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Ultimate Medical Academy Celebrates Over 5,000 Graduates at Fall 2025 Commencement
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA), a nonprofit higher education institution dedicated to empowering students for careers in healthcare, proudly honored more than 5,000 graduates during its Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, September 13, at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. The event recognized students who completed their programs between May and September 2025, with over 800 graduates attending in person and many more joining virtually from across the country.
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · September 16, 2025
Ultimate Medical Academy Appoints Shawntel Landry, Ed.D., as Chief Academic Officer
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA), a nonprofit healthcare educational institution committed to empowering students through career-focused training, proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Shawntel Landry as its new Chief Academic Officer.
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · August 12, 2025
Community Foundation Tampa Bay awards Ultimate Medical Academy Grant to Help Meet Need for EMTs
Grant funding provides learners support for essential needs such as childcare, housing, utilities, food and transportation.
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · May 6, 2024
Ultimate Medical Academy Celebrates Commencement for Thousands of Healthcare Student Graduates
Global Neurosurgery Fellow and former professional football player Dr. Myron Rolle served as commencement speaker
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · April 1, 2024
Ultimate Medical Academy Hosts Commencement for Thousands of Healthcare Students
Global Neurosurgery Fellow at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital, Rhodes Scholar, author, and former professional football player Dr. Myron Rolle as commencement speaker
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · March 26, 2024
Dr. Shadel W. Hamilton, Assumes Role as Clearwater Campus President at Ultimate Medical Academy
Returning to the Tampa area, Hamilton brings decades of education experience to hybrid healthcare education institution
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · February 28, 2024
Ultimate Medical Academy Awarded Grant Funding from the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and Bayfront Health
Grant to contribute $120,000 to UMA's Career Services Economic Mobility Initiative
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · January 29, 2024
Two New Board of Trustees Members Join Ultimate Medical Academy
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer of Ryder System, Inc. and Professor of Pediatrics bring subject matter expertise to hybrid healthcare education institution
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · January 16, 2024
UMA Education, Inc. Acquires American Institute
The acquisition extends UMA’s campus-based healthcare programs to the Northeast.
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · September 1, 2023
Sounding the Alarm on Healthcare Staffing: New Study reveals 60 percent of all healthcare support workers expect to leave their job in the next five years
Study on Allied Health Workforce Retention unveils what it will take to retain and fill support positions that make the healthcare industry run
By Ultimate Medical Academy · Via GlobeNewswire · June 20, 2023