Recognize competency
Certify candidates based on what they know, irrespective of where they learned it, using education, training and/or experience as qualifying pathways.
Corporate
Mission & Vision
AHCA’s mission, goals and commitment to public safety and competency.
Mission Statement
AHCA promotes standard care and patient safety through the certification and continuing competency of technicians in allied medical fields.
AHCA administers certifying examinations to evaluate candidate competency and knowledge and provides paths for lifelong learning in the areas it certifies.
AHCA Goals
Remain independent
Candidates are not required to be dues-paying members of a professional organization in order to qualify for AHCA examinations.
Make exams user friendly
AHCA aims to keep examination processes simple and improve them using feedback from certificants.
Bring value
Support certificants with continuing education and review resources.
Protect public welfare
Use certification and continuing competency to support established standards of performance and safer service delivery.
Support employers
Seek industry feedback so tests can evolve with changing technology, methods and workforce needs.
Legacy Mission Language
Promoting standard care and patient safety
AHCA promotes standard care and patient safety through the certification and continuing competency of technicians in the allied medical field.
The legacy organization model emphasizes flexibility in accepting candidates from diverse backgrounds and educational affiliations while maintaining consistent certification standards.