![]() ![]() I did find that not every facility accepted the certification. It is offered through the NHA and is a national certification. The CCMA is the only exam you are allowed to take after completing the online program. There are 3 major certifying bodies for medical assistants, offering the credentials certified medical assistant (CMA), registered medical assistant (RMA) and certified clinical medical assistant (CCMA). Just for clarification, after completing the online MA program, you were able to take the certification test? So that is also a factor to examine.Īs robins said, surg tech would take way to long to you so much. However in South Carolina you are requiered to attend a rather lengthy (couple of months) program with a mandatory number of externship hours. I know in some states (NC and FL specifically) you can take a weekend course and challenge the CNA exam. Finally, unlike Medical assistants who function under a doctor's supervision, CNA's in most states are governed by the nursing board of that state. That was a CNA job, and while I respect them for that, I'm glad I didn't have to do it. It sounds like Robins53 had a great experience! Also, as a CCMA I never cleaned a patient. The CNA's were more restricted to non invasive things such as ekg's and drawing blood from lines already started. We could start IV's, perform venipuncture, give shots, perform wound care, apply splents, etc. ![]() The benefit the CCMA gave me was that I could do more than the CNA. But I think that is more hospital dependent about what they wanted. I found that the CCMA opened more doors for me than CNA. I went from nothing to a certified MA in less than a month. Completing it allowed me to sit for the CCMA exam. ![]() I did the US career institute online MA program and it took me about 2 weeks. Feel free to reach out if you have questions.Ī lot of places will hire you without a certification to be an MA and train you in house. If you decide to go the surgical tech route make sure to check with the programs you plan to apply to to see if they accept that position. I know I wanted to apply within a year so CNA training was good for me. I think that is how you should determine which training to complete. It just all depends on your plan and when you want to apply to PA school. I know a friend who was going for surgical tech the programs are longer (2 years for AS) You can take a CNA course in a week and take the test. I get to see and learn A MILLION things as well as rack up my direct PCE by taking vitals, drawing blood, performing EKG’s (not all CNAs do this, where I work they did in house training for phlebotomy) and of course clean pts up but at same time being looked down on by nurses because of the position and having to deal with a lot of lazy nurses. I am not going to say it is easy but it is definitely worth it and it’s the quickest most efficient way to get hours. Hello, I am not a student just yet (start in May) but I have been a CNA for 1.5 years on the infectious disease IP unit . ![]()
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