About PracticalCME Medical Training … Learn Practice Profit
PracticalCME Medical Training was founded in 2008 with 5 major goals in mind…
- Offer post-graduate CME-accredited training in procedures and services that most patients want but do not require a large investment by the provider.
- Only teach subjects that can be completed in one day using a combination of live lecture and online/video content to reinforce learning.
- Never allow sponsors of any kind to control our curriculum.
- Limit the live hands-on sessions to an average of 6 participants, and live lectures to under 10 people per live lecture date.
- Offer groundbreaking ways to leverage technology like streaming video and online simulcasting to give more providers throughout North America access to training.
All of our courses are written to be entertaining as well as informative. We know that a person only retains 10-20% of what is heard for the very first time in a lecture session. That is why we back up our training courses with a variety of supplemental materials to enhance learning and retention…
- Unabridged downloadable syllabus for printing and note-taking.
- Available video versions of every course we teach to watch before and after the live session for further reinforcement.
- FAST TRACK TRAINING (TM) for our BTX/Filler and Sclerotherapy courses which require participants to watch the entire video in advance and pass the post-test prior to attending the live hands-on session.
- This has resulted in 90% more confidence among our participants and allows us to devote more valuable live time to hands-on practice.
- Customizable office forms, patient consents, quick reference charts, supply lists, treatment videos, supporting emails with helpful links, patient handouts, and marketing examples support our courses to complete the learning.
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Our instructors always give out their email addresses and promptly answer any questions and clarifications after the course is over. This is why over 35% of our attendees have already taken one PracticalCME course at any time in the past. Our track record makes us so confident that you will earn back at least double what you paid for the course. That is why all of our live courses are covered by our “Learn It and Earn It” money back guarantee. See the Terms and Conditions when placing your order for details.
PracticalCME’s courses are not for everyone. We cater to the brightest, most-motivated and entrepreneurial providers. Our courses contain all of the basic information and protocols but include the in-depth information that will take you from a provider to a master of the procedure. We want our graduates to perform above the standards of care in their community from the first day that they launch their new service. Some of our topics like Cosmetic Uses for PRP, and Neurotransmitter/GI are the only CME courses of their kind anywhere and require a special and highly-motivated aesthetics or wellness provider who wants to stand out among the competition.
Our Medical Director Gregory P. Zengo, MD
Gregory P. Zengo, MD has trained hundreds of physicians in aesthetic procedures like Botox, Dermal Fillers, Liposuction, and Sclerotherapy, in addition to wellness services like BHRT with Saliva Testing, and medical weight loss since early 2006. He has forged a unique blend of rigorous evidence-based instruction with practical tips, tricks, and hands-on techniques to help the new practitioner become experienced in the shortest time. His own practice in Georgia serves as a laboratory for everything that is new in aesthetic medicine. What works in reality becomes PracticalCME’s next training course. By remaining in close contact with hundreds of doctors, he is always enriching the course content to make our training the most valuable anywhere.
Dr. Zengo is a board-certified OB/GYN specialist. Following his medical school at Emory University in Atlanta, he completed his residency training also at Emory. As a resident, he was awarded the title of Chief Administrative Resident and Resident Teacher of the Year. He has spent 9 years as an Assistant Professor or Clinical Instructor on the Emory faculty.
He has trained with some of the world’s best practitioners in Sclerotherapy, Mesotherapy, Liposuction, and Natural Medicine. These skills have been very well-received by his patients and profitable for his practice. “I found that the most profitable procedures that had the highest patient demand were also the ones that required the least amount of expensive equipment.” And so, PracticalCME was founded to teach physicians new skills, not sell them expensive equipment that will be obsolete in 2 years. Since then, his practice has grown from being 10% aesthetic and wellness services in 2002 to 95% aesthetic and wellness services, and he has not taken a night of call or set foot inside a hospital in over 10 years.
His practice and its adroit transition from traditional medicine to a hybrid of medical/alternative/aesthetic services brought physicians from over 20 states to train one-on-one with Dr. Zengo in his Georgia offices over the past decade. Dr. Zengo began giving his own unique CME training courses in late 2006 but did not cave in to the influence of sponsors who tried to control his content. This led to the founding of PracticalCME in 2008. He has lectured hundreds of physicians since then, most of whom have come back to train in multiple topics.
“I still do not forget the day when I was working day and night and I disliked coming to work because I did not feel rewarded for my efforts. I want to assure you that you can transform your practice too. There is no reason to wait any longer. We have selected only the best procedures to teach. These are the procedures that require little up front financial investment, are safe, and in high patient demand. Our courses have an incredible track record of success helping our attendees turn knowledge into practice into profit. We guarantee it!”
Andy Castillo, MD MBA
Dr. Andy Castillo is the owner and Medical Director of M.D. Laser Studio, and Encore Nurses. He is a family physician with extensive dermatological and surgical training. His education includes a BS degree in Zoology from the University of Maryland, an MD degree from Wake Forest University, and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Dr. Castillo completed an internship in general surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While serving in the United States Army as a flight surgeon he also successfully completed a plastic and reconstructive surgery research fellowship at prestigious Johns Hopkins. Following his military service, he finished a three-year residency in family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Castillo is a committed fellow of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery as evidenced by his membership to several committees (Constitution & Bylaws, Membership, Audit and Strategic Planning) and is chair of the Finance Committee. He has also distinguished himself an expert on a wide variety of cosmetic devices often called upon to train others. He has has trained and spoken on behalf of Restylane and Dysport, and is a Platinum Plus Provider of Botox and the Juvederm family of products for Allergan. He is also a member of the International Society For Hair Restoration Surgery. He has an appointment as Technical Advisor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He was recently awarded his first U.S. patent.
Dr. Castillo is the co-director of the PracticalCME Charlotte Training Center.
Rebecca Appleton Castillo, MD MS
Dr. Rebecca Castillo is a graduate of Duke University, having earned a BS in Zoology. She also holds a Master’s Degree in exercise physiology/cardiac rehabilitation at the University of Maryland. She managed the corporate fitness center at the National Security Agency before completing her MD degree at the University of Maryland. She then completed a three-year residency in family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. In 1999, she co-founded Carolina Family Medicine where she practiced through 2008 in addition to co-founding MD Laser studio in 2001.
Dr. Appleton Castillo holds membership in the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and the International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery. She has a special interest in the post-menopausal patient; specifically how non-surgical cosmetic procedures can boost confidence. She has extensive teaching experience having served as clinical preceptor to numerous nurse practitioner students.
Dr. Appleton-Castillo is co-director of the PracticalCME Charlotte Training Center.
