Difference Between Certified and Registered

Is Certification the Same as Registration?

Basically, what you are asking is whether professional certification is the same as registration. The answer is yes.

In principle, being certified is the same as being registered. In both cases, a person must first pass a standardized certification exam to document their theoretical knowledge of professional skills. By passing the certification exam, the person has proven sufficient knowledge in their field, and earned the right to use a specific credential such as CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant), or RMA (Registered Medical Assistant).

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Who Should Consider Certification? 

Most medical assistants do not get into this profession for the money and don't get certified to compete with RN's. Rather, they have the desire to help people, especially those that are vulnerable and need help and enjoy the personal satisfaction and rewards that do not always come in form of pay.

Certification is their way of saying, I am proud to be a medical assistant, and I am committed to the profession and my job.

Who Qualifies for Certification?

1. Graduates from approved accredited training programs.
2. Experienced individuals based on 1 (NHA) or 5 (AMT) year of experience in the medical assistant profession (Perfect for those who are already working in a healthcare delivery profession but are not presently certified).
3. By reciprocity for those who have already passed a generalist medical assistant certification exam offered by another approved certification body, and been working in the medical assisting field for the past three years.

*Applicants for the NHA Home Study Program must provide written proof of experience and employment by director or employer!

What Are Different Certification Options?

Whether medical assistants are certified through American Medical Technologists (the RMA credential for registered medical assistants), or through National Healthcareer Association (the CCMA for certified clinical medical assistants), they both are equally valid and recognized certifications, only granted by two different certifying bodies. Those who should get certified are...

• medical assistant students currently enrolled in an accredited medical assisting training program
  
• those working in the medical assisting field without certification wishing to demonstrate their commitment to their profession
  
• those planning a career change into one of the many other related allied health professions  
     

 

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