the MAP website (FASDMAP.org) for resources on these topics and more:

  • Opioids and Naloxone
  • Cannabis
  • What You Should Know about Delta 8
  • Alcohol and Suicide
  • Things to Avoid During Pregnancy

The partnership between the AAMA and MAP acknowledges the unique role medical assistants have in forming communication links between patients and providers and motivating patients to avoid or stop dangerous alcohol consumption. Take action this FASDs Awareness Month and learn more about promoting alcohol and substance-free pregnancies through these great products!  

 

Request a Rep

Under Volunteers/Guidelines and Forms

State presidents, see instructions for submitting your request for a member of the Representatives Bureau to attend your 2025 meeting.

 

Earn Free AAMA CEUs While Learning about FASDs

Want to expand your knowledge of addressing substance misuse in clinical settings in honor of FASDs (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) Awareness Month? Check out these free CEU courses provided by the Medical Assistant Partnership for Healthy Pregnancies in the AAMA e-Learning Center:

  • New! What Medical Assistants Need to Know about Opioid Use Disorders and Pregnancy in 2024 (1 gen/ clin CEU)
  • Cannabis Phenomenology, Therapeutics, Misuse—An Evolving Landscape (1 gen/clin CEU)
  • Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Medical Assistant’s Role (1.5 gen/clin CEU)
  • Promoting Substance-Free Pregnancy: What Medical Assistants Need for Effective Practice (1 gen/clin CEU)
  • Understanding the Opioid Overdose Crisis: How Medical Assistants Can Help Patients (1 gen/clin CEU)
  • Women and Alcohol: Prevalence, Trends, and Preventing Alcohol-Related Harm (1 gen/clin CEU)