Thank you for your interest in the Medication Aide program at Alia Healthcare. It is our pleasure to provide you with the information you need to make informed choices about your education and career. If at any time during the enrollment process you have questions or concerns please contact us.

Alia Healthcare Services is approved through the Ohio Board of Nursing to provide classroom, laboratory, and clinical training for pre-nursing students who have successfully completed their STNA classes and passed their STNA state examination and are seeking to continue to build on their medical training to become a Certified Medication Aide (MA-C).

This five-week, 120-hour course is comprised of 80 hours of classroom instruction which includes didactic lecture and laboratory training in addition to 40 hours of clinical training at a skilled nursing facility.  Applicants must have successfully completed their STNA (State Tested Nurse Aide) certification and earned a high school diploma or GED in order to be considered for the medication aide certification.  To help prospective students fulfill the prerequisites required for the MA-C course, Alia Healthcare offers GED classes free of charge, as well as day, evening, and weekend STNA classes.  A high school diploma is not required in order to register for the STNA classes.  In order to apply to become a Certified Medication Aide, however, in addition to being an STNA, candidates must also be at least 18 years of age, complete an approved medication aide training course such as the one Alia Healthcare offers, submit an application to the Ohio Board of Nursing and undergo a civil and Federal background check.  Furthermore, results from the COMPASS Placement Test for Math and Reading must be submitted for entrance into the Medication Aide Program.  If a Certified Medication Aide is employed by a residential care facility and will be administering medications to residents, he/she must obtain a minimum of one year direct care experience.  If the applicant seeks to administer medication to residents at a nursing home, he/she must first at least be an STNA.

Ohio patients will benefit from having Certified Medication Aides participate in their health care since their presence will allow Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to focus on other responsibilities, such as one-on-one patient care.  Under Ohio law, a Certified Medication Aide may administer medications to patients, as delegated by a Registered Nurse.  With the approval of the Ohio Board of Nursing, Alia Health Career Services is proud to be among the select few schools in Ohio permitted to provide the requisite training for Certified Medication Aides.  The partnership between Certified Medication Aides and nursing staff can only serve to improve the quality of health care in the State of Ohio.

The mission of Alia Health Career Services is to be the primary source and instrument for medical careers by empowering students with knowledge, skills, and ambitions.