Hi, This is my first time posting and i immediately saw this posting. i am a CMA and i too work ina a pediatric clinic. i dissagree that CMA's lack the empathy needed to deal with patients. i give each child that comes to our office indivisual time. i don't just do the medical part of my job. i am also a pre-nursing student at that. i guess what i really want to say is that everyone is different and you shouldn't put labels on people. thank you, christian.d