Schools
Partnering with NMCAB: Promoting Excellence in Healthcare Education
At the National Medical Accreditation and Certification Board (NMCAB), we believe that schools and training programs are foundational to preparing competent, credential-ready health professionals. By aligning with NMCAB, your institution helps bridge the gap between classroom learning and workforce readiness, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to succeed in clinical, diagnostic, administrative, and technical roles.
What Schools Gain Through Partnership
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Standards Alignment | Curriculum can be aligned with NMCAB’s job analysis and exam blueprints, helping graduates meet nationally recognized competency levels. |
| Increased Enrollment & Reputation | Schools offering programs recognized by NMCAB can promote higher credibility, which may attract more students. |
| Graduate Success & Placement | Graduates with NAC™ credentials are more likely to be trusted by employers, improving placement rates. |
| Faculty Support & Resources | Access to instructor guides, teaching materials, workshops, and sample assessments aligned to credential content. |
| Feedback & Continuous Improvement | Insights from employer partners and certification exams help schools refine curriculum and ensure relevancy. |
Ways to Engage with NMCAB
- Program Certification
Work with NMCAB to certify your program’s curriculum so it meets the learning domains and skills required for the NAC™ credentials offered. - Curriculum Development Workshops
Participate in trainings and workshops to understand job analysis outcomes and develop educational materials that map to exam blueprints. - On-Campus Exam Administration
Host certification exams on your campus to support the logistics of testing for students. - Shared Testing Centers or Remote Proctoring
Facilities or online testing systems to make certification more accessible for students. - Continuous Education & Faculty Development
Collaborate on continuing education offerings for faculty so they stay current with credential standards.
Program Requirements & Expectations
To ensure consistency and quality, NMCAB asks that partner schools:
- Include the job analysis domains in their curriculum; ensure students are trained in knowledge, skills, and abilities that match exam blueprints.
- Provide access to labs, equipment, simulations, or clinical experiences needed for hands-on learning.
- Maintain transparent assessments aligned with NMCAB credentials.
- Share student performance data (exam pass rates, feedback, etc.) to help NMCAB evaluate and refine credential standards.
- Promote ethical, safe, and professional behavior in students according to NMCAB’s Code of Conduct.
How Schools Can Begin a Partnership
- Review NMCAB credentials to identify which ones your programs already cover or aspire to offer.
- Contact NMCAB via the Partnerships page to express interest.
- Review alignment between your curriculum and NMCAB’s job analysis/exam blueprints.
- Sign a partnership agreement.
- Get access to partner resources: teaching tools, proctoring support, program evaluation feedback.
Success Stories
Here are some of the schools that have successfully collaborated with NMCAB to integrate NAC™ credentials into their programs:
- [School Name 1]: Incorporated the NACMA™ credential into its medical assisting curriculum, leading to a 30% increase in graduate credentialing rates.
- [Community College 2]: Offers a pathway where students complete the NACPT™ phlebotomy credential during their diagnostics module.
- [Vocational School 3]: Uses NMCAB’s sample assessments to improve student readiness for certification.
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Validity & Transparency
- Validity: The standards, exam blueprints, and credential criteria are all based on NMCAB’s job analyses, which involve subject matter experts, employer surveys, and regular review cycles (every 3-5 years).
- Transparency: Schools have access to published credential mapping, exam weights, and domain definitions so they can align curricula and assessments with exactly what students will be tested on.