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Medical Assistant Certification in Florida – FL
By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: January 26th, 2010
Once you’ve completed your education through a Florida medical assistant school, you will want to become certified. To become a certified CMA in Florida, start by submitting an application for a CMA certification examination through the Florida chapter of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA-ntl.org). Alternatively, to practice as an MA in Florida, one can attain a designation of Registered Medical Assistant (RMA). Only those with at least 5 years of on-the-job medical assistant work experience are pre-qualified to take the registered medical assistant examination administered by the American Medical Technologists (AMT1.com) organization to establish credentials as an RMA. Although certification or licensure is not mandatory to become an MA in the state of Florida, most employers are generally more confident in hiring those whom are credentialed or certified.
Continuing Education Requirements in Florida
CMA’s/RMA’s are required to recertify every 5 years in the state of Florida. Recertification can be achieved in two ways: Either by accruing 60 AAMA approved continuing education units (CEU’s) in specific disciplines, or by taking and passing the current AAMA certification examination. For a detailed explanation of recertification CEU requirements, visit www.AAMA-ntl.org.Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Medical Assistants in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando, Florida may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including Baptist Medical Center, Florida Hospital Orlando, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Memorial Regional Hospital.