About Us

american college of clinical wound specialists

Our vision
for education

The College exists to meet the educational needs of its members in order to allow them to provide their patients with the most up-to-date, evidence-based wound care. Through quality educational offerings, the College provides the wound care community the tools, irrespective of their specific discipline, to perform the best possible wound care.

The College offers two wound care education avenues, the first is an on-site hosted option which your organization can fund. The second allows individuals to learn from top presenters in the industry in a conference setting. The College will soon offer online educational courses that you may take at your leisure.

Our Board of Directors

Tracy Winkley, MPT, CWS, CLT, FACCWS, DAPWCA

Chairwoman

Jean Archer DPM, FACPM, FACCWS, FASPS, CWS

Immediate Past Chair
& Media Chair

Lonnie Lassiter MD, MBA

Chair Elect

Louis Thibodeaux, M.D., F.A.C.S

Treasurer

Emily Greenstein, MD

Secretary

Kelly McFee, DNP, FNP-C, FACCWS

Education Chair

Christine Miller, DPM, DMM, PhD, FACCWS

Board Member

Wade Farrow, MD

Board Member

Windy Cole, DPM

Board Member

James Stillerman, MD, CWSP

Board Member

FAQ

No. However, members receive a discounted rate.
First, obtain certification in one of the Certifying Agencies recognized by the College. Next, Click Here and follow the directions.
The College is uniquely positioned to provide networking and collaboration with fellow certified practitioners AND provide both the resources and access to quality scientifically-based education for those that are seeking to become certified or advance as a Fellow of the College.
The College is a unifying body of interdisciplinary wound care practitioners, seeking to provide their patients with the most relevant and current wound care. As a member of the College, you will have access to and be able to network with fellow providers both in your discipline and across disciplines. The College will notify you of cutting-edge educational presentations available in your region. Having a voice in the leadership of the College, an opportunity to serve on committees or task forces will help shape the future of wound care and the College.
The presence of the College of Clinical Wound Specialists® is a collaborative of those certified in wound care by recognized and accredited programs, including the CWS® designation. The College serves to maintain the validity of specialty certification and to empower the professionals who have attained this level of education. By uniting as Fellows, the College will enhance our ability to work to increase provider relations, educate the public, and lobby Congress/CMS to recognize the designations of wound care specialist. CWS®, WCC®, ABWMS®, CWCA®, CWSP®, WCC®, CWOCN®, CWCN®, CWON®, CWOCN-AP®, CWCN-AP®, CWON-AP® are desirable credentials when considering rendering payment for the care of patients with wounds. Additionally, the College, by virtue of truly being multi-disciplinary, bridges many of the wound care societies, organizations and industry providers as an advocacy arm. Together we can accomplish changes in wound care practice, policy and payment.

The American College of Clinical Wound Specialists invites it members to submit works to the ACCWS™ Quarterly Newsletter or Blog. The College also partners with the Journal of Wound Care & Wound Central to provide publishing opportunities for our members. Learn more here.

The archived Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists can be found at http://jaccws.org.