CURRICULUM
Course Outline
This wound certification course is offered under license from the WOCN® Society’s Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Program. Students who complete the course through AFRA Wound Academy are eligible to sit for WTA-C certification through the WOCNCB.
THE PROGRAM, AT A GLANCE
The WTA Program takes up to 12 weeks. Within those 12 weeks, students complete:
— 14 online modules (15 hours total)
— 16 clinical rounding hours with a wound care physician (4 sessions of 4 hours each)
— 4 online/video conference sessions with the Clinical Instructor
— Hands-on skills training at the AFRA office in Folsom, PA (wound VACs, Unna boots, ABI)
— Final AFRA Wound Academy WTA-C exam
— 16 clinical rounding hours with a wound care physician (4 sessions of 4 hours each)
— 4 online/video conference sessions with the Clinical Instructor
— Hands-on skills training at the AFRA office in Folsom, PA (wound VACs, Unna boots, ABI)
— Final AFRA Wound Academy WTA-C exam
UNIT 1
2.5 weeks
Online Module Lessons 1–6 (4.3 hours). Scheduled meeting with Clinical Instructor. Schedule a 4-hour day rounding with physician.
UNIT 2
2.5 weeks
Online Module Lessons 7–10 (5.5 hours). Virtual meeting/phone call with Clinical Instructor. 4 rounding hours with physician.
UNIT 3
2.5 weeks
Online Module Lessons 11–14 (5 hours). Virtual meeting/phone call with Clinical Instructor. 4 rounding hours with physician.
UNIT 4
4 weeks
Virtual meeting/phone call with Clinical Instructor. One-on-one meeting with physician(s). 4 rounding hours with physician. Hands-on skills training scheduled at the AFRA office. Final AFRA Wound Academy WTA-C exam. Assistance scheduling the national WOCNCB WTA-C certification exam.