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FLEXIBLE SELF-STUDY TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Learn how to work in a medical setting. Fit seamlessly into a practice. Coach medical patients to better health.
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Flexible remote learning on your own time and the device of your choosing.
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When you enroll in any Primal Health Coach Institute Course, you join a community of like-minded health and fitness professionals.
What You'll Receive
This course prepares you for a successful career as a health coach in an established medical practice by addressing the core competencies deemed necessary for all healthcare providers by the Institute of Medicine. You’ll graduate ready to approach the practice of your choice with confidence, armed with the tools you need to accept referrals, plan evidence-based programs, coach patient-clients, evaluate your progress, and become an indispensable part of the medical patient care team.
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What Our Alumni Say
The Health Coaching in Medical Practices Specialist Certification didn’t just add another credential to my name—it gave me the exact tools and perspectives I needed to step confidently into a clinical setting and serve at the high level I do today. The education from this course bridged the gap between coaching and medicine, allowing me to integrate seamlessly with the medical providers I now collaborate with every day. That integration has been invaluable—not only for patient outcomes, but also for setting me apart. Out of more than 3,000 applicants for my current role, this training was a major factor in helping me stand out and secure the position. It was the difference between simply being qualified on paper and being better prepared to excel in practice.
Rance Edwards
Certified Health Coach In Medical Practices Specialist (CMP)
Primal Health Coach Institute expanded my access to and credibility with people who embrace primal principles but who may not have considered holistic medicine, enhancing my practice and extending my professional reach.
Dr. Dana Leigh Lyons
Certified Primal Health Coach
The knowledge I learned from the Primal Health Coach Institute allowed me to skillfully integrate for my patients the healing power of Periodontal Laser Therapy with the healing power of primal lifestyle and diet.
Alvin H. Danenberg, DDS
Certified Primal Health Coach
Frequently Asked Questions
You’re a certified health coach and you’re good at what you do, but it can be challenging to get past the front desk staff and capture the attention of a busy, overworked, stressed MD. This course prepares you to work with patients—which is different from working with clients within the general population—and prepares you for your job search by covering what to expect and giving you the tools and know-how to speak with medical practitioners and present an irrefusable proposal for collaboration. You don’t have to navigate securing a position as resident health coach in a medical practice alone.
You can proceed with your reading, viewing, and test taking at your own pace, logging into the course at any time and picking up where you left off. There are 6 core chapters. We suggest allowing for 4-5 hours per chapter, or approximately 30 hours in total. There’s no rush, and you have lifetime access to the material.
This course material is on a par with an upper-division college course but we present the material in an easy-to-read, totally digestible manner. There are exams at the end of each chapter and a final exam at the end of the course. If you score below 75 percent, you can return to the material for review, and then attempt the exam again and as many times as you need to pass it. If you struggle on the exams, our staff is here to help you with one-on-one support to ensure that your experience is positive.
When you enroll in any of our courses you immediately become part of our community, and we’ll do everything in our power to make sure you reach your education and career goals. We’re so confident that the program and our organization will exceed your expectations that we offer a money-back guarantee. When you enroll in the Health Coaching in Medical Practices Specialist Certification course you gain access to course materials immediately. If the course isn’t to your liking or doesn't meet your needs we will issue a full refund, no questions asked, within 7 days of enrolling and if you've completed no more than 3 chapters of the course. Our refund policy gives you the opportunity to test drive the first 3 chapters of the course risk free.
This course includes information on insurance billing and board certification. In order to be hired by an organization that plans to bill insurance for your services, you must be board certified by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches. Our Master Coach Certification course prepares you to sit for the board-certifying exam. If, however, your business plan is structured around referrals from private MDs or other clinics and you or they will be billing patients directly, then board certification is not necessarily required. Every practice is different, so we advise you to have this discussion early in your job search.
You’ve got a passion for helping patients.
We’ve got the blueprint to make it happen.
Work in a medical practice alongside physicians, nurses, and associated staff to give patients continuity, support, and your “special sauce”—your skills combined with your life experience. We’ll provide you with a roadmap to seek out and find the perfect position, along with a toolkit of resources to carry with you.
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