Ultimate Medical Academy

UMA is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online courses as well as hands-on training at our Clearwater campus. Our students also have access to academic advising, one-on-one tutoring, résumé and interview coaching, job search assistance, technical support and more.

We understand what employers look for in new hires, and we tailor our curriculum to meet those needs. We also guide our alumni in finding new jobs, progressing in their current positions and developing new skills to remain competitive in the job market. Today, we are proud to support more than 14,000 students and 67,500 alumni nationwide.

UMA offers the following healthcare career training programs:
• Dental Assistant with Expanded Functions
• Healthcare Accounting
• Health and Human Services
• Health Information Technology
• Healthcare Management
• Medical Administrative Assistant
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Medical Office and Billing Specialist
• Nursing Assistant
• Patient Care Technician
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy Technician

UMA is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), and holds programmatic accreditation for the Health Information Technology program with the Commission on Accreditation for Health Information Management Education (CAHIIM).