Begin the Conversation.
Enrollment at Dr. Rusnak Academy begins with a candidacy conversation, not a checkout cart. The Academy is selective. The credentials are awarded after examination. Here is what the path looks like.
Five steps from inquiry to credential.
Inquiry
You contact the Academy by phone, email, or the inquiry form. We respond within one business day.
The Academy does not run a high-volume enrollment funnel. Each inquiry is reviewed individually by a member of the staff, and you will speak with the same person throughout the candidacy process.
Candidacy Conversation
The first substantive step is a scheduled call — typically 30 to 45 minutes — in which we learn about your training, your clinical context, the practice you are building, and which credential is the right fit. You ask questions about the program, the curriculum, the schedule, and the investment.
Acceptance & Enrollment
If both sides agree the Academy is the right fit, you receive an acceptance letter and the enrollment paperwork. Tuition is paid in full, on an approved payment plan, or through Affirm financing for qualifying candidates.
Your seat in the cohort is confirmed once payment terms are arranged. Cohort sizes are intentionally small — typically four to six candidates per program — to allow direct instruction and supervised practice on live cases.
The Program
The curriculum runs across multiple days of in-person training at Healing Skin Medical Aesthetics in the Greater Orlando area (or, for the billing program, as an online cohort). Each day combines classroom instruction, demonstrated technique, and supervised hands-on practice on volunteer models.
Materials are provided. Practice models are arranged. You bring yourself, your existing equipment if you have it, and the willingness to be corrected in the room.
Examination & Credential
The final step of every credential program is examination — a practical examination on live models or live cases, plus a written examination on the regulatory and clinical material. Candidates who meet the standard receive the Certificate of Advanced Professional Training, signed by Dr. Cecilia Rusnak.
Each credential has its own eligibility framework, defined during the candidacy conversation. The Academy is broadly open to:
- Licensed estheticians, medical aestheticians, and cosmetologists expanding into paramedical practice
- Tattoo artists with existing licensure who want formal paramedical credentialing
- Nurses, paramedical assistants, and clinical staff in plastic-surgery or oncology contexts
- Physicians and physician extenders adding restorative tattooing to their practice scope
- Practitioners who have completed informal paramedical training and want a credentialing body to certify their work
The 3D Areola Masterclass and the Mastering Paramedical Billing program have prerequisites — either prior paramedical training, prior practice experience, or completion of the foundation credential. The candidacy conversation determines fit.
The Academy reserves the right to decline enrollment when the program is not the right fit for a candidate. This is not a punitive policy. It is the same standard a clinical-doctorate program would apply: we will not credential a practitioner whose existing foundation is too limited for the program to add meaningful value.
Four credentials. Four investment tiers.
The foundation credential. Multi-day in-person intensive with live-model practice and final examination.
Program Details Signature 3D Areola Masterclass In-person · Greater Orlando, FLThe Academy’s signature credential in restorative areola work. Prerequisite training required.
Program Details Practice Mastering Paramedical Billing Online cohortThe business and compliance credential. Founders Round pricing for the first cohort.
Founders Round Complementary Powder Botox Masterclass One-day · Greater Orlando, FLTopical Powder Botox certification. Includes starter kit and materials.
Program DetailsAffirm financing is available for qualifying candidates on all Academy programs. Tuition payment plans can also be arranged directly with the Academy. Specific tuition figures are provided during the candidacy conversation.
Schedule the candidacy conversation.
Reach the Academy by phone, email, or the inquiry form. We respond within one business day to schedule the first conversation about the credential you are considering.
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