From the President
Hello, and welcome to Advanced Colleges of America (ACA) where, after 10 years of research and preparation, we are extremely proud to introduce you to the first and only California approved Advanced Medical Assisting career bridge program designed for medical assisting, medical college and medical residency.
As a family physician and former Chief Resident of Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, I am particularly sensitive to caring for the underserved, and the effects of cultural competence on patient care. It is my belief that students in healthcare programs should graduate with a vast array of clinical experiences so that they are prepared for the real world. Therefore, my team and I took great care in ACA’s flagship programs to teach our future healthcare professionals that the provision of health to human kind is a global effort not bound by geographical limitations. I am humbled by the tireless efforts and determination of ACA’s Academicians and Program Advisory Board Members who share ACA’s mission and vision that its programs must remain student centered, address community needs, remain up to date and affordable, offer physician supervised clinical externships and ensure the highest standards of cultural sensitivity and patient respect.
ACA is a hybrid education based college that uses both physician supervised clinical externships with convenient online technologies and to ensure that our students obtain the optimum and most relevant education. From our distinguished faculty; to the most technologically advanced online learning platforms that I have come across; to nationwide clinical sites that consist of teaching hospitals, primary care clinics, surgical centers, and nursing homes—ACA prepares students for their next steps in education, healthcare career placement and research. Lastly, and definitely at the top of my list of priorities, Advanced Colleges of America is an environmentally conscious organization and a green college, saving mother Earth more than 10 metric tons of CO2 each month.
Although the specific goals of every future healthcare provider are different, your decision to advance your education will be the “defining moment” for you as you begin the rest of your life with Advanced Colleges of America. Remember: the future belongs to those who prepare for it, and the time to start your future is NOW!
Respectfully,
Pedram Mizani, MD, MHSA
Family Medicine
> Founder and President – Advanced Colleges of America (2009)
> Former Chief Resident – Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine (2004)
> Member and Committee Member – American Medical Association IMG Section (2010)
> Founder and President – AmeriClerkships Medical Society (2007)
> Co-founder and Vice President – Xavier University School of Medicine – (2005)
> Co-founder and Vice President – Xavier University School of Medicine – (2003)
