After earning a degree or five years of education, medical assistants can fill out an application to sit for the RMA examination. Those who have not completed formal education or who completed their programs more than four years ago must include a recommendation from a supervisor or employer.
For other uses, see Alpine lake (disambiguation). Alpine lakes are classified as lakes or reservoirs at high altitudes, usually starting around 5,000 feet (1524 metres) in elevation above sea level or above the tree line.
Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acreÂ·ft (150,682,490 dam3) trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,945 ft (593 m)).