Patient Care Technician (PCT) Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Contact:
Nancy Pudelek, Business Development Manager

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
  • Testing facility
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
Yes
Number of Test Items:
200
Time Allowed (minutes):

120

Passing Score (percent):

70%

Cost Per Test:

$135

Additional information:

American Medical Technologists is a widely known and respected nonprofit certification and membership association in the state of Virginia by leading health care providers. We have over 100,000 members nationwide and have been in existence for over 80 years. The crosswalk is available here: https://americanmedtech.org/Patient-Care-Technician#prepare/.

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
No
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
Yes
Planned breaks during test
No
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No

Setting

Test location
No
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
No
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
Yes
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
No
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
No

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
Yes
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
Yes
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
No
English dictionary
No
Dictation using a recording device
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
Read back student response
Yes
Calculator and arithmetic tools
No
Calculator with additional functions
No
Math aids
No
Dry erase board
No
Additional writing implements
No

Audio test
Yes
Bilingual dictionary
No
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
English dictionary
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
No
Multiple test sessions
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
No

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