Podiatric Medical Assistant Certification Program
Upgrade your skills as an Assistant to become a Certified Podiatric Medical Assistant
Podiatry Assistants are valuable and necessary support for the Podiatrist in a podiatry office. Assistants are taught the how-to’s of how to work as a team mate with the podiatrist. They are the third and fourth hands of the podiatrist when working with the patients and are in charge of many of the internal workings of the office. Now they have an opportunity to learn important background information about their working with the feet, and more, bringing them to a higher level of expterise in performing their job.
Are you a Podiatrist who would appreciate a higher level of knowledge for your Assistant? Do you hire Medical Assistants that do not have the important information for working with podiatric clients? If so, this Program is for her.
Are you an Assistant to a podiatrist? This Program will train you in the practical applications if you are a new Assistant and provide you the information to support the how-to’s of working with a podiatrist while establishing your knowledge base for performing your skills at a higher level. If you are already a trained Podiatry Assistant, this program will provide you the information you need to support your work, setting you at a higher level of knowledge. After you take this course you will more understand patient conditions, perform a superior level of infection control, and feel more confident in your work. Also, you will have a displayable Certificate to confirm you have studied and been tested on the information you learned in a specially designed program for Podiatry Assistants.
What is Certification? A displayable indication of knowledge acquired in a structured program that includes exams for confirmation of learning; if a skill is involved, the program must include extended hands-on experience.
PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
This program consists of seven modules with an exam after the third and after the last modules. Following passing of the last exam, an Internship in a Podiatrist’s office of five days is required. On receiving the verification that the student has had instruction on particular skills and finished the five day Internship program, the Certificate is sent to the now Certified Podiatric Medical Assistant.
Purchase all the modules at one time for $499. To enroll, hit the ‘Enroll‘ tab.
The Podiatric Medical Assistant Program provides proof, through the certification process, that the Assistant has studied and passed a course containing the professional information needed to work in a Podiatry office!
The Certified Podiatric Medical Assistant —
- Performs beyond current standards
- Performs pre-treatment foot exams
- Performs safe procedures for at-risk clients
- Collects client health information correctly
- Commits to Aseptic Techniques
- Understands podiatry products and equipment
- Performs sterilization procedures
- Performs strapping
- Understands Microtrauma™ and Iatrigenic injuries
- Understands podiatric diseases and disorders
- Uses PPEs when appropriate
- Provides set up of a sterile field
- And much more….
Robert Spalding, DPM, a licensed podiatrist in Chattanooga, TN, developed the Podiatric Medical Assistant Program in answer to the requests of fellow podiatrists who know of the quality of his Medical Nail Technician Certification Program. He is interested in providing a higher level of information for Podiatry Assistants and to upgrade the level of care in podiatry treatment rooms and that of the infection control performed in the podiatry industry.
For answers to questions, call 863-273-9134 or email janetgmccormick@aol.com.
