Can you challenge the cma exam

Otto has worked as a certified medical assistant in specialty practice since and is also a nationally registered emergency medical technician. I am also practiced in venipuncture and clinic settings thanks to experience as a correctional nurse.

Lately I find myself in need of a position close to home that is strictly days. The only positions available are that of the MA. Though the pay is less, I am more than willing to take the pay cut in order to be closer to home and only work days.

I have been working as a nurse for several years. How can I word my resume to obtain a position as a medical assistant? I have been working as a CMA since I graduated from Concorde Career institute in Tampa,Fla. At that time the was not accredited thru the AAMA. I called and they will not let me take the test. So my question is who, where, and what do I have to get my certification. I am not able to get a job without it. Everybody I have interviewed with is requiring it.

I dont want to have to go back thru school again for the same thing I paid for already. I live in Knoxville,Tn. When you figure it out let me know, I am also in Knoxville. I am also in the same boat in Jackson, MS. This has gotten so frustrating, just let us prove our worth! I attend Rasmussen College, and their program is one year. If you need to go back to school you may want to look into it.

Either of these programs will open the door for you to sit for the CMA Exam. Check out the AMT website as well. I found myself and still do in that same exact situation. I graduated in from a vocational school, had been working as a ma since. Recently i found myself needing to find new employment, no one would hire me. So i was told to call the aama , i got shot down and soon as i explained my situation. I was told that they could not help me because the school i went to was a non accredited school, so it was not recognized.

I asked her what i needed to do, she would not tell me anything but to re-peat the entire ma program through them. I said no thank you! So a friend of mine told me about the nha. They were willing to work with me. Since i was not graduating from a school or had recently graduated i would have to take the test through them, online. I asked more questions and found i qualified to take the test through them.

I bought a study guide and hope to take the test in the next 2 months! I hope they can help you too! Their website is nhanow. See their website for details. AMT allows those who graduated from schools with regional accreditation to take the exam, and certain types of work experience as well.

Good luck! I have been a medical assistant for over 20 years. I graduated from Concorde Career Institute I never did take CMA. Can you please tell me how I can get my CMA. I am also a Certified Nurse Assistant. I have been working without being certified. I grateful for the information. Thank you. I graduated from Salter School, Massachusetts in November of I plan on moving to Florida in I have been asking around to find out if it is possible to obtain a position as a Medical Assistant without being certified.

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