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Applicants must meet one of the following routes to be eligible for RMA certification. All applicants must pass the Âé¶¹ÉäÇø examination for RMA, to become certified.


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Once you are eligible, you can apply!


Application Fee*

RMA
$150

  • Submit a separate application for each certification.
  • *Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee.

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Medical Assistant (RMA)

Take the Exam

Once you receive notice from Âé¶¹ÉäÇø with approval, you may proceed.


  • If you are taking the exam at school, your instructor will provide the exam date and time.
  • If you are taking the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center location, you will schedule your own exam.

RMA Eligibility Routes

Education Route â–¼

Applicant shall be a graduate within the past 4 years or scheduled to graduate from an accredited MA program* or program that is housed within an accredited institution.

  • Must have 720 hours of instruction that includes at least 160 hours of externship

*Program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, The Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by Âé¶¹ÉäÇø.

Competency & Work-Based Learning Routeâ–¼

Applicant shall have completed, within the last four years, a hybrid education/work experience medical assisting program that has EITHER:

OR

  • A combination of didactic and clinical experience to equal 720 total hours (160 hours of externship as a minimum)
  • Shall have completed a structured, approved alternative training course that is a minimum of 500 hours in duration, which must include at least 160 hours of externship experience

AND shall have demonstrated practical competence through a structured competency evaluation process that reflects mastery of required skills and knowledge defined by the medical assisting practice role.


*All acceptable programs must be approved by Âé¶¹ÉäÇø as meeting or surpassing Âé¶¹ÉäÇø criteria for medical assisting competencies.

Work Experience Route â–¼

Applicant shall be employed as a medical assistant for a minimum of 3 years within the past 7 years.

  • 3 years of full-time employment at 36 hours per week is the equivalent of 5,616 hours.
  • Experience must include both clinical and administrative duties.

Military Route â–¼

Applicant shall be a recent graduate, or scheduled to graduate from a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces.

  • Must have graduated within the last 4 years.

Instructor Route â–¼

Applicant shall be currently instructing in an accredited medical assisting program*, shall have completed a course of instruction in a healthcare discipline related to medical assisting, and shall have a minimum of 5 years of full-time teaching experience in a medical assisting discipline that encompasses a range of both clinical and administrative competencies that are broadly representative of core medical assisting duties.


An applicant who has less than 5 years of teaching experience, but more than one year, shall provide documentation of at least 3 years of full-time clinical work experience in a healthcare profession in which the scope of practice is commensurate with, or exceeds, the medical assisting scope of practice.


*Program or institution is accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, The Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by Âé¶¹ÉäÇø.

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