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The Medical Board of CA (the entity that oversees medical assisting practice) only recognizes 5 certifying bodies for medical assistants, which can be found at this link, in the middle of the webpage: Medical Board of CA Medical Assisting 

Of those 5 certifying bodies that the Medical Board recognizes, an SRJC MA program graduate is eligible to sit for the following 2 certification exams:

• STATE: California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants (CCBMA)
• NATIONAL: American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Getting certified after the program is optional, but most health care employers in Sonoma County prefer it.

For details on the CCBMA exam, click here: CCBMA

For details on the AMT exam, click here: AMT

**Please note** SRJC's MA program does *not* qualify the student to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) exam, or the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) exam, or the Multiskilled Medical Certification Institute (MMCI) exam.

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