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If you are considering the Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) or Certified Wound Care Associate (CWCA) credentials, click on the videos below to hear AAWM’s board members explain the importance of wound care certification.

Why should a practitioner involved in wound care get their CWS or CWCA?


Teresa A. Conner-Kerr

PhD, PT, CWS, CLT
Professor & Chair
Winston Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC

Why should you get your CWS or CWCA now?


Walter Conlan, III

MD, CWS, FACCWS
Altamonte Springs, FL

How important is it to have a wound care certification?


David E. Mahon

MD, CWS, FACCWS, FACS
Partner, Advanced Surgical Associates
Arlington Hts, IL

How challenging was the CWS exam and is it the same exam for all disciplines?


Cynthia A. Fleck

RN, BSN, MBA, ET/WOCN, CWS, DNC, FACCWS
Vice President, Clinical Marketing
Medline Industries, Inc.
St. Louis, MO

Why are the CWS and CWCA exams multi-disciplinary?


Stan K. McCallon

PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS Director of Wound Care Services
Promise Hospital of Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

Has having your CWS expanded the network in which you work and provide wound care?


Heather Hettrick

PhD, PT, CWS, MLT, FACCWS
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Education
American Medical Technologies

From an outside perspective, why is having an accredited wound care certification important?


Kelly M. Smith

Pharm.D, FASHP
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

What does having your CWS mean to employers?


Robert J. Snyder

DPM, FACFAS, CWS, FACCWS
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Certified Wound Specialist
Tamarac, FL

What does becoming certified mean for someone developing their practice or business?


Susan E. Dieter

RN, MS, CWCN, CWS, FACCWS Senior Account Manager
Milliken & Company
Oswego, IL




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