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Are Certified Medical Assistants Preferred?

Does it frustrate you that your hard-earned medical assistant diploma seems worthless unless you have experience? Call it a Medical Assistant's catch-22! Year after year new medical assistant school graduates enter the job market only to discover how highly competitive the job market has become...

Most employers demand:
  "We want EXPERIENCE before we hire!"

Most employers are seeking medical assistants with either 1-2 years of experience, or reliable documentation of their skills. But how can you get experience if no one wants to hire you? And how do you reliably document your knowledge without experience? This is where your certifications can open doors that otherwise would remain closed.

YOUR CERTIFICATIONS 

Don't put off your certification any longer!
Your success is YOUR responsibility.

Certification gives you recognized designations (your credentials!) and verification of your qualifications. It is portable to all places that you work, now and in the future, and gets you better chances when doctors want certified medical assistants simply because they prefer them, or their state medical board, or malpractice insurance carrier mandates it.

EXPLORE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CERTIFICATIONS HERE!

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FREE INFO!NHA Medical Assistant Certifications

  • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
  • Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) 
  • Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) 
  • Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) 
  • Certified EKG Technician (CET) and more!  

NHA certificationsFREE INFO!AMT Medical Assistant Certifications

  • Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) credential 
  • Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS) 
  • Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT) 
  • Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) 
  • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) and more!

 

Who Should Consider Certification?

Although most doctors and facility managers understand that medical assistants are expertly trained and well prepared for the job they still want some form of proof of their knowledge and skills as an assurance of the applicant's qualifications. This is where medical assistant certifications come into play for which you will sit at the designated location and date.

"I Graduated from an Accredited School - Am I Certified Now?"

No, just graduating from an accredited school doesn't make you a certified professional! Certification is NOT automatic just because you have graduated and received your diploma. To get certified in the medical assistant discipline you must have graduated from a CAAHEP, or ABHES accredited vocational training program, and this allows you to apply for the certification exam. Both, the NHA's and AMT's certifications enjoy equal success and nationwide recognition, meaning that a medical assistant who passed their written tests is certified to work in any state.

"I Didn't Graduate from an Accredited School - Can I Get Certified, Too?"

If you have 1-5 years, or more, experience as an MA you can sit for the CCMA exam through NHA, or the RMA exam through AMT. Both associations, NHA and AMT, offer their certifications to graduates from qualified vocational training programs, as well as those who did NOT graduate from a medical assistant school, but have several years of experience and are presently working in their field. This allows experienced medical assistants to demonstrate that they are just as knowledgeable and proficient the rest, and gives them tangible proof of their dedicated to the medical assistant profession.


RMA tells us in our Medical Assistant Forums
Re: RMA vs CMA-One better than the other? 

"Here are the facts guys: RMA vs. CMA credentials = no difference at all (except different professional membership associations, and fees). If a job requires you to be a CMA, and you are a RMA you are qualified and can apply for the job. Both designations mean the same thing. Its' s the same as the LPN and LVN title, where in some states you are called a LPN, and some are called a LVN . Same title same job! Both tests are basically the same, based on multiple choice in the clinical and administrative knowledge. I have taken both. Some jobs just want to make a bias on qualifications. I seen where they want you to be certified by one, or the other, and otherwise won't accept you. I am not sure if this is legal, and therefore that should be checked into. Now my personal opinion: "I think AMT is a better certifying body cause they recognize people who have been working the field five years or more. A MA with 5-10 years of knowledge, then takes the exam and passes might be better training than a MA fresh out of school and just or moderately passes the AAMA exam, after all you can meet the minimum score on both test and still be called a CMA, or RMA, just my opinion though." (end quote)

Steve Verno, a certified medical biller recently told us this: "Doctors can be tricky per their wants and desires. Some have been burned badly by a previous employee, so they don't want that to happen again.

  • Dr A may want XXX
  • Dr B may want YYY
  • Doctor C may not want anything

My certifications come from a nationally recognized professional membership association. Doctors have never said I don't want you because you don't have a college degree. One doctor told me my education and certifications surpass a person with a Masters Degree. He hired me and kept me for 10 years until he retired."

surprised medical assistantWhat Fake Schools Don't Want You to Know!

REMEMBER: A medical assistant "certificate of completion" from a simple online self-study course is not the same as a medical assistant diploma from a college and vocational training program that is recognized and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, or CHEA! Know the difference.  Diploma mills are casting their lure! According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) hundreds become victims of online scams that offer certificates and school diplomas for cash each year. Therefore, consumer beware of fake schools and diploma mills