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We depend on them as we work with every client, from individuals to global organizations, to certify the skills they need to support the best possible healthcare outcomes. By holding ourselves and our partners to these high standards, we know we can create better value for clients, healthcare providers and patients.
We offer the only accredited board certifications for MSL & Medical Affairs Professionals in the world. Our certifications are the industry's most respected credentials.
As your technology partner, The ACMA offers a Predictive Analytics Platform to help your company achieve better stakeholder engagement and gain key insights.
Whether you're looking for help with medication safety name testing, Medical Affairs KPI enhancement or are focused on streamlining market access and field reimbursement, we can help your company achieve its goals.
The Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) was founded in 2015 with the mission to raise the bar for pharma industry professionals with a particular focus on medical affairs and Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs). The Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS) program is now the largest and only accredited board certification program for MSLs and Medical Affairs Professionals in the world. BCMAS is recognized as the credential of excellence for MSL & Medical Affairs professionals and symbolizes an individual's commitment to the highest standards of excellence in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, and diagnostic industries.
The ACMA has a culture of innovation. Now offering cutting edge technology solutions such as ACMA Predict, a predictive analytics and insights tool. Additionally, the ACMA offers medication safety name testing services as well as the Prior Authorization Certified Specialist Program (PACS) . PACS is the only accredited certification for field reimbursement and market access professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.
We focus on delivering value and helping others achieve their goals and dreams. We believe in challenging the status quo and questioning the way things have been done in an effort to continually improve the life sciences industry.
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As the U.S. grapples with the deadly opioid epidemic and public outrage over drug costs, an accreditor of medical affairs professionals and pharmaceutical sales representatives is grabbing the attention of politicians and policymakers.
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How one pharma vet helped create the first industry-wide training standards for aspiring medical affairs professionals.
Read more“Never allow a serious crisis go to waste.” So said former Mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, in response to the global financial crisis of 2007/2008. After some controversy, Emanuel clarified his point: “It’s an opportunity to do things that you had never considered, or that you didn’t think were possible.”
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ACMA Podcast is focused on establishing benchmarks of excellence in training for the life sciences & healthcare industries. Medical affairs is a growing component of healthcare & this podcast is a collection of intellectual interviews with leaders in our pharmacy industry.
Listen to the ACMA podcast on Pharmacy PodcastChristine Megalla, Pharm.D., Associate Director of Educational Programs at the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs, talks about the organization’s certification process.
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The ACMA provides funding and support to a variety of programs that build access to educational and professional paths for groups that have traditionally been shut out of such opportunities.
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