Medical Assisting in Rhode Island

Rhode Island is a small state with a population of just over 1 million people. The employment level is high, with 6.16 people working as medical assistants per 1,000 employed people in the state. This equates to 2,900 medical assistants across the state.

There is no state requirement for medical assistants to have completed postsecondary education, with the minimum educational requirement being a high school diploma or GED. However, most employers choose to hire candidates who have trained on a medical assisting certificate or degree program.

Although there is also no state requirement for medical assistants in Rhode Island to be certified, those with a certification qualification are most likely to be given the best jobs and better salaries. To increase your chances of being hired, you can boost your resume by earning a certification credential such as CMA or RMA after graduation. To be eligible to do this, you will need to complete your training on a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited program either online or at a campus based school.

Wages for all types of medical assistants in Rhode Island average $16.21 an hour, equating to earnings of $33,730 a year.

Rhode Island doesn’t have an AAMA affiliated state society or any local chapters. Members in the state belong to the national level of the American Association of Medical Assistants.

Rhode Island Medical Assistant Schools and Programs

Lincoln Technical Institute

At its Lincoln campus, LTI offers a medical assistant diploma program, which prepares students to take the RMA or CMA examination to become a Registered or Certified Medical Assistant. The focus is on hands on career training and includes clinical externship experience. Students can attend day classes or part time evening classes. The length of the program is 39 weeks for day students and 54 weeks for evening students.