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Fellow
Want to Become a Fellow (FACCWS)?
If you possess any of the credentials listed below and wish to become a Fellow.
- ABWMS – American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery
- CWS® – American Board of Wound Management
- CWSP® – American Board of Wound Management
- WCC® – National Alliance of Wound Care
- CWOCN®, CWCN®, CWON® – Wound, Ostomy and Continence Certification
- CWOCN-AP, CWCN-AP, CWON-AP – Wound, Ostomy and Continence Certification (new advanced practice credentials)
- Diplomate of the Board of Multiple Specialties* – American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry
- ABPM/ABEM-UHM – American Board of Preventive Medicine/American Board of Emergency Medicine Board Certification in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Specialist in Wound Management Physical Therapy by the APTA American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
*Certified in Diabetic Foot Wounds and Diabetic Footwear and Limb Salvage
Associate
Not (Yet) Credentialed? – Join as an Associate!
If you work in Wound Care but do not possess any of the credentials required to become a Fellow of the College, you can still enjoy most of the ACCWS Membership Benefits by joining as an Associate. You may apply for an Associate Membership if you:
- are currently credentialed as a Certified Wound Care Associate® (CWCA®) by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM); or
- have at least five years’ experience in wound care and hold a baccalaureate degree; or
- have at least two years’ experience in wound care and hold a master’s degree or higher; or
- are actively working in the wound care field (e.g, research), and hold a doctorate in a related field.
International
ACCWS Worldwide
Are you interested in joining ACCWS, but you do not live in the United States or Canada? You may apply for an International Membership if you:
- have an international equivalent degree in nursing, physical therapy, podiatry, or medicine with at least 2 years of documented wound care experience; or
- meet the criteria of any of the other ACCWS Membership Categories.
Student
A Special Deal for Students!
Are you a student studying in the field of nursing, physical therapy, podiatry, allopathic or osteopathic medicine? If you are also interested in wound care, you may join the College and receive a special student discount.
Contact us at [email protected] with questions.
**Students will need to upload proof of enrollment during check out in lieu of certificate: copy of student id, unofficial transcript, most recent course schedule, etc.
Opportunities For Our Members
The American College of Clinical Wound Specialists™ has teamed up with the Journal of Wound Care (JWC) and Wound Central, a supplemental publication of the Journal of Wound Care to create more opportunities for our members.
Learn more below about each publication and the guidelines for authors.
Our Board of Directors
Jean Archer DPM, FACPM, FACCWS, FASPS, CWS
Chairwoman
Tracy Winkley, MPT, CWS, CLT, FACCWS, DAPWCA
Chair Elect
Kelly McFee, DNP, FNP-C, FACCWS
Immediate Past Chair
Christine Miller, DPM, DMM, PhD, FACCWS
Treasurer
Wade Farrow, MD
Secretary
Emily Greenstein, MD
Media Chair
Lonnie Lassiter MD, MBA
Membership Chair
Windy Cole, DPM
B2B Chair
