Fellowship in ACME’s industry-leading program demonstrates mastery and expertise in the profession
Cookeville – Michelle Mainord, Practice Manager at Cookeville Gynecology & Urogynecology (CGU), has become a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).
ACMPE is the certification entity of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Fellowship in ACME’s industry-leading program demonstrates mastery and expertise in the profession of medical practice management. To achieve Fellowship, Mainord first earned the Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) designation by passing rigorous examinations that assess knowledge of the broad scope of medical practice management, as outlined in the Body of Knowledge for Medical Practice Management.
This includes business operations, financial management, human resources management, information management organizational governance, transformative health care delivery, quality management and risk management. She also completed a minimum of 50 continuing education credit hours to achieve CMPE status.
“To earn Fellowship, Mainord demonstrated leadership, innovation and professional engagement in the health care industry and the advancement of the medical group management profession,” said CGU in a release.
MGMA membership is comprised of more than 6,600 individuals who have attained CMPE or ACMPE Fellow status or who seek certification. Mainord is a graduate of TTU with a Bachelor of Science and worked as a registered nurse for 15 years before transitioning to medical practice management in 2011 at CGU.
She is the incoming President of the Upper Cumberland MGMA chapter.
Photo courtesy of Cookeville Gynecology.
