Learn and practice clinical skills with Advanced eclinical training

During your clinical training, you’ll have the chance to gain hands-on experience with:  

  • Direct patient care duties 
  • Feedback on new clinical skills 
  • Mentorship by expert instructors 
  • Support from healthcare staff 

ACT’s unique pathway gives you the best of both worlds — a clinical placement and a flexible online curriculum. Now, you can gain clinical experience without disrupting your pre-health studies.

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Gain Clinical Experience with ACT

Clinical experience refers to exposure to healthcare settings. Students help healthcare professionals, such as doctors, PAs and nurses, perform their duties. You can gain clinical experience by shadowing doctors, volunteering, or in entry-level healthcare positions. 

For most pre-health students, clinical experience is not optional. Graduate school admissions committees consider clinical experience essential. For example, you’ll need clinical experience for med school admissions committees. Similarly, Physician Assistants’ programs require a certain number of direct patient care hours.

Benefits of Clinical Experience

Hands-on Learning

Practice new skills in a safe environment with supportive staff.

Clinical Skills Practice

Apply theoretical knowledge to tasks, such as patient care, diagnostic procedures, and more.

Patient Exposure

Build your empathy and patient education skills in diverse clinical settings.

Career Development

Prepare for your future career with experience in healthcare protocols, ethical considerations, and patient care.

Resume Building

Demonstrate your commitment to healthcare by adding clinical experience to your resume.

Certification Preparation

Excel during your certification exam by drawing on real-life experiences.

How it Works

Instead of waiting for a volunteer opportunity, enroll in ACT’s clinical training program in less than 5 minutes. Many students successfully complete their certification in as little as 8 weeks and begin their clinical placement. Plus, our certification programs qualify you for entry-level jobs in healthcare, so you can continue gaining clinical experience long after your program ends.  

Our structured clinical pathway ensures our students excel in their clinical placements and careers.

1. Foundational Knowledge

Develop a base of medical knowledge with our rigorous curriculum. Medical experts designed each certificate’s curriculum to cover a comprehensive range of topics. In as little as 8 weeks, you’ll understand the fundamentals of healthcare.

During this phase, you’ll also receive career counseling. Our career coaches match your career aspirations to your ideal certification program. This step ensures you’re on the right path to get into graduate school or land your desired healthcare position. During this phase, you’ll also receive career counseling. Our career coaches match your career aspirations to your ideal certification program. This step ensures you’re on the right path to get into graduate school or land your desired healthcare position.

2. Hands-on Training

You won’t only learn theoretical knowledge in this program. ACT’s innovative learning platform includes simulation-based clinical training. These virtual simulations replicate real-life clinical scenarios. You’ll have the opportunity to virtually assess patients, practice diagnostics, and prepare treatment plans. Plus, you can order an injection kit to practice the same clinical skills you would in a laboratory from the comfort of your own home. 

You’ll have access to expert instructors at any point in your learning journey and our team is available 24/7 via chat, email, or phone. You can also book 1:1 virtual office hours for more in-depth assistance.

3. Nationally-Accredited Certification Match

At the end of your program, you receive a nationally-accredited certification, widely recognized by employers and institutions across the country. This certification gives you access to myriad job opportunities in diverse healthcare settings. 

With this certification, you can open doors to more clinical experience opportunities. You could gain more clinical hours or even work part-time during school. A widely recognized certification gives you more control over your healthcare career while also building a stronger graduate school application.

4. Clinical Placement

We offer opportunities for clinical placements in healthcare facilities nationwide. Our network of partner healthcare facilities include hospitals, clinics, and outpatient centers. This network allows us to place you in a clinical facility matching your interests and career aspirations. 

Our career advisors can also suggest placements based on your graduate school pathway. Graduate school admission committees value all clinical experience and patient care experience, but some programs have more specific requirements than others. Our expert team will ensure your clinical experience provides a strong foundation for a competitive graduate school application. 

5. Lifetime Career Services

We believe landing a job is only the beginning of your career. That’s why our career services extend beyond job placement and help you work toward larger career goals. 

You’ll have access to career coaching on resume writing, interview preparation, and job search assistance. We also host networking and other professional development events. Our goal is to see you thrive in your healthcare career.

Programs

ACT offers several certifications with a direct pathway to clinical experience. To make it easier for students to gain clinical experience for the school or career of their choice, we’ve broken the certifications out by program and discipline.  

Medical Certifications

Self-paced, online certification programs designed for anyone who is looking to further their medical education or enter the healthcare field.

Pre-Health Certifications

Online medical programs that help pre-health students gain a competitive edge for graduate school applications.