The AAMA Assessment-Based Certificate in Pediatrics program provides comprehensive education in four key topics:
This program will expand and advance your knowledge and understanding of these important aspects of—and medical assistants’ role within—pediatric care.All the following four courses, and a final assessment, must be completed to earn the certificate: Course 1: Well-Child CareCourse 2: Newborn CareCourse 3: Common Childhood Illnesses, Conditions, and InjuriesCourse 4: Psychological Aspects of Pediatric CareA practice exam is included for each course. The final assessment must be passed with a score of 70% or higher in order to earn the CEU credit. The final assessment is timed, allowing users 120 minutes to complete the test. This is a closed-book test, with no option for going back into the course once the test has been started.
Two retakes on the final assessment are allowed. Participants must wait a minimum of 14 days from a failing score to retake the final assessment.
This certificate program has been approved for 16 CEUs G/A/C.The time allotted for completion of the Certificate Program is 90 days. Certificate Program for members - $320Certificate Program for nonmembers - $480
If you require an accommodation to access the educational content, the course or Certificate assessments, or both, please contact AAMA at ContinuingEducation@aama-ntl.org with your request. Requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.NOTE: The ABC-P Program is an assessment-based certificate program, not a professional certification program. A recipient of the Assessment-Based Certificate in Pediatrics must not claim that the ABC-P is a professional certification and must not use any initialisms in reference to the ABC-P after her/his name. Recipients of the ABC-P who are proven to have disregarded this policy will have their ABC-P revoked, must return the ABC-P certificate to the AAMA Continuing Education Department, and will have their names removed from the public roster of ABC-P holders.
For additional information regarding the ABC-P, please refer to the Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Pediatrics Participant Handbook.Join as a member today and save on this course! After joining as member, you will need to close your browser and sign back in to see the discounted price.