A drug company representative arrives without an appointment during a busy clinic. What is appropriate?

Pull the provider from a patient

What is a capitation payment?

A set fee per patient per month

A payment for each hospital day

A yearly bonus for good quality

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The RMA (AMT) exam at a glance

The Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam is the certification exam of American Medical Technologists (AMT) for medical assistants, which earns the RMA (AMT) credential. AMT's examination specifications list 210 four-option multiple-choice questions: General Medical Assisting 65 (31%), Administrative Medical Assisting 30 (14%) and Clinical Medical Assisting 115 (55%). The exam is taken on a computer in 2 hours, scheduled through Pearson VUE or by a candidate's school, and may include unscored pretest items. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100, and 70 is the minimum passing score; it is not a percentage. A candidate who fails retakes the whole exam and may test up to four times in all.

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Questions: 210 multiple choice, four options, single best answer
Time: 2 hours
Pass mark: Scaled score of 70 (scale 0 to 100, not a percentage)
Content: Clinical 115 (55%), General 65 (31%), Administrative 30 (14%)
Where: Computer based, scheduled through Pearson VUE or your school
Retakes: Whole exam, up to four attempts in all, with a retest fee
Run by: American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Updated November 2026 by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow AMT's RMA Certification Examination Competencies and Examination Specifications (2026) and the AMT Candidate Handbook (revised April 2026), checked November 2026. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with AMT: Registered Medical Assistant exam.

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Train by Work Area

Five training sets follow the AMT specifications: body systems and terminology; law, ethics and office administration; infection control, lab and surgery; vital signs and physical exams; and pharmacology and first aid. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.

Weighted Practice Tests

Four practice tests of 50 questions, each weighted like the 210 questions on the real exam. Aim for 70% or better. No question appears in more than one test, and every one comes with an explanation.

Built on the AMT Examination Specifications

AMT publishes how many of the 210 questions come from each work area, and every practice test here keeps that balance, scaled to 50 questions: 28 clinical, 15 general and 7 administrative. Clinical medical assisting is more than half the exam. Medical assisting program instructors can set Tigertest as RMA review at tigertest.io/teach and see which topics the class misses most.

Clinical Medical Assisting55%

General Medical Assisting31%

Administrative Medical Assisting14%

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How to Pass the RMA Exam

1. Put clinical skills first

Clinical medical assisting is 55% of the exam. Know normal vital signs, exam positions, sterile technique, CLIA-waived testing, specimen handling, injections and the basics of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens rules.

2. Learn the language of medicine

General medical assisting is almost a third of the exam. Build medical terms from their roots, prefixes and suffixes, learn the common abbreviations and spellings, and review each body system and its common diseases.

3. Do not skip law and the front office

Learn HIPAA, consent and advance directives, the drug schedules, ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS, insurance terms, scheduling styles and how records are filed and released. Practice the dosage math on paper until the setup is automatic.

4. Fix your misses, then retest

Tigertest tracks your accuracy by category. Aim for 70% or better on every practice test before your exam date. After each test, drill the questions you missed and retrain the weakest category.

RMA Exam Frequently Asked Questions

What is the RMA (AMT) exam?

It is the certification exam for the Registered Medical Assistant credential from American Medical Technologists (AMT), a national certifying body for allied health professionals. Passing it earns the RMA (AMT) credential. Many candidates take it at the end of a medical assisting program, and schools often schedule the exam for their students.

How many questions are on the RMA exam?

AMT's examination specifications list 210 questions: 65 in General Medical Assisting, 30 in Administrative Medical Assisting and 115 in Clinical Medical Assisting. AMT's candidate handbook gives the medical assistant exam 2 hours. Questions are four-option multiple choice with a single best answer, taken on a computer, and some may be unscored pretest items.

What score do you need to pass the RMA exam?

AMT reports a scaled score from 0 to 100, and the minimum passing score is 70. AMT notes that 70 is not a percentage of questions answered correctly, so the 70 percent line on these practice tests is a readiness target, not the official standard. A candidate who fails retakes the whole exam and may test up to four times in all.

What is on the RMA exam?

Clinical medical assisting is the largest work area at 55 percent: infection control, instruments, laboratory procedures, minor surgery, vital signs, physical exams, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities and first aid. General medical assisting is 31 percent (body systems, medical terminology, law and ethics, human relations), and administrative medical assisting is 14 percent (insurance and coding, scheduling, communication, health records and office safety). Each practice test here keeps that balance.

Are these the real RMA exam questions?

No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest from AMT's published competencies and examination specifications, so it covers the same knowledge without copying the exam. Pictures such as instruments are described in words, so image-based items are not modelled. Tigertest is not affiliated with American Medical Technologists.

I teach a medical assisting program. Can my students use Tigertest?

Yes, for free. Make a class at tigertest.io/teach, post one link, and students join with just their name. You see who practiced, their test scores and the topics your class misses most.

RMA (AMT) sample questions and answers

6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.

1. Which kind of fiber, found in oats and beans, helps lower blood cholesterol?
- A.Refined starch
- B.Soluble fiber
- C.Insoluble fiber
- D.Wheat bran
Answer: B. Soluble fiber forms a gel that binds cholesterol in the gut. Insoluble fiber, such as wheat bran, mainly adds bulk and helps regularity.
2. Which computer component stores data even when the power is off?
- A.RAM
- B.Processor
- C.Video card
- D.Hard drive
Answer: D. A hard drive or solid-state drive stores files permanently. RAM is temporary working memory and is cleared when the power is off.
3. How does a prenatal ultrasound make its images?
- A.High-frequency sound waves
- B.Low-dose X-ray beams
- C.Strong magnetic fields
- D.Injected radioactive tracer
Answer: A. Ultrasound uses sound waves that echo off tissue and uses no radiation, so it is used routinely in pregnancy.
4. A drug company representative arrives without an appointment during a busy clinic. What is appropriate?
- A.Turn them away rudely
- B.Pull the provider from a patient
- C.Politely book a later time
- D.Let them into exam rooms
Answer: C. Vendors are treated courteously but scheduled so patient care is not interrupted. They never enter patient areas without permission.
5. How does an ultrasonic cleaner loosen debris from instruments?
- A.Steam under pressure
- B.Ultraviolet light
- C.Sound waves in a solution
- D.Dry heat in a sealed chamber
Answer: C. Ultrasonic cleaners send high-frequency sound waves through a cleaning solution, shaking debris out of hinges and serrations. It cleans but does not sterilize.
6. What is a capitation payment?
- A.A set fee per patient per month
- B.A fee for each service done
- C.A payment for each hospital day
- D.A yearly bonus for good quality
Answer: A. Under capitation, often used by HMOs, the provider is paid a fixed amount for each enrolled patient, whether or not the patient is seen.

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