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Become a UMA Externship Partner
An externship partnership with UMA can provide you with a source of trained, career-focused allied health candidates ready to contribute to your organization. For more than 30 years, UMA has been preparing students for meaningful careers in healthcare by building both the foundational knowledge and professional skills employers value, from communication and accountability to workplace readiness.
Why become a UMA externship partner?
Today, UMA partners with more than 1,000 healthcare employers nationwide — including local, regional, and national healthcare organizations — to provide externship opportunities that give students the chance to apply their classroom knowledge in real-world healthcare settings. For employers, these externships function as extended, real-world interviews that provide an opportunity to evaluate candidates for their professionalism, adaptability, and readiness to grow.
Work with UMA
We make the process simple.
- No cost to participate
- Flexible scheduling to fit your workflows
- Limited time commitment with long-term hiring potential
- UMA manages student preparation and support
Build a reliable talent pipeline
Access trained, career-focused candidates aligned with your workforce needs and matched to your roles, workflows, and priorities.
Save time and money
Lower your recruiting and onboarding costs while evaluating candidates before hiring. Externships can also provide additional support during busy periods without increasing payroll.
Receive valuable support
Dedicated UMA coordinators handle screening, placement, documentation, and scheduling — while liability insurance coverage for externs helps reduce risk for your organization.
Available Externship Programs
| UMA PROGRAM | EXTERNSHIP/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE FOCUS | HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medical Assistant | Medication preparation, pharmacy workflow, inventory support, customer / patient interaction | 180 hours |
| Dental Assistant With Expanded Functions | Chairside support / Radiology / Dental office workflow | 175 hours |
| Emergency Medical Technician | Emergency response / Patient stabilization support | 119 hours |
| Health Information Management | Health records / Documentation workflows / Data accuracy / Healthcare administrative processes | 90 hours |
| Patient Care Technician | Basic patient care / Phlebotomy / EKG support | 165 hours |
| Pharmacy Technician | Medication preparation, pharmacy workflow, inventory support, customer / patient interaction | 180 hours |
| Phlebotomy Technician | Blood collection / Specimen handling | 80 hours |
Our Partnership Approach: From Placement to Performance
Placement
The UMA externship/professional practice experience team coordinates documentation, scheduling, and liability insurance coverage. We work with you to execute the clinical affiliation agreement, define extern responsibilities, and coordinate onboarding and placement logistics.
Preparation
We help prepare UMA students for success, helping externs complete orientation and verification — as well as readiness activities to help them meet your professionalism, communication, accountability, and other workplace expectations.
Performance
Throughout the externship/professional practice experience, UMA remains actively involved with students, coordinate scheduling and placement logistics, and facilitate final evaluations. Through it all, we serve as a point of contact for questions or concerns that arise.
Ready to build your future healthcare workforce?
Contact the HireUMA team to learn more about partnership opportunities and current program availability.