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Clinical Medical Assistant: Databases & eResources

PIT Library resources for Certified Medical Assistants

American Association of Medical Assistants

"The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to provide the medical assistant professional with education, certification, credential acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, and advocacy for quality patient-centered health care."

Pennsylvania Society Of Medical Assistants

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants

Health Sciences Databases

Websites, Open Access, and Open Educational Resources

What is OER?

"Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights.

In some cases, that means you can download a resource and share it with colleagues and students. In other cases, you may be able to download a resource, edit it in some way, and then re-post it as a remixed work. How do you know your options? OER often have a Creative Commons license or other permission to let you know how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared." (OER Commons)