Graduation from an ABHES accredited school qualifies our graduates to take the national Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam given at Med-Assist School of Hawaii by the American Medical Technologists.  Please visit www.amt1.com for more information.

Although you do not need to be certified to practice Medical Assisting in Hawaii, we encourage our graduates to take the exam. The completion of the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam allows our graduates to practice Medical Assisting anywhere in the country.  So far this year we have a 100% pass rate!

Qualifications

To qualify for RMA(AMT) certification:

1. Applicant shall be of good moral character.
2. Applicant shall be a recent graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from:
   • A medical assistant program that holds programmatic accreditation by (or is in a post-secondary school or college that holds institutional accreditation by) the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or
   • A medical assistant program in a post-secondary school or college that has institutional accreditation by a Regional Accrediting Commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education, which program includes a minimum of 720 clock-hours (or equivalent) of training in medical assisting skills (including a clinical externship of no less than 160 hours in duration), or 
   • A formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces.
3. For Routes 2A, 2B or 2C, if the applicant graduated within the last four years, proof of work experience is not required. If graduated over four years ago, proof of current work experience is required.
4. Applicant shall have been employed in the profession of medical assisting for a minimum of five (5) years, no more than two (2) years of which may have been as an instructor in the post secondary medical assistant program (proof of current work experience and high school education or equivalent are required). Employment dates must be within the last five (5) years. 
5. Applicant has passed a generalist medical assistant certification examination offered by another medical assisting certification agency (provided that exam has been approved for this purpose by the AMT Board of Directors) and who have been working in the medical assisting field for the past three out of five years and who has met all other AMT training and experience requirements (no further examination required).

If you have any questions, please email AMT at rma@amt1.com

Apply for Certification

Once you complete your training and are ready to apply for AMT certification, download a copy of the AMT Medical Assistant Candidate Handbook, which provides a detailed look at the certification process (Download).

When you are ready to submit a Medical Assistant application, simply download the document below, complete it and send it to AMT. Include all pertinent documents as well as the application fee. Please note that AMT cannot begin processing until the application is complete and all documents have been received. AMT DOES NOT ACCEPT FAXED OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS. Please note that the application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE and that an annual fee of $50 is required to maintain certification.

Medical Assistant (RMA) Application and Instructions (Download) – form can be downloaded, completed by hand, printed and mailed to AMT

Medical Assistant (RMA) Application and Instructions (Coming Soon) – form can be completed online, printed and mailed to AMT

Application Fee: $95

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Testing Accommodations

Attached is the AMT policy regarding candidate requirements for submitting requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All requests for accommodations should be made at the time of initial application to AMT rather than after a candidate has been authorized to take an examination. (Download)

If you have any questions, please email AMT at: rma@amt1.com