- Achieve the Highest Standard of Excellence
- Expand Your Career Options
- Increase Effectiveness
- Distinguish Yourself
The Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS™) graduates are the pharma industry's thought leaders.
The path to becoming an exceptional Medical Science Liaison or Medical Affairs professional starts with BCMAS™.
What you need to know about the BCMAS™
Take the first steps toward achieving the gold standard in the pharmaceutical industry.
Meet Kerry Flecknoe, an experienced Medical Science Liaison (MSL), and recent BCMAS™ graduate who shares her journey towards becoming Board Certified in Medical Affairs.
BCMAS for MSLsSeveral Advisory board meetings held with Medical Affairs leaders and subject matter experts
ACMA received IACET accreditation, whose processes helped us build a rigorous curriculum.
BCMAS™ designers developed content using psychometric analysis to ensure that graduates are held to the highest standards of learning and assessment.
BCMAS™ established to create standards for knowledge, business skills and professional practice in the pharmaceutical industry.
ACMA works with experts around the world to develop country- and region-specific content within the BCMAS™ curriculum using advanced geo-redirect technology features.
Content is always updated to reflect new business practices, technologies, market challenges and regulatory changes.
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The average medical science liaison’s salary is $136,000. But high performers can see their salaries climb above $171,000. High performers develop their capabilities to work more effectively in their roles. The BCMAS program will expand your knowledge and advance your medical science liaison career.
The Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS) Program sets the industry standard for the medical science liaisons and medical affairs professionals by providing an independently accredited award-winning career development program. Your credential enables career advancement and improves MSL and medical affairs professionals' overall contribution to the lives of patients whom their valued expertise ultimately impacts.
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The ACMA is the only organization committed to the medical science liaison profession, which has been featured in mainstream media such as ABC News, Forbes and the Boston Herald. The ACMA is building further awareness of the important contributions that medical science liaisons make in advancing the science which ultimately improves the quality of life of patients.
More about ACMAAs the medical science liaison role continues to grow and evolve, the ACMA remains at the forefront for providing resources to help MSLs increase knowledge. We connect MSLs to the global medical affairs community, and give them the tools and resources they need to advance in their medical science liaison career paths.
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For medical science liaisons, the BCMAS provides a professional credential that demonstrates a commitment to the role, a dedication to a high standard of excellence and protects the integrity of medical affairs.
Read more about the benefitsBCMAS™ is a Board Certification accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training / American National Standards Institute (IACET/ANSI).
More program infoThe BCMAS™ content was developed by over 30 subject matter experts from academia, clinical medicine, and experts from the pharmaceutical industry.
Every 5 years you are required to maintain your certification. You can do this by either (1) completing 20 hours of continuing education credits approved by the ACMA or (2) by taking the board exam.
Yes. The ACMA offers a flexible payment plan where you can pay in 3 easy installments of $700. Additionally, we use PayPal, so you can always use PayPal credit if you qualify.
See payment infoACMA is proud to offer scholarships to all of our eligible enrollees. Please contact us for more information, or view the scholarships information page.
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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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