When Is Medical Assistant Week 2026? Dates and History
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Medical Assistant Week 2026 runs from Monday, October 19, through Friday, October 23. Its official name is Medical Assistants Recognition Week, or MARWeek, and the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) schedules it for the third full week of October every year. Wednesday, October 21, is Medical Assistants Recognition Day, the single named day inside the week. The dates shift by a few days from year to year, so the sections below cover the 2026 dates, the rule behind them, and how clinics mark the week.
Is Medical Assistant Week the same every year?
The rule is the same every year, but the dates are not. MARWeek is always the third full week of October, Monday through Friday. That put it on October 20 to 24 in 2025, puts it on October 19 to 23 in 2026, and moves it to October 18 to 22 in 2027.
What is the official name of Medical Assistant Week?
The official name is Medical Assistants Recognition Week, usually shortened to MARWeek, the name the AAMA uses on its posters, store, and hashtags. Medical Assistant Week, MA Week, and medical assistant appreciation week are informal names for the same observance, and AMT uses MARWeek as well.
Is there a National Medical Assistant Day separate from the week?
No. What people call National Medical Assistant Day is Medical Assistants Recognition Day, the Wednesday inside MARWeek, which falls on October 21, 2026. It is not a separate observance with its own date, and neither the week nor the day is a federal holiday.
Who established Medical Assistant Week?
The American Association of Medical Assistants established Medical Assistants Recognition Week and still sets its dates and theme each year. The AAMA was founded in 1956 and awards the CMA (AAMA) credential, and AMT, which awards the RMA credential, marks the same week with its own theme.
When is Medical Assistant Week 2027?
Medical Assistant Week 2027 will run October 18 to 22, with Medical Assistants Recognition Day on Wednesday, October 20, 2027. That follows the third-full-week rule, and the AAMA's MARWeek page is the place to confirm the 2027 dates, theme, and hashtags once they are posted.
Medical Assistant Week Dates to Remember
Medical Assistant Week 2026 is October 19 to 23, with Medical Assistants Recognition Day on Wednesday, October 21. If you keep one rule in mind, make it this one: the week is always the third full week of October, Monday through Friday. The dates move by a few days each year, the day is always the Wednesday, and the AAMA's MARWeek page has each year's dates and theme once they are posted.
