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Bay Area Medical Academy is accredited by the Middle States Association.

B Corporations are a new kind of corporations for a new economy. They are certified by the non-profit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. B Corps create higher quality jobs and improve the quality of life in our communities.

Our Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy program and Phlebotomy Technician course are approved for National Certification through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).

Bay Area Medical Academy is a private institution approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Post-secondary Education (BPPE) due to meeting the minimum operating standards. ‘Approved to operate’ means compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009 and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.

The Phlebotomy Technician program and the phlebotomy portion of our Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Program are approved by the State of California Department of Health Services – Laboratory Field Services Division (LFS).

Bay Area Medical Academy is an approved training provider for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) agencies, Employment Development Department (EDD), Work2Future, PeninsulaWorks, Department of Rehabilitation and many other government agencies.


Bay Area Medical Academy is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US.
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When you attend an accredited institution, you are attending a school that has undergone a rigorous process that evaluates educational quality. It’s not easy to become or remain an accredited institution. The rules and regulations are strict, precise and designed to protect students. Here are some of the benefits:
A reliable indicator of quality
Approved program of study
Qualified instructors
Recognition by employers nationwide
UCSF Medical Center and the Bay Area Medical Academy (BAMA) share a passion for empowering healthcare professionals to be excellent providers of patient care services. Our common vision of patient-centered medicine has yielded a close collaboration between institutions on curriculum development, externship opportunities, and community outreach. UCSF recognizes BAMA certifications as highly competitive evidence of training in Medical Assisting and we have a great partnership with BAMA’s career services team. We look forward to interviewing BAMA graduates for job openings during our regular employer spotlights and regularly place several BAMA graduates in roles such as Medical or Hospital Assistant in departments such as Primary Care, Family Medicine, and Positive Care 360 practices.
Saba Mirza, Recruiter, UCSF Medical Center© 2024 Bay Area Medical Academy. All Rights Reserved. Website by WindsAndWater