The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) creates and administers certification exams for various fields in the allied healthcare industry. NHA has issued over 1 million certifications since its inception in 1989. All eight of NHA’s certifications are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), a division of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). NCCA-accredited certification programs must comply with rigorous guidelines surrounding examination design and development, psychometric defensibility, exam administration, and item security. Additionally, NHA offers candidates market-leading learning resources and certification preparation tools, along with data analytics that enable educators and employers to identify areas of weakness in a candidate’s learning, an instructor’s teaching, or within a curriculum. NHA’s certifications are utilized by universities, national chain pharmacies, hospital groups, and healthcare providers throughout the US. State agencies, including Boards of Medicine, Departments of Public Health, Boards of Pharmacy, and others, recognize NHA's certifications as a viable means to satisfy certification-related licensing eligibility requirements.
NHA’s mission is to empower people to access a better future. With increasing demands on our healthcare system, the need for certified allied health workers has increased, making our mission vital. Our goal has always been, and remains improving the quality of patient care.
Improving healthcare through greater competency is at the heart of our mission. We work to fulfill that mission through advocacy, education, and certification, leading to better care, better careers and better efficiency for providers and their patients.