ACMPE

TMGMA encourages continuing professional development for all medical practice managers and administrators. Loretta Duncan, FACMPE serves as the ACMPE Forum Rep for Tennessee. Questions regarding requirements, deadlines, paper topics, mentors, and eligibility requirements, can be emailed to Loretta at LorettaD@svmic.com. The Tennessee ACMPE Committee has members across the state to better assist you.

Study Groups:

For Certification, there are 8 weekly webinar modules covering the 6 domains in the Body of Knowledge, which are open to members and non-members. See the webinar series in the MGMA store for more details. There is also a Tennessee MGMA study group in the member community hosted by Deborah Hudson. Tennessee ACMPE Study Group

The Fellowship study group webinar series is designed for MGMA members who are considering Fellowship to learn more about the process and requirements and encourage them to earn their FACMPE. All webinars are now available on-demand

Certification Pathway One
Step 1	APPLY*
· Have two years of healthcare experience · Hold a Bachelor's degree or 120 hours of college credit · Be a current MGMA member · Pay a one-time application fee
Step 2	BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED**
· Register and pass the multiple-choice exam · Register and pass the scenario-based exam · Earn 50 continuing education (CE) credit hours o 30-hours from MGMA resources (12-hours required from MGMA national/State face-to-face events) o 20 additional hours from qualified sources
Step 3	MAINTAIN YOUR CMPE CREDENTIAL
· Submit 50 CE hours every three years · Remain an MGMA member

Certification Pathway Two
Step 1	APPLY*
· Be a current MGMA member · Pay a one-time application fee
Step 2	BECOME BOARD ELIGIBLE	NEW! Add ACMPE board eligible to your resume!
· Register and pass the multiple-choice exam
Step 3	BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED**
· Earn a Bachelor's degree or 120 hours of college credit · Obtain two years of healthcare experience · Register and pass the scenario-based exam · Earn 50 continuing education (CE) credit hours o 30-hours from MGMA resources (12-hours required from MGMA national/state face-to-face events) o 20 additional hours from qualified sources
Step 4	MAINTAIN YOUR CMPE CREDENTIAL
· Submit 50 CE hours every three years · Remain an MGMA member

* You will have THREE years from your application date to become certified
** Pending board approval

Fellowship Enhanced Program Criteria Begins Jan 1, 2019

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

QUALIFY AND APPLY

PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN

MAINTAIN YOUR FACMPE CREDENTIAL

· Earn the Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) credential.

· Be a current MGMA member.

· Pay a one-time application fee.

· Submit your Fellowship program application

· Hold a Bachelor's degree with at least seven years of healthcare experience, including two years in a leadership role.

· Hold a Master's degree with at least five years of healthcare experience, including two years in a leadership role.

· Identify a relevant problem in healthcare which requires an innovative solution and is tied to the Body of Knowledge for Medical Practice Management.

· Develop a strategic business plan for implementing an innovative solution to the chosen problem or issue. Business plan must meet approved format.

· Complete six volunteer hours.

NOTE: All tasks must be completed within TWO years of your program acceptance date.

· Submit 50 continuing education (CE) hours every three years.

o 30-hour minimum from MGMA resources
(12 hours required from MGMA national/state face-to-face events)

o 20 additional hours from qualified outside sources

· Complete six volunteer hours.

· Remain an MGMA member.

Program enhancement highlights:

Education and experience eligibility: Starting in January 2019, to participate in the Fellowship program candidates must either have a Bachelor’s degree AND seven years of healthcare experience, OR a Master’s degree AND five years of healthcare experience. At least two years of this experience must be in a leadership role.

Business plan proposals: Fellows are thought leaders within healthcare organizations and should be able to demonstrate the ability to execute on dynamic solutions to business problems. In that spirit, we will be phasing out the professional paper submission and moving towards the submission of innovative business plan proposals. We believe this move will better support our Fellows to concretely demonstrate practical skills to current and potential employers.

Continuing education requirements: To ensure the highest quality of education for our Fellows, we will require that the 50 hours of continuing education now include 30 hours from MGMA state and national learning, including at least 12 face-to-face hours. The remaining 20 hours may come from either MGMA or qualified outside sources. This will also apply to the 50 hours of continuing education required every three years to remain certified.

Volunteer hours: To showcase a commitment to their industry, Fellows will be required to complete six volunteer hours beginning in January 2019. These hours must include three hours from healthcare related opportunities and three hours from community service

Fellowship deadline: Candidates who enter the Fellowship program in 2019 will now have two years from their application date to complete their Fellowship requirements.

OUR GOAL

To develop and equip our members to create dynamic, successful medical group practices.

OUR VISION

To be the recognized leader in defining and supporting the profession of medical practice management in Tennessee.

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