Paula Purdy
Manager, Medical Society Staffing
Address and Contact Information
4380 SW Macadam Avenue
Suite 215
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-227-2737
FAX: 503-222-3164
E-mail address: Paula@msmp.org
BIO:
Ms. Paula Purdy has worked for the Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland for 23 years, the last 21 years as the Manager of Staffing Services. Ms. Purdy has been actively involved with the healthcare community serving on several advisory boards for medical assisting, and has held the office of president for the Oregon Society of Medical Assistants organization three times. She currently is the resource when it comes to providing information about scope of practice for medical assistants. She has also held the certification for managing a staffing service at a time when the State of Oregon was certifying employment services.
Ms. Paula Purdy was elected to the Board of Trustee for the American Association of Medical Assistants at the 52nd National Conference held in Chicago, ILL. Ms. Purdy will serve on the Board through September 2010. Ms. Purdy is a Certified Medical Assistant through the American Association of Medical Assistants. She joined AAMA over 20 years ago to learn more about the profession and how Medical Society Staffing could be of benefit. Since that time, she earned her credential through self-study and keeps current through continuing education.
The American Association of Medical Assistants is a tri-level non-profit organization that provides professional identity and stature of it's members and the medical assisting profession through education and credentialing. The AAMA offers the CMA (AAMA) credential, which verifies knowledge of medical assisting. The CMA (AAMA) represents a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) who has been credentialed by the AAMA Certifying Board. The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) - responsible for many national examinations for physicians - serves as the test consultant for the examination.
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