The official signing ceremony between ATA and the Chinese National Training and Certification Center for Medical Information Education (NMIE) was held on April 8, 2008. With the signing of the contract, ATA has become the test delivery partner of Chinese Ministry of Health for its certification programs on medical information technology education. The two parties will work closely together to further enhance the brand name and credential of the national medical certification program by collaborating on the test design, test creation, forming, and inclusion of performance-based items. The exam will be leveraged on ETX, ATA test delivery platform which covers the entire test delivery process including test registration, scheduling, online payment, testing and score reporting. Test delivery mode supports universal testing, walk-in testing and regular testing.

Other than test delivery, ATA will also provide the technical platform for delivery of NMIE's training programs on medical information technology by leveraging on ATA Dynamic Simulation Testing (DST) technology which enables learners to have the opportunities to practice their hands-on skills in a simulated environment.

Background of NMIE

NMIE is an authoritative agency approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information Industry. The Agency has been set up to train Information Technology (IT) talent in the medical and health industry to reverse the talent shortage situation. It's also responsible to promote an IT education system and establish a professional standard for IT training and certification in the medical and health industry. Relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Education also supported our project.