Medical Assistant Resume Examples
A medical assistant resume should show both halves of the job: clinical work such as rooming patients, vitals, injections and EKGs, and front-office work such as scheduling, insurance verification and charting. Put your certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA or NCMA) near the top, name the EHR you use, and give a patient volume per day. A new graduate leads with the externship; an experienced MA leads with the specialty and a result.
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Sample resume
Entry-level medical assistant resume example
For a newly certified MA whose clinical experience is the program externship, with a customer service job before it.
Brianna Lopez
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
Professional Summary
Newly certified clinical medical assistant with a 200-hour externship in a busy family medicine clinic. Trained in vitals, injections, venipuncture, EKGs and Epic charting, with three years of fast-paced customer service behind me and conversational Spanish.
Licenses and Certifications
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
Jun 2026National Healthcareer Association
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Feb 2026American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
Medical Assistant Extern
Mar 2026 – May 2026Mission Trail Family Clinic · San Antonio, TX
Roomed 15-20 patients a day: vitals, height and weight, allergies, medication lists and the reason for the visit.
Gave intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and immunizations under supervision, recording lot numbers in Epic.
Performed venipunctures and 12-lead EKGs and prepared specimens for the reference lab pickup.
Shift Lead
Aug 2022 – Feb 2026Riverwalk Coffee Co. · San Antonio, TX
Ran opening shifts for a cafe serving about 400 customers a day, leading a team of four.
Handled cash and card payments and balanced the register at close.
Settled customer complaints on the spot, in English and Spanish.
Education
Medical Assistant Certificate
Aug 2025 – May 2026Bexar Valley Career College · San Antonio, TX
Externship: 200 hours in family medicine.
Skills
Clinical
- Vital signs
- Injections and immunizations
- Venipuncture
- 12-lead EKG
- Point-of-care testing
- Infection control
Administrative
- Patient intake
- Scheduling
- Epic
Languages
- English Native
- Spanish Intermediate
Brianna Lopez
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
San Antonio, TX · (210) 555-0158 · brianna.lopez@email.com
Newly certified clinical medical assistant with a 200-hour externship in a busy family medicine clinic. Trained in vitals, injections, venipuncture, EKGs and Epic charting, with three years of fast-paced customer service behind me and conversational Spanish.
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Licenses and Certifications
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
National Healthcareer Association
Jun 2026
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Feb 2026
Clinical Experience
Medical Assistant Extern
Mission Trail Family Clinic · San Antonio, TX
Mar 2026 – May 2026
Roomed 15-20 patients a day: vitals, height and weight, allergies, medication lists and the reason for the visit.
Gave intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and immunizations under supervision, recording lot numbers in Epic.
Performed venipunctures and 12-lead EKGs and prepared specimens for the reference lab pickup.
Shift Lead
Riverwalk Coffee Co. · San Antonio, TX
Aug 2022 – Feb 2026
Ran opening shifts for a cafe serving about 400 customers a day, leading a team of four.
Handled cash and card payments and balanced the register at close.
Settled customer complaints on the spot, in English and Spanish.
Education
Medical Assistant Certificate
Bexar Valley Career College · San Antonio, TX
Aug 2025 – May 2026
Externship: 200 hours in family medicine.
Skills
- Clinical: Vital signs, Injections and immunizations, Venipuncture, 12-lead EKG, Point-of-care testing, Infection control
- Administrative: Patient intake, Scheduling, Epic
Languages
English (Native), Spanish (Intermediate)
Sample resume
Experienced medical assistant resume example
For a certified MA with several years in one specialty who also trains new staff and handles prior authorizations.
Keisha Robinson
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) · Cardiology
Professional Summary
Certified medical assistant with seven years in cardiology and internal medicine. Room 25-30 patients a day, run EKGs and Holter hookups, and handle prior authorizations for cardiac imaging. Trained four new MAs and serve as the clinic's Epic superuser.
Licenses and Certifications
American Association of Medical Assistants
American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
Crescent Heart and Vascular
Charlotte, NCRoom 25-30 patients a day for three cardiologists: vitals, medication reconciliation, histories and ECGs before each visit.
Apply Holter and event monitors and teach patients how to wear them and log symptoms.
Submit prior authorizations for echocardiograms, stress tests and cardiac CTs; approvals now return in a median of 3 days instead of 8.
Trained four new medical assistants and lead Epic workflow updates as the clinic's superuser.
Southpark Internal Medicine
Charlotte, NCRoomed 20-25 adult patients a day and performed venipunctures, injections and point-of-care A1c and INR tests.
Kept the vaccine refrigerator temperature log and monthly inventory, with no doses lost to temperature excursions.
Triaged patient portal messages and refill requests for the nurse to review.
Education
Mecklen State Community College
Charlotte, NCSkills
Clinical: EKG and Holter monitors, Venipuncture, Injections, Point-of-care testing, Medication reconciliation
Administrative: Prior authorization, Scheduling, Patient portal messaging
Systems: Epic, Microsoft Excel
Keisha Robinson
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) · Cardiology
Charlotte, NC · (704) 555-0126 · keisha.robinson@email.com
Certified medical assistant with seven years in cardiology and internal medicine. Room 25-30 patients a day, run EKGs and Holter hookups, and handle prior authorizations for cardiac imaging. Trained four new MAs and serve as the clinic's Epic superuser.
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Licenses and Certifications
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
American Association of Medical Assistants
Aug 2019
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Apr 2025
Clinical Experience
Lead Medical Assistant, Cardiology
Crescent Heart and Vascular · Charlotte, NC
Feb 2022 – Present
Room 25-30 patients a day for three cardiologists: vitals, medication reconciliation, histories and ECGs before each visit.
Apply Holter and event monitors and teach patients how to wear them and log symptoms.
Submit prior authorizations for echocardiograms, stress tests and cardiac CTs; approvals now return in a median of 3 days instead of 8.
Trained four new medical assistants and lead Epic workflow updates as the clinic's superuser.
Medical Assistant, Internal Medicine
Southpark Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC
Aug 2019 – Jan 2022
Roomed 20-25 adult patients a day and performed venipunctures, injections and point-of-care A1c and INR tests.
Kept the vaccine refrigerator temperature log and monthly inventory, with no doses lost to temperature excursions.
Triaged patient portal messages and refill requests for the nurse to review.
Education
Associate of Applied Science, Medical Assisting
Mecklen State Community College · Charlotte, NC
Aug 2017 – May 2019
Skills
- Clinical: EKG and Holter monitors, Venipuncture, Injections, Point-of-care testing, Medication reconciliation
- Administrative: Prior authorization, Scheduling, Patient portal messaging
- Systems: Epic, Microsoft Excel
The people and employers in these samples are fictional. The licenses, tools and duties are the real ones employers ask for, so replace every detail with your own.
How to write a medical assistant resume
- 1
Write your certification by its exact name and issuer: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT)
- 2
Split skills into clinical (vitals, injections, EKG, venipuncture) and administrative (scheduling, insurance verification, prior authorizations)
- 3
Give your daily patient volume and the specialty, such as family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology or cardiology
- 4
Name the EHR you chart in, such as Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks or NextGen
- 5
New graduates: list the externship like a job, with the clinic, hours and procedures you performed
Weak and strong medical assistant bullet points
A duty says what the job was. A strong bullet says what you did, how much of it, and what changed.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Took vitals and roomed patients
Roomed 28-32 patients a day for two family physicians, completing vitals, histories and medication reconciliation before each visit
Did blood draws
Performed 15-20 venipunctures a day for in-office labs, labeling and processing every specimen to the reference lab's requirements
Helped with insurance
Submitted prior authorizations for imaging and specialty drugs, cutting the practice's pending-authorization backlog from 60 to 15
More medical assistant bullets to adapt
Each one follows action, task and result. Swap in your own numbers: an employer may ask about any of them.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Administered immunizations, B12 and allergy injections and performed 12-lead EKGs, recording lot numbers and results in athenahealth
Kept two providers on schedule by rooming patients within 5 minutes of check-in and prepping charts the afternoon before
Closed 120 care gaps in one quarter by scheduling overdue screenings flagged on the practice's quality report
Covered the front desk two days a week: check-in, copay collection, scheduling and referral faxes
Keywords employers use for medical assistant roles
- CMA
- CCMA
- Vital Signs
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Injections
- Patient Intake
- EHR
- Insurance Verification
- HIPAA
Templates for medical assistant resumes
Single-column designs that applicant tracking systems read in order.
Medical Assistant resume questions
How do I write a medical assistant resume with no experience?
Lead with your certification and your externship. List the externship like a job: the clinic, the specialty, the number of hours and the procedures you performed, such as vitals, injections, EKGs and charting. Then add customer service or caregiving jobs, which show you are good with people, and put BLS under certifications.
Do I need to be certified to work as a medical assistant?
Most states do not require certification by law, but many employers prefer or require it, and some states limit which tasks a medical assistant may perform without specific training. If you hold a CMA, RMA, CCMA or NCMA, put it next to your name and in a certifications section, because recruiters filter for those letters.
Should I list clinical and administrative skills separately?
Yes. Medical assistant postings usually mix both, and a split skills section lets a recruiter see each half in seconds. Keep each list to five to eight skills you have actually performed, and repeat the most important ones in your bullet points.
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