Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
Licensing authority: American Medical Technologists · Application information
Initial by examination
- Eligibility
- An applicant must qualify under one of AMT's education, competency and work-based learning, work experience, military, or instructor routes before taking the required examination.
- Structure Claim Id
- rma-route-structure-20261022
Registered Medical Assistant Certification Examination
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based four-option multiple-choice
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 210.
- Time limit
- 2.0 hours
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 70 or greater
- Exam fee
- $150 application fee, including exam and first annual fee
Examination outline
General Medical Assisting (31%)
- Body Systems
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Human Relations
Administrative Medical Assisting (14%)
- Insurance
- Clerical
Clinical Medical Assisting (55%)
- Infection Control
- Diagnostic Instruments
- Laboratory Procedures
- Minor Surgical Procedures
- Vital Signs and Measurements
- Physical Examinations
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Therapeutic Modalities
- First Aid and Emergency Response
Examination sources
- AMT RMA certification page
Featured Resources
- AMT RMA examination specifications
page 1, title and Summary Table
- AMT RMA examination specifications
page 12, Task Inventory Notes
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 8, Examination Format
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 9, Passing the Examination
- AMT RMA examination specifications
page 1, Summary Table
- AMT RMA certification page
Take the Exam
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 1, application process