Medical Review Officer
Certification Council
Promoting and Preserving the Highest Quality of Standards Among MROs and Their Assistants
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MRO ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION TRAINING
While MROCC does not offer MRO Assistant training, the following organizations offer courses throughout the
year.  Please use the contact informtion below to obtain information regarding training opportunities:

The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association
(DATIA) - (800.355.1257) or www.datia.org

The Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association
(SAPAA) - (800.672.7229) or www.sapaa.com

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(ACOEM) - (847-818-1800) or www.acoem.org
MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
The Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC) continues its highly-successful credentialing program for Medical Review Officer Assistants (non-physician staff members). This three-year certification - awarded upon successful completion and passing of the MROCC MRO-A online examination -- acknowledges competency in those practical skills the MRO Assistant applies in fulfilling his or her professional responsibilities within the workplace drug testing arena.  [MRO Assistant Definition]


CERTIFIED MRO ASSISTANT DIRECTORY
MROCC lists those individuals who have had appropriate training and have passed the MRO Assistant Certification Examination.  Certification is valid for three years, at which time MROA recertification is required to maintain certification status. [Directory of Certified MRO Assistants] [purchase your MROA Certificate]


MRO ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

The 40-question online certification examination - offered to non-physician staff members who have completed appropriate MRO Assistant Training and have submitted application to MROCC - consists of multiple choice items, distributed by content area according to the established MROA Competencies, and intermingles recall (recognition), simple interpretation (analysis), and problem solving (evaluation) type questions.

The examination must be taken within 12 months of registering.  Examinees have 30 days from their first log on to complete the online open-book examination. Examinees may log on and off at-will prior to submitting the exam for scoring. An immediate PASS-FAIL determination will be available, with the option to retest ($50 retest fee).

MROCC certification is already recognized by industry, hospitals, clinics and government agencies as the gold standard for physicians who serve as Medical Review Officers through its Federally-approved MRO Certification program. Since its inception in 1992, MROCC has certified over 9,000 physicians throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. And MROCC continues its mission of promoting and preserving the highest level of competency within the drug-testing arena with the MRO-A certification program.
INITIAL MRO ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION
MRO ASSISTANT RECERTIFICATION
MRO ASSISTANT RESOURCES
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