Which PRP training program is right for my practice?

Written by Oscar Tellez, founder of Regen Med Academy. Oscar is not a clinician. This post is education for licensed providers and is not medical advice. Last updated October 12, 2026.

The right PRP training program for your medical practice is the one where you do the work yourself, on a real patient, on the kind of cases you already see every week. A practicing clinician should teach it, it should sell you nothing except the training, and somebody should still answer the phone after you go home. Nine questions will tell you whether a program fits your practice, and this post walks through each one.

Why is it so hard to pick a PRP course?

Most PRP courses look the same on a web page. They show a centrifuge, a syringe and a smiling doctor, and every one of them uses the words “hands-on.” So how is a busy provider supposed to tell them apart?

I started in this field in 2016, selling PRP kits to orthopedic and aesthetic practices, and I kept hearing the same story from the doctors I met. They had already taken a course and they had the certificate on the wall. They still did not feel ready to do the procedure on their own patients.

Providers tell us the same thing today, and they describe it as a confidence problem instead of a knowledge problem. They understood the science well enough. What they were missing was enough time doing the work with their own hands while somebody watched and corrected them.

That is why the web page alone will not help you choose, and why the answers to a few plain questions will.

Will I do the procedure, or will I watch it?

This is the first question because it matters more than any other. A course can give you three kinds of practice. You can watch another person do the injection, you can work on a model or a pad, or you can work on a real, consenting patient with a clinician standing beside you.

Some courses only offer the first kind. Here is how I describe them to providers: “They fill up the room, twenty to fifty doctors. Those doctors are not able to touch or feel the patient. They just see and observe how it’s done.”

Watching still has some value, because it is a good way to learn the order of the steps. The steps were never the hard part, though. The hard part is the blood draw, the spin, the feel of the needle and the conversation with the patient, and you only learn those by doing them.

So put three things to every program on your list. Ask how many patients will be part of the session, ask who actually does the injecting, and ask what happens to your turn if the day runs short.

At Regen Med Academy, training is hands-on with consenting patients, under supervision, and every licensed person in the room performs within their own scope. We will not promise you a set number of injections, because each session is built around the cases that are in the room that day.

How many people will be in the room with me?

Group size changes what you take home. In a room of thirty you share one teacher with twenty-nine other people, while in a private session that teacher is there only for you and your staff.

Is a big room always the wrong choice? No, and it would not be fair to say so. A large course can be a fine way to hear the science, meet other doctors and earn credit hours. It is just not a good way to get your own hands on a patient.

Ask for a number, because a phrase like “limited class size” can mean almost anything. Find out how many people shared one instructor at the last session, and then find out how many of those people gave an injection themselves.

We only offer private training, which means you alone, or you and your staff, with one instructor for the whole session. We do not run open classes and we do not keep a class calendar, so your dates are set around your schedule and the instructor’s.

Is a product attached to the training?

Some training is free or very cheap, and there is usually a reason for that. A company pays for the day because the company sells a kit or a device, and the whole day is built around that product. There is nothing wrong with learning a system from the people who make it, as long as you know that is what you signed up for.

Here’s the problem with stopping there. A course that exists to sell a kit will teach you that kit, and it may not teach you how to think about the one you already own. A sales rep is also the wrong person to tell you what you are allowed to say to your patients.

That last point goes back to the rules. FDA lists PRP systems as a platelet and plasma separator for bone graft handling, and it describes the device as being for “preparation of autologous platelet rich plasma from a small sample of peripheral blood for mixing with bone graft to improve handling characteristics.” Autologous simply means the material comes from the patient’s own body.

In plain words, the devices that prepare PRP are FDA cleared for use with bone graft material. Injecting PRP into a joint, a tendon, the skin or the scalp is an off-label use, and a good course says so out loud on the first day. Whatever course you choose, read the clearance for the exact system you own.

We are not tied to any vendor, so you can bring the system you already own. We work with several suppliers, and we take no commission from any of them.

Who teaches the course, and do they do this every week?

You want a teacher who does this work in a real practice, with real patients, most weeks of the year. Before you book, ask who will be in the room with you, and ask for that person’s name, license and place of practice.

Then ask what that person does on a normal Tuesday. Do they see patients and give these injections themselves, or do they mostly teach and speak at events?

Be careful with titles while you are at it. “Board-certified in regenerative medicine” is not a real credential, because the American Board of Medical Specialties has no member board for it. A long row of letters after a name does not tell you who can teach. What you are looking for is a person who does the work every week and can explain why they do it that way.

Our instructors are practicing clinicians who do these procedures in their own practices. One instructor runs your whole session, so the person who starts the day with you is the same person who finishes it. You can read about them on the instructors page.

What will I leave with, and who can I call later?

A course ends on a certain day, but your questions do not end with it. The first time you set up on your own, something will look different from the way it looked in class. What happens then?

Ask every program what you take home when you leave. Find out whether you get the protocols in writing, whether you get sample consent forms, and whether you get slides you can go back and read a second time.

Then ask who you can call a month later. Is there a real name and a real phone number, or is the course over the minute you walk out of the building?

Here is what a provider leaves our training with. You get a Certificate of Completion, your course materials and slide decks, and sample consent forms. Those forms are teaching templates, so your own attorney should review any form before you use it with a patient.

You also keep access to the clinicians who taught you. Here is what I tell providers about that: “Your journey is only getting started. We have the support where you can call us.”

What is inside the price, and what is not?

Price is a fair question to ask early, although it really belongs near the end, after you understand what the course is and what you will be doing in it.

When you do get to price, ask exactly what the number covers. Does it include the patients, the materials and the travel? Does it cover your staff as well, or does it only cover you?

Our prices are public. Private training at an instructor’s location starts at $5,000. Private training inside your own practice starts at $10,000, and the instructor’s travel and lodging are inside that quote. Both numbers are starting figures, and every engagement is quoted.

What moves a quote up or down? Four things do most of it: the procedure you want to learn, the instructor, the number of people in the room, and how much of the course we build only for you.

Some costs stay with you no matter where you train. Your PRP system and your supplies are yours to buy, and so is your own malpractice coverage, which we come back to in the questions below.

Do I need CME credit from this course?

Some providers need credit hours to renew a license. If you are one of them, check the rules with your own board first, and then look for a course that is offered by an accredited provider.

Who decides what counts as credit? For physicians in the United States, it starts with a group called the ACCME. In its own words, “The ACCME accredits organizations that provide continuing medical education for physicians.” It does not accredit single courses one at a time, so ask any program which accredited organization stands behind the credit it offers.

Now for the plain part. Regen Med Academy does not offer CME, and we do not offer credit hours or accreditation of any kind. You receive a Certificate of Completion, which says that you trained with us. It is not a license, and it is not a board certification.

If you need credits this year, take a credit course to earn them. Learning to do the procedure with your own hands is a different job, and nothing stops you from doing both in the same year.

Does the program fit my state and my license?

A course can teach you a skill, but it cannot give you the right to use that skill. The right comes from your state license and from the board that issued it.

This is the point where nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses and other providers need to slow down. A program may let anyone walk in the door and pay. That does not mean your state will let you do the procedure when you get back home.

So take one step before you book anything, and confirm that the procedure is legal in your state for your license. Our reading of each state is on the rules by state page, along with its sources and the date we checked them. Treat it as a starting point and not as legal advice.

We say the same thing to every provider who calls us. It is your responsibility to confirm the modality is legal in your state for your license, and the authority on your own scope is your licensing board, not us. What you may perform is set by your own state license and board. A Certificate of Completion does not extend it.

What should a course tell me about the evidence?

An honest course tells you where the science stands today, even when that is not what you were hoping to hear. So ask each program how it handles the evidence, and listen closely to the answer.

Let’s take the knee as an example. In its 2026 update, the American College of Rheumatology wrote, “In people with knee and hip OA, we strongly recommend against PRP treatment.” OA is short for osteoarthritis, and that sentence comes from a major medical group that looked at those two joints.

Does that mean nobody should learn PRP? No. It means a provider needs to know what the guidelines say, joint by joint and use by use, before the first patient asks. Your patients are going to read these things on their phones, and you should have read them first.

It also means you should walk away from any course that calls PRP “FDA approved,” because it is not. FDA says it plainly: “Mere registration of an establishment or listing of a drug or device does not denote approval of the establishment, the drug or device.” A cleared device is not the same thing as an approved therapy.

How do the answers change with my kind of practice?

The nine questions stay the same for everyone. What changes from one practice to the next is how much weight you give each answer.

Let’s say you run an orthopedic or sports practice, and your cases are mostly knees, shoulders and tendons. You want a course built around those areas, and you may want ultrasound guidance as part of it. Ask whether the course can be shaped to your caseload, and take a look at our post on ultrasound-guided injection techniques.

Let’s say you run a family practice and PRP is brand new to you. You want the basics done well, which means the blood draw, the spin and a short list of common injections. An introduction to PRP course is the place to start, and an advanced PRP course can wait until later.

Let’s say you are a nurse practitioner who owns a practice. Your first question is about scope, and it comes before any course. Your second question is whether the program welcomes you at all, because NPs, PAs and naturopathic doctors tell us that many programs leave them out. We do not leave them out.

And let’s say you have a team. A course that trains only you leaves your staff behind on the day you come home. Your front desk and your medical assistant are not going to inject, but they can learn the workflow around the procedure, so ask whether they can be in the room.

Where does Regen Med Academy fit, and where does it not?

It would not be right to hand you nine questions and skip them ourselves. So here are our own answers, including the ones that may send you somewhere else.

We fit a provider who wants private, hands-on training that is built around their own cases. We fit a provider who wants to train alongside their own staff, or inside their own building. We also fit a provider who wants a clinician to call after the course is over.

We do not fit everyone, and we would sooner say that now. If you need CME credit, we cannot give it to you. If you want a large room and a full weekend of lectures, that is not what we do. If you want a course that claims you will know all of it by Sunday night, please look somewhere else.

I say this plainly to anyone who asks: “We want to avoid saying that you’re going to come to our one day training and you’re going to learn everything from A to Z. We know that that is impossible.”

So what do you get from us? You get enough supervised work to begin, and you get people to call after the course is over. Then you start slowly, and you ask your board whether it has rules about who your first patients may be.

Frequently asked questions

Does a higher price mean a stronger course?

No. Price tells you what a course costs, and it tells you nothing about what you will be able to do when you leave. A low price can hide a product pitch, and a high price can simply be paying for a hotel ballroom. Ask what you will do with your own hands, and judge the price only after you have that answer.

Can my staff train with me?

In a private session they can. You may train alone or bring your team, and licensed staff perform within their own scope. Staff without a license do not inject, but they can learn the workflow around the procedure, such as the room setup, the consent steps and the follow-up calls.

How long does a PRP course take, and should I buy a system first?

Ours has no fixed length, because a training may be one day, two days, or more, based on what you need, and the theory comes to you online before you travel. As for the system, at an instructor’s location you train with that clinician’s equipment. If you already own a system, bring it and learn on the tool you will use at home.

Will I be certified in PRP after the course?

Nobody can hand you a government PRP certification, because one does not exist. Your right to do the procedure comes from your state license and your board. A course can give you a certificate that says you trained. Ours is called a Certificate of Completion, and it does not extend your scope.

What if I already took a course and still do not feel ready?

You are not alone, because this is one of the problems providers bring to us. Look back at that course and count how much of it was watching and how much was doing. A second course only makes sense if it gives you what the first one left out: supervised work on patients, on your own kind of cases, and a clinician you can call afterward.

Do I need my own malpractice coverage to train?

You are responsible for your own coverage, and we do not provide it or arrange it. Call your carrier before you book, ask whether hands-on training on a patient is covered, and ask for the answer in writing. Talk to us and we will help you work out what to ask your carrier.

Key takeaways

• Ask first who does the procedure during the course: you, or a person you watch.
• Ask for the real group size, and ask how many people gave an injection last time.
• Know whether a product is attached. PRP devices are cleared for use with bone graft material, and injecting PRP is off-label.
• Pick a teacher who does this work in a real practice every week.
• Find out what you take home and who you can call a month later.
• A certificate is not a license, and your state board sets what you may do.
• If you need CME credit, check for it up front. Regen Med Academy does not offer it.

RMA disclosure

Regenerative Medicine Academy (RMA) is an education company. We train licensed providers in some of the techniques this post covers. This post is education only. It is not medical, legal, business, tax or financial advice.

It is your responsibility to confirm the modality is legal in your state for your license. Do that before you book.

Your next step

Put the nine questions to every program on your list, and include ours. If you want our answers for your own practice, see how our private PRP training is set up. When you are ready, request a date now, and a person will read it and call you back within one business day. If you would like to start with the rules, get the free FDA course.