1. (a) Graduation from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the specialty field or subject area in which they teach; or(b) Graduation from an otherwise recognized training entity (e.g., hospital-based program) in the specialty field or subject area in which they teach; or(c) Graduation from an institution located outside of the United States and its territories in the specialty field or subject area in which they teach with demonstrated equivalency by a recognized credential evaluation services agency2. Two (2) years of occupational (i.e., practical) experience in the subject field in which they teach;3. A current license, certification or other credential if required by local, state and/or federal laws to work in the field, with the exception of those teaching in non-core (e.g., general education) courses.
Program Overview Total Program Hours: 960 Total Program Weeks: 29 Credential: Certificate Program Occupational Objective Graduates from NIMAA’s 29-week medical assistant training program will gain the competencies and knowledge to be eligible to apply for an entry-level position in the medical assisting profession. Method of Delivery Instructional Hours: 720 Delivery Method: Full Distance Education Content is delivered online via NIMAA’s Learning Management System and features engagement and learning activities from accompanying web-based didactic and simulation platforms. The courses are taught by NIMAA’s qualified instructors and require student participation in web-based synchronous and asynchronous lectures, instructional meetings, online simulations, group discussions, exercises, and assignments. Required synchronous videoconferencing sessions take place once a week and student attendance and active participation is graded. Instruction also includes four Interactive Weeks in which students engage in an interactive group case study of a patient with complex needs. Externship Requirement Externship Hours: 240 The program includes an externship at a primary healthcare clinic. The concurrent externship allows students to observe and practice the required competencies through hands-on experience while under the supervision of the externship site as well the course instructor. The externship is concurrent with the academic lessons for the entire 29-week program. NIMAA will place students at an externship site within 100 miles of the home address listed on their admissions application. The externship experience complements and extends the online learning into the authentic practice environment of the clinic. While observing and practicing onsite at the externship site, the student is under the supervision of the externship site as well as that of NIMAA.
Must be 18 years old by May 1st of graduation year. Provide documentation of a high school diploma or equivalency diploma (GED). Complete background checks: criminal history checks, anddriver's history checkdrug screening as required by some externship sites Provide proof of two measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations or titer testProvide proof of negative TB testProvide proof of the first of three Hepatitis B vaccination series or titer testProvide proof of varicella (chickenpox) vaccination or titer testObtain an annual flu shot before December 1 (Students wishing to decline the flu shot, must complete required waiver forms. Waiver approval must be received from the externship site before the student can begin the externship experience).
Fall 2023: Early decision through April 19th, 2023. Regular decision through May 31, 2023.Spring 2024: Early decision through October 18th 2023. Regular decision through November 22nd, 2024.