Your Patients Want a Provider They Can Trust.
Prove It With a Credential Committed to Excellence in Aesthetic Medicine.
The Certified Aesthetic Provider™ (CAP) program is the only annual certification in aesthetic medicine that keeps your training, your ethics, and your credentials current — year after year. Covering cosmetic injectables, facial rejuvenation, lasers, and PRP, the CAP is the most comprehensive aesthetic certification available online.
Solo Provider $1,997 first year | Clinic Edition $2,994 first year | Includes 27.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs
7-day money-back guarantee | Online, self-paced | Unlimited access while certified
What You'll Be Able to Do
Integrate Aesthetic Lasers & Body Contouring
Understand ablative and non-ablative lasers, laser hair removal, tattoo removal, and body contouring devices including CoolSculpting and SculpSure.
Offer Facial Rejuvenation Services
Add chemical peels and microdermabrasion to your menu of services with evidence-based protocols and patient selection criteria.
Perform Botox & Filler Injections with Confidence
Master neuromodulators and dermal fillers for the upper and lower face, including advanced techniques for lips, jawline, tear troughs, and non-surgical rhinoplasty.
Get Listed on CertifiedMedicalProviders.com
Active CAP™ designees in good standing are listed in the public provider directory, helping patients find a qualified, certified aesthetic provider near them.
Earn Your CAP™ Designation
Achieve and maintain your Certified Aesthetic Provider™ status with annual recertification that keeps your training current.
Provide PRP Aesthetic Treatments
Deliver PRP for facial rejuvenation, lip injections, and hair restoration. Understand protocols, patient selection, and how to combine PRP with other aesthetic procedures.
State Boards Are Watching Aesthetic Medicine Closely. Annual Certification Is Your Best Defense.
Aesthetic medicine is one of the fastest-growing — and most scrutinized — areas of medicine today. State medical boards, nursing boards, and regulatory bodies across the country are increasing oversight of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, with particular attention to provider qualifications, scope of practice, and patient safety standards.
The CAP™ certification does not guarantee regulatory compliance — no training program can. But it does demonstrate something that matters: that you are actively investing in your clinical education, that you hold yourself to a published standard of care, and that your training is current — not something you completed years ago and never revisited.
Patients are also doing more research before choosing an aesthetic provider. A visible, verifiable annual credential — backed by a public directory listing on CertifiedMedicalProviders.com — gives prospective patients a concrete reason to choose you over an uncertified competitor.
Demonstrate due diligence with an annual credential that reflects current standards.
Patients searching for a qualified provider can verify your active CAP status at CertifiedMedicalProviders.com.
Every CAP provider agrees to a published code of ethics and standard of care for aesthetic practice.
What Makes the CAP™ Different
Four things you won’t find in any other aesthetic training program.
The CAP™ is the only annual certification in aesthetic medicine available exclusively from the IAPAM. Annual recertification means your training is always current — not a snapshot of what was true several years ago.
Every active CAP™ provider agrees to a published standard of care and code of ethics. This is your commitment to patients — and a differentiator that no one-time course can offer.
As the IAPAM adds new training modules to the CAP™ program, active members get access at no additional cost. Your renewal fee keeps you current as the field evolves.
Active CAP™ designees in good standing are listed in the public provider directory. Patients searching for a qualified aesthetic provider can find you by location and verify your active certification status.
What It Means to Be a CAP™ Provider
The CAP™ designation is more than a certificate. Every active Certified Aesthetic Provider™ agrees to a published standard of care and code of ethics — a formal commitment to patient safety, honest communication, and ongoing clinical education. This is what separates a certified provider from someone who simply completed a course.
Patients can verify active CAP™ status at CertifiedMedicalProviders.com.
Full Training Agenda
27.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs included. All courses are updated regularly through the IAPAM Learning Lab.
How to Get Certified
Work through all five course modules at your own pace with unlimited 24/7 online access through the IAPAM Learning Lab.
Submit your Aesthetic Provider Practice Log (12 patient treatments), then complete your CAP™ certification assessment. Individual course certificates are emailed upon completion.
Download your CAP™ badge and add it to your website, intake forms, and waiting room. Your listing on CertifiedMedicalProviders.com goes live automatically. Renew annually to maintain your designation and stay current.
Choose Your CAP™ Program
Both options include the full CAP™ certification. Choose auto-renewing to keep your certification and training current, or one-year-only if you prefer a single payment.
Solo Provider
first year (includes $500 one-time registration fee)
↻ Auto-Renewing — Best Value
Renews at $1,497/yr on your anniversary date — your certification never lapses. All course updates included at no extra charge.
Enroll — Auto-Renewing1-Year Only — One-Time Payment
12 months of access, no auto-renewal. Same first-year price.
Enroll — 1 Year OnlyCertification includes:
- ✓5 Certificates: Cosmetic Injectables (Intro & Advanced), Facial Rejuvenation, Aesthetic Lasers, PRP (value: $5,380)
- ✓Certified Aesthetic Provider™ Designation (value: $1,497)
- ✓27.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs per year
- ✓Unlimited online training access for renewing programs (or 12-months for non-renewing)
- ✓Unlimited access to new courses added to the program for renewing programs (or 12 months for non-renewing)
- ✓Listed on CertifiedMedicalProviders.com while certified
- ✓Value: $7,170 — Save $5,173!
Clinic Edition
first year (includes $500 one-time registration fee)
↻ Auto-Renewing — Best Value
Renews at $3,494/yr on your anniversary date — your certification never lapses. All course updates included at no extra charge.
Enroll — Auto-Renewing1-Year Only — One-Time Payment
12 months of access, no auto-renewal. Same first-year price.
Enroll — 1 Year OnlyCertification includes:
- ✓Everything in Solo for up to 5 providers (value: up to $14,875)
- ✓Certified Aesthetic Provider™ Designation for up to 5 providers (value: up to $7,485)
- ✓27.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs per year (per provider)
- ✓Unlimited online training access for up to 5 providers for renewing programs (or 12-months for non-renewing)
- ✓Unlimited access to new courses added to the program for renewing programs (or 12-months for non-renewing)
- ✓All 5 providers listed on CertifiedMedicalProviders.com while certified
- ✓Value: $22,360 — Save $18,366!
Payments are non-refundable. Auto-renewal can be cancelled before your anniversary date. Certification does not confer the legal right to perform medical procedures — always verify your scope of practice with your governing board.
Who Is Eligible?
✅ Eligible to enroll independently:
- MD / DO / MBBS
- NMD
- DMD / DDS
- NP / APRN / CRNA
- PA
RNs may enroll in online training but must follow state laws on scope of practice.
🚫 Eligible only with provider sponsorship:
- RNs and other support staff
- Eligible providers may sponsor their support staff for certification
- MAs and others must provide documentation of legal right to inject
- Support staff are not eligible to enroll independently
Certification does not confer the legal right to perform medical procedures. Always verify your scope of practice with your local governing board.
Program Faculty
The CAP™ program is developed and taught by practicing physicians and healthcare providers with direct clinical experience in aesthetic medicine, cosmetic injectables, and practice operations. Meet the full faculty →
On-Demand Training Reviews
"What I liked most is the way you give the theory and then how it is put into practice. I have a better and deeper knowledge for practice. I greatly appreciate the training!"
"It was a very user-friendly program. I had to start and stop many times over several days. It always took me back to where I'd left off."
"The anatomy videos were some of the best I've seen in the classes I've taken."
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Patients Are Looking for a Provider They Can Trust.
Give Them a Credential That Proves It.
Enroll in the CAP™ today and get the clinical training, the published standard of care, and the annual credential that keeps you current — and keeps your patients coming back to you.
7-day money-back guarantee | Online, self-paced | Auto-renewing or one-year-only options available
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*The Certified Aesthetic Provider™ Program is offered only by the IAPAM. Upon completion of all 4 courses and submission of your Cosmetic Injector Practice Log including the first name and last initial, date and treatment for 12 patients, you will be emailed your Certified Aesthetic Provider™ certificate. This certification is renewable annually thereafter to show you are up to date with the latest in cosmetic injection procedures and non-invasive aesthetic treatments.
The AAFP has reviewed Cosmetic Injectables for Healthcare Providers and deemed it acceptable for up to 20.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP has reviewed Platelet-Rich Plasma for Healthcare Providers and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.75 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 05/21/2026 to 05/21/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
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