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Jan 26, 1200
1200
Hospital and Medical School starts popping up across western europe. -
1709
Daniel Fahrenheit, A german physicist, invents the first practical thermometers. -
1925-1926
Albert Schweilzer philospher and physician and medical misonary.Has a hospital in Lambarene named after him. -
1955
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) was founded. Medical assisting became a disinct and recognizable field of study.
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1969
AAMA began issuing accredation standards. -
2000
Mobile Access- with phones more doctors are storing patientd information where it can be easily accessed. -
2000
video conferencing- consulting with peers. getting a second opinon on a patietns x-ray from an epert in other countrys or field could help. -
2008
The credential changed from Certified Medical Assistant or CMA to Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) or CMA (AAMA). -
2010
AAMA Program Approval Committee accredit both online and college based assisting programs. -
2015
median annual Medical Assistant salary is 32,992 with a range usually between 30,421-35,616
