Last Updated on November 17, 2024
AMT RMA Practice Test 2025 Official Study Guide [PDF] Prepare for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam with our updated 2025 practice test. The RMA test, conducted by the American Medical Technologists (AMT), assesses your readiness to become a certified RMA.
Try our free RMA practice test with review questions and answers to enhance your exam prep. Use these resources to ensure you are well-prepared and increase your chances of success on the RMA exam.
Like the CMA exam, this test is intended to evaluate the entry-level competencies of medical assistants. It assesses the skills and knowledge needed to perform the medical assistant’s duties designated by subject matter experts.
AMT RMA Practice Test 2025
The RMA test consists of 200 multiple-choice questions with four answer choices for each item. Candidates have three hours to complete the test. As in the CMA exam, you must select the best answer for each item. You will be required to recall facts, understand medical illustrations, solve problems, and interpret information from case studies. The RMA exam can be taken on paper or a computer.
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RMA Exam Summary
If you take the test by computer, your score will appear immediately. If you take the pencil-and-paper test, your results will arrive by mail six to eight weeks after you take the exam. A score of 70 or above is required for passing the test.
A scaled scoring system is used, and a score of 70 does not relate to the number of items scored correctly or the percentage of correct answers on the test. Students who fail the examination will be given detailed information about the areas in which weak test performance was noted. This will allow students to focus their studies and prepare to test again. Students who have to retake the exam must complete the entire examination.
| Test Name | RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) |
| Administered by | American Medical Technologists (AMT) |
| Total Items | 210 |
| Format | Multiple Choice |
| Time Duration | 2.0 hours |
| Test Mode | CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Testing Center | Pearson VUE |
| Minimum Pass Mark | 70 scale score |
RMA Exam Content
Similar to the CMA exam, the RMA exam covers three areas of content: general medical assisting knowledge (about 43 percent of the test items), administrative knowledge (about 23 percent of the test items), and clinical aspects of medical assisting (about 35 percent of the test items).
The RMA candidate handbook outlines the content areas covered in the exam. These content areas are more general than the CMA exam, but the exam covers essentially the same material with less emphasis on administrative competencies. See the AMT website for more information (amt1.com). Following are the content areas covered by the RMA exam.
Test Eligibility and Registration
To take the RMA exam, you must be at least 18 and a high school graduate from an accredited or approved equivalent. You must also meet one of the following medical assistant education requirements:
Be a graduate of an accredited medical assisting program determined by CAAHEP or ABHES. Be a graduate of a medical assisting program in a college or postsecondary school accredited by a regional accrediting commission or by a group that the U.S. Department of Education approves. Complete a formal medical services training program of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Instead of these educational requirements, applicants are eligible to take the exam if they have five years of experience in medical assisting. No more than two of these years may have been spent as an instructor in a medical assisting program.
The RMA examination is offered in two formats. One is administered on a computer-based testing system under contract with Pearson VUE test centers, located at several hundred sites throughout the United States and its territories.
A list of centers can be found at pearsonvue.com/amt. In addition, the AMT offers pencil-and-paper testing at the VUE test centers. Computer-based and paper exams have the same form and content. To apply for the RMA exam, you must apply to the AMT registrar and receive an approval letter authorizing your eligibility to take the exam. A $90 fee is required with the application. Applications are available on the AMT website (amt1.com). You also may contact AMT by phone, fax, or mail:
American Medical Technologists
10700 West Higgins Road
Park Ridge, IL 60018
Phone: 1-847-823-5169 or 1-800-275-1268
Fax: 1-847-823-0458
Email: mail@americanmedtech.org
Website: americanmedtech.org
AMT RMA Official Study Guide [PDF]
Reference material for certification being sought may be found on the AMT website at www.americanmedtech.org in the Certification section under the individual certification of interest.