CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam — American Association of Medical Assistants
The CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam from the AAMA Certifying Board tests whether medical assistants can perform clinical, general and administrative duties competently, with about three fifths of the content on clinical competency. The real exam is built from 200 multiple-choice questions in four timed segments. SummitCert's portal gives you explained practice questions, flashcards, a timed 180-question mock exam and progress tracking by domain.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Clinical Competency, General, Administrative.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
Tailored to this exam: it knows your progress and weak areas, remembers your earlier chats, and picks up where you left off on your other devices.
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Topics you'll drill
3 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Clinical Competency
- General
- Administrative
CMA (AAMA) Exam exam requirements & cost
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The AAMA exam content outline lists a CMA (AAMA) exam of 200 multiple-choice questions, of which 180 are scored and 20 are pretest questions, taken in four 40-minute segments, 160 minutes in total; the portal mock uses 180 questions in 160 minutes. Results are reported as a scaled score on a 200 to 800 scale. AAMA lists a minimum passing score of 405 on its exam application, and third-party sites quote other figures, so confirm the current passing score with AAMA. The exam content outline lists three content areas with these shares of the exam: Clinical Competency 59 percent, General 21 and Administrative 20. AAMA reports a scaled score on a 200 to 800 scale and lists 405 as the minimum passing score on its exam application. A scaled score is not a percentage of questions correct, so the portal mock shows a percent score only as a rough self-check. AAMA's eligibility page lists a nonrefundable exam application fee of $125 for AAMA members and $250 for nonmembers, and $125 for students and recent graduates of accredited programs; confirm the current amount with AAMA before you apply. The content outline spreads questions across 3 areas; the largest are Clinical Competency (59.0%); General (21.0%); Administrative (20.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. One of four routes: a student or graduate of a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited medical assisting program, a previously certified CMA (AAMA), a qualifying medical assisting educator, or the AAMA Alternative Pathway.
CMA (AAMA) Exam exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Clinical Competency59%
- General21%
- Administrative20%
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