title: Stepping stones. Assess, learn, certify and excel on your pathway to professional development.
abstract: Here's a guided tour of the process of pursuing professional development in medical practice management--and achieving measurable success. Peers describe what they did to broaden their knowledge and work toward certification in the field. They describe the many resources available to members of the Medical Group Management Association and its certification body, the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
authors.affiliation: cpope@mgma.com
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020399:Practice Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States