An 8-month, cohort-model program • 128+ hours of instruction • 1:1 mentorship • Proctored certifying exam

An 8-month, cohort-model program
128+ hours of instruction • 1:1 mentorship
Proctored certifying exam

8-month cohort program
128+ hours of instruction
1:1 mentorship
Proctored certifying exam

Now accepting applications for the next cohort.

Price: 16 Monthly Payments of $500

(Additional Payment plans and financing available)

What Participants Report After Completing the Program

The MSLP-C™ is structured as an 8-month cohort with one full year to complete all requirements. The program is delivered asynchronously for flexibility, with synchronous components built in through regular live mentor calls.

Coursework

 A minimum of 16 required courses, each running 8 or more hours. Full-day intensives covering diagnostics, dysphagia management, neuroanatomy, aerodigestive disorders, speech and communication, pediatrics, and interprofessional practice. Every course is built on the integration of current research and real clinical experience. Courses feature case studies, patient perspectives, and interprofessional considerations.

Participants may take any course in the MedSLP Ed library beyond the required 16, and have five years of access to the full library after cohort completion.

MENTORSHIP

Each participant is assigned to a small group of 10, matched to a single mentor based on clinical setting and goals. Mentors are practicing clinicians, not retired practitioners or researchers without current patient contact.

Mentorship access per participant includes:

• Two 1:1 calls with your assigned mentor
• Two group calls per month with your mentor and cohort group
• Five program-wide support call per month hosted by each mentors and Theresa Richard, recorded.
• Ongoing texting access to your mentor and cohort group via Telegram

In total: six group mentor calls and one program support call per month, plus two private 1:1 calls across the program.

Certifying Exam

Upon completion of the required coursework, participants are eligible to sit for a timed, proctored certification examination. The fee for the initial exam attempt is waived for all cohort participants. Successful completion of the examination is required to earn the MSLP-C™ credential.

Credential Maintenance

Most participants spend approximately five to six hours per week on coursework. The structure is participant-directed: block one full day per week, two-hour sessions several times a week, or early mornings before shift. The cohort model keeps participants on track; the schedule flexes around real clinical workloads.

Schedule Flexibility

Upon earning the MSLP-C™ credential, certification remains valid for the following five complete calendar years (one certification cycle). Certificants have two options for recertifying, either retaking the exam or recertifying through continuing education credits.  The MSLP-C™ Certification renewal fee is $500 per renewal period of five (5) calendar years.  Certificants can opt to pay $100 per year for renewal.

Prior Credit

If you have purchased individual courses from the MedSLP Ed library, what you have paid will be credited toward your program investment.

Every mentor and course presenter in the MSLP-C™ program is a practicing clinician or active researcher. Course content is reviewed for current evidence. Mentors carry active caseloads in the specialty areas they mentor.

Critical care specialist in tracheostomies, mechanical ventilation, aspiration pneumonia management, and high-risk clinical decision-making. Published in the field. Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

Extensive clinical experience in ICU, acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehab, head and neck cancer, and trach/vent. Published and presented on exercise science, dysphagia, and speaking valves.

The required curriculum covers the core domains of medical SLP practice. A representative sample of courses and presenters is listed below. All courses run 8 or more hours. Participants may take additional courses from the MedSLP Ed library at no additional cost, with five-year access after cohort completion.

Dysphagia managemenT

Aerodigestive

Pediatrics

The MSLP-C™ program was founded by Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, PhD candidate, founder and CEO of MedSLP Education and MedSLP Collective.

Clinical and professional background:

• Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S)
• 17+ years of clinical experience in medical SLP
• 6,000+ FEES procedures performed
• Founder, MedSLP Collective (6,000+ active members, 42 countries)
• Founder, MedSLP Education
• Host, Swallow Your Pride Podcast (5M+ downloads, #11 iTunes Science & Medicine)
• Author, So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing (Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller)
• PhD candidate, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (healthcare education and curriculum design)
• Contributed to Dysphagia journal research on COVID-related dysphagia assessment
• Former President, Nevada Speech and Hearing Association

The MSLP-C™ requires an application because cohort composition matters. The program is built for clinicians who are ready to do the work, committed to applying the curriculum in active clinical practice, and prepared to contribute to a cohort of peers at the same level.

This is not a GPA-based or standardized test-based selection. The application process exists to confirm fit: that what this program provides aligns with what you are specifically seeking, and that you are positioned to complete the requirements within the program timeline.

16 Monthly Payments of $500

(Additional Payment plans and financing available)

Prior MedSLP Ed course purchases are credited toward the program investment.  

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