CCMA Practice Test — Michigan 2026

Michigan does not license medical assistants at the state level. The Michigan Board of Medicine regulates physicians, but medical assistants are not a licensed profession in Michigan. MAs work under physician supervision with no state certification requirement. The NHA CCMA credential is voluntary in Michigan — but Corewell Health (Michigan's largest health system), Henry Ford Health, and Trinity Health Michigan all list CCMA (NHA) or CMA (AAMA) as a preferred qualification. The CCMA is especially practical for Michigan MAs who trained through work experience — Corewell's large footprint and the state's broad network of community health centers both employ large numbers of MAs who certified via the work-experience path. Certified MAs in Michigan earn $4,500–$6,000 more per year than uncertified MAs in comparable roles.

CertPrepAcademy offers a free CCMA practice test in NHA style — 35 questions for a quick warm-up or 70 questions for a full simulation — with detailed explanations for every answer. No account required. Start immediately — your progress is saved automatically. For targeted prep, use the topic quizzes to drill individual domains: Clinical Procedures, Patient Care, Pharmacology, and more.

The CCMA exam is administered by PSI on behalf of NHA. Schedule at any PSI testing center in Michigan through the NHA candidate portal at nhanow.com after eligibility is confirmed. Major PSI testing center locations in Michigan: Detroit (multiple sites), Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Flint, Traverse City. Two eligibility paths: • Path 1: Graduate of an NHA-approved or CAAHEP/ABHES-accredited medical assisting program. • Path 2: One year of full-time clinical work experience as a medical assistant (no formal program required). Must be 18+ with a high school diploma or equivalent. Photo ID required. Results available immediately at the PSI testing center; official NHA certificate follows.

CCMA and CMA (AAMA) pay is very close in Michigan — most employers treat the credentials as equivalent. The certified MA salary premium in Michigan is $4,500–$6,000 per year over uncertified pay. Ann Arbor commands the highest wages due to University of Michigan Health; metro Detroit and Grand Rapids are in the mid-range.

The CCMA credential is widely recognized across Michigan's large health systems. Corewell Health — formed by the 2022 merger of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health — is now Michigan's largest employer of medical assistants, and both CCMA and CMA are accepted interchangeably across all Corewell facilities. Top Michigan employers where CCMA is listed or accepted: • Corewell Health — Michigan's largest health system (22 hospitals); CCMA and CMA accepted interchangeably in all MA postings statewide. • Henry Ford Health — integrated system in metro Detroit; CCMA accepted in most MA postings. • Trinity Health Michigan — Catholic health system with hospitals in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Livonia, and Grand Rapids; CCMA accepted alongside CMA. • McLaren Health Care — regional system in Flint and across Mid and Northern Michigan; CCMA accepted. • University of Michigan Health — Ann Arbor academic medical center; CCMA accepted as a qualifying credential in outpatient MA roles. • Community health centers (FQHCs) — statewide network including Detroit-area FQHCs; CCMA is the most common MA credential in this sector due to the work-experience eligibility path.

No. Michigan does not license medical assistants. There is no state board exam, no mandatory certification, and no registration requirement for MAs. You work under the supervision of a licensed physician. Most major Michigan employers — including Corewell Health and Henry Ford Health — prefer or require CCMA (NHA) or CMA (AAMA) certification, but that is an employer standard, not state law.

No. The CCMA is a national exam administered by NHA through PSI testing centers. The same 180-question exam is used in all 50 states. Michigan has no state-specific MA exam. You schedule through nhanow.com. PSI has centers in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint.

Both are accepted equally at Corewell Health. Corewell's MA job postings across metro Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Mid-Michigan consistently list CMA (AAMA) and CCMA (NHA) as interchangeable qualifying credentials. There is no salary or hiring preference for one over the other at Corewell. The practical difference is eligibility: CMA requires a CAAHEP/ABHES program graduate; CCMA accepts either a program grad or one year of clinical work experience. For Michigan MAs who trained on the job, the CCMA is often the faster path to a credential that Corewell will accept.