MDCA 1321 Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Darryl is a medical assistant who works in a small facility that could offer him many
different kinds of responsibilities, if he had the proper training, so his goal is to become
a certified medical assistant and a coding specialist, and maybe an administrative
health assistant. He realizes that if he becomes credentialed in all of these areas, the
continuing education requirements will be quite large. Which of the following
credentialing organizations would you recommend to Darryl?
a. National center for competency testing
b. National Healthcareer Association
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. National Association for Health Professionals
e. American Medical Technologists - ANSWER-D. National Association for Health
Professionals
Formal training programs in medical assisting:
a. are offered only at 2-year colleges
b. can be replaced by on-the-job training
c. must be approved by the AAMA or AMT
d. last 9 months to 2 years and award a certificate, diploma, or associates degree
e. are offered only online - ANSWER-D. last 9 months to 2 years and award a
certificate, a diploma, or an associate's degree
Which of the following declared medical assisting as an allied health profession?
a. American Medical Technologists
b. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of labor statistics
c. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and welfare
, d. American Association of Medical Assistants
e. National Health career Association - ANSWER-C. U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare
The first national association for medical assistants was the:
a. National health career association
b. National Association for Health professionals
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. national center for competency testing
e. American medical technologists - ANSWER-C. American Association of Medical
Assistants
Benefits offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) include
_______.
a. Guaranteed salary and job
b. Opportunity to travel on the job
c. Free hepatitis vaccinations
d. Free admission to an accredited medical assisting program
e. Professional publications and education opportunities - ANSWER-E. Professional
publications and educational opportunities
Which of the following organizations offers certification exams for Certified Medical
Assistant, Coding specialist, and Administrative Health Assistant?
a. American Association of Medical Assistants
b. American medical technologists
c. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
d. National Association for Health Professionals
e. National Health career association - ANSWER-D. National Association for Health
Professionals
Which organization awards the Registered Medical Assistant credential?
a. American Medical Technologists
b. National Health career Association
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. National Association of Health Professionals
e. National center for Competency testing - ANSWER-A. American Medical
Technologists
A graduate of a 3-year nursing program that is designed as a cooperative program
between a community college and participating hospital a(n)_______
a. licensed practical nurse
b. associate degree nurse
c. diploma graduate nurse
d. baccalaureate nurse
e. nurse practitioner - ANSWER-C. Diploma graduate nurse
Which physician specialist diagnoses and treats diseases of the kidney and bladder?
a. Urologist
b. Neurologist
c. Ophthalmologist
d. Pathologist
e. Endocrinologist - ANSWER-A. Urologist
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Darryl is a medical assistant who works in a small facility that could offer him many
different kinds of responsibilities, if he had the proper training, so his goal is to become
a certified medical assistant and a coding specialist, and maybe an administrative
health assistant. He realizes that if he becomes credentialed in all of these areas, the
continuing education requirements will be quite large. Which of the following
credentialing organizations would you recommend to Darryl?
a. National center for competency testing
b. National Healthcareer Association
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. National Association for Health Professionals
e. American Medical Technologists - ANSWER-D. National Association for Health
Professionals
Formal training programs in medical assisting:
a. are offered only at 2-year colleges
b. can be replaced by on-the-job training
c. must be approved by the AAMA or AMT
d. last 9 months to 2 years and award a certificate, diploma, or associates degree
e. are offered only online - ANSWER-D. last 9 months to 2 years and award a
certificate, a diploma, or an associate's degree
Which of the following declared medical assisting as an allied health profession?
a. American Medical Technologists
b. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of labor statistics
c. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and welfare
, d. American Association of Medical Assistants
e. National Health career Association - ANSWER-C. U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare
The first national association for medical assistants was the:
a. National health career association
b. National Association for Health professionals
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. national center for competency testing
e. American medical technologists - ANSWER-C. American Association of Medical
Assistants
Benefits offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) include
_______.
a. Guaranteed salary and job
b. Opportunity to travel on the job
c. Free hepatitis vaccinations
d. Free admission to an accredited medical assisting program
e. Professional publications and education opportunities - ANSWER-E. Professional
publications and educational opportunities
Which of the following organizations offers certification exams for Certified Medical
Assistant, Coding specialist, and Administrative Health Assistant?
a. American Association of Medical Assistants
b. American medical technologists
c. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
d. National Association for Health Professionals
e. National Health career association - ANSWER-D. National Association for Health
Professionals
Which organization awards the Registered Medical Assistant credential?
a. American Medical Technologists
b. National Health career Association
c. American Association of Medical Assistants
d. National Association of Health Professionals
e. National center for Competency testing - ANSWER-A. American Medical
Technologists
A graduate of a 3-year nursing program that is designed as a cooperative program
between a community college and participating hospital a(n)_______
a. licensed practical nurse
b. associate degree nurse
c. diploma graduate nurse
d. baccalaureate nurse
e. nurse practitioner - ANSWER-C. Diploma graduate nurse
Which physician specialist diagnoses and treats diseases of the kidney and bladder?
a. Urologist
b. Neurologist
c. Ophthalmologist
d. Pathologist
e. Endocrinologist - ANSWER-A. Urologist
