LibGuides: Medical Assisting: Web Sites

Professional Associations

American Association of Medical Assistants - AAMA
Provides help in taking the CMA exam, includes self-study courses, and gives national conference information, etc.
National Association of Health Professionals
Certification body providing credentialing for healthcare professionals in the roles of administrative health assistants, medical assistants, and other health technicians.
Massachusetts Society of Medical Assistants
Resources on job opportunities, scholarships as well as local, state and national information.
Connecticut Society of Medical Assistants
Serves to promote the profession and support patient care in Connecticut.

The following are web sites that may be of interest to those in the field of Medical Assisting.

Occupational Outlook - Medical Assistants
From the U.S. Department of Labor
Lab Tests Online
Gain a better understanding of laboratory medicine including how to read lab reports and interpret the results.
Biosafety Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control
Information on protecting workers and preventing exposures in biological laboratories.
OSHA's Laboratory Standards
Standards that protect workers in laboratories from chemical hazards as well as biological, physical and safety hazards.
MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
A service of the National Library of Medicine...'nuff said?
Healthfinder.gov - Your Source for Reliable Health Information
Another Federally Funded Health Reference Tool

Merck Manual Professional Version
Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written for the health care professional.
ICD - ICD-9-CM - International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
Official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the US. Downloadable FTP versions last updated in 2011.