Communications, Marketing and Community Relations Certificate

In today’s competitive healthcare environment, mastering communications, marketing, and community relations is essential to position your practice as the provider of choice. This online program equips you with the skills to conduct market research, analyze patient needs and design strategic marketing plans that align with your patients’ expectations. You’ll learn how to enhance your practice’s reputation through effective digital marketing, social media, public relations and community collaboration. 

By participating, you’ll gain industry-recognized skills through a certificate approved by the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), boosting your credibility and marketability in the healthcare field.

What can you expect from this certificate?

1. Comprehensive curriculum:
   • Discover the evolution of marketing and data’s role in fostering faster and more informed decisions
   • Manage sources of free and readily available data that can lead to more effective marketing strategies
   • Demonstrate the key steps for developing a modern and comprehensive marketing plan
2. Flexible learning: Enjoy the convenience of self-paced study that fits your schedule. Course access is active for one year from purchase.
3. Expert instruction: Gain insights from industry leaders who will guide you through the nuances of communications, marketing and community relations for medical practices.
4. Continuing education credits: Successfully complete the program and pass the required exam to earn 1 ACMPE and CEU credit, enhancing your professional qualifications.
5. Digital credential: Completing the course and assessment will earn a digital badge of your achievement to add to all digital resumes and social networking platforms. 

Looking for further learning?

Check out MGMA's other ACMPE Certificates

Delivery method: Self-Paced Study
Learning level: Intermediate - Education that builds on a basic curriculum, designed to improve your ability to analyze and apply skills learned to a topic or knowledge area.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of the topic or knowledge area.
Advance preparation: None
Duration: 1 hour, 15 mins

Claiming Credit: If you wish to claim continuing education credit and the certificate of completion, you must watch the recording and pass the associated exam required by the accrediting organizations.

• ACMPE, medical practice administrators in certification and Fellowship through ACMPE
• CEU, generic continuing education credit

For continuing education credit details, click here.

Certificate courses are available for one full year from the purchase date, unless otherwise specified. Certificates purchased but not yet started will be eligible for a refund within 90 days from the date of purchase. Fees cannot be refunded once the program has been started or completed.

Contact the MGMA Service Center for cancellations or refunds: 
Toll-free: 877.275.6462, ext. 1888 
Email: service@mgma.com 

Complaint resolution policy 
Please contact the MGMA Service Center toll-free at 877.ASK.MGMA (275.6462) for issues or concerns with this program.