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Ultimate Medical Academy

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Ultimate Medical Academy reviews

3.8

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,500 total reviews)
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Alexandra Schaffrath

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78% positive business outlook

Ultimate Medical Academy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,500 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ultimate Medical Academy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Dec 26, 2013
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Pros

They make you go home when you reach a 40 hour work week.

Cons

There are many... Employees, including managers, are constantly coming and going-- some are talented and get sick of the culture, management, and graduates while others never had the skill set necessary to be successful and get run off due to performance issues. At the end of the day this is a sales job that almost requires you to be a con artist-- straight cold calling medical facilities and begging them to interview, on average, incompetent graduates (apparently the school has no enrollment standards other than qualifying for a loan). In the end, this is a failed career move for me and many others seem to share my feelings for one reason or another. If you are considering a career with UMA I give you a strong word of caution-- save yourself the headache and find yourself a better company with real leaders and a strong product you can be proud of.

1.0
Nov 13, 2025
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Pros

They are pros at extracting tax payer money via grants, enriching themselves, and arranging employment for the least experienced, educated, & qualified workers in the job market. The grads frequently don't show up to interviews, miss work in the first 1-2 weeks, and have entitled and negative attitudes. C.S. management is incompetent and lack genuine leadership skills and operational know-how. They don't know the best approach to their own craft. The staff is severely overworked, micromanaged, and given unrealistic expectations. If you facilitate a graduate getting an interview or hire, which is incredibly difficult, and they don't show up, quit or get fired, you don't get credit. In other words, your time/efforts are dismissed or penalized for the graduates' bad work ethic, low IQ, irresponsibility and unreliability. This organization calls a vulnerable population offering them a scholarship, so they can get them a job. The more grads that get jobs, the more grant money they are eligible to receive. The cause is a good one, but it is a rushed process that matches underprepared people for demanding administrative jobs. They do not truly care about their staff or students, this "non-profit" cares about intercepting the hard-earned money of the American tax payer.

Cons

The executives make over $700,000 according to CauseIQ, which is tax payer money. This operation is just a wealth-transfer scam from the U.S. tax payers pocket, into the executives'. The turnover rate is extraordinarily high, so they conduct massive hiring sprees each quarter. To UMA's product are the graduates and the graduates, are crap. Most UMA staff quit, some get fired. I've never seen anything remotely close to it. The morale is AWFUL.

1.0
Oct 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

UMA: NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED

Cons

Unrealistic Caseloads: Advisors are assigned 200+ students and are expected to call 50 daily, Regardless of how emotionally heavy or complex those conversations are. High Emotional Labor with No Support: Despite management insisting “you are not a therapist,” the reality is that you are constantly handling calls involving homelessness, mental illness, grief, suicidal ideation, poverty, and trauma. There is no adequate training, clinical support, or emotional debriefing available. Ethical Red Flags Around Pell Grant Funding: The organization claims to be a non-profit, but decisions often feel driven by the goal of extracting Pell Grant funds from students, regardless of their readiness or capacity to succeed. Vulnerable students are pushed through the system with little long-term support. Burnout Culture: The emotional toll is immense, and management seems more focused on meeting numbers than on student or staff well-being. Compassion fatigue and burnout are inevitable, and mental health is not prioritized or protected. Misleading Job Title: While the position is called “Student Advisor,” the day-to-day work is much closer to crisis management or social work—without any of the tools, pay, or professional recognition that those roles deserve.

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Ultimate Medical Academy Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. At UMA, we are deeply committed to nurturing our team members’ wellbeing and your role in guiding learners into vital healthcare careers matters: both to our students and to the ripple effect of care we strive to create. We are dedicated to supporting our team members’ well-being and professional development while fulfilling our mission to equip and empower students to succeed in healthcare careers. We appreciate your feedback and recognize the importance of continuous improvement and feeling supported in your role. We value your input and would like to encourage you to reach out to our People Team at pcops@ultimatemedical.edu so that we may hear about your experience in more detail.
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