To qualify as a medical assistant - certified, you must: Complete
an approved medical assisting training program Successfully complete a certification -LSB-...]
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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 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
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Approved medical assistant
training program» means: (1) a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or a
medical assisting program accredited by any accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or (2) a program in a school institutionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or (3) a United States Armed Forces
medical services
training program.
E. 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).