Our Care Team
At CCP, we are a team of professionals committed to a singular purpose: to inspire health, hope, and wellbeing for our patients, families, and our community. Every member of our team is a caregiver who takes pride and responsibility for caring for the needs of our patents and their families. Every member provides a valuable and essential contribution to our efforts.
Learn more about our team below. You can learn more about our providers here.
Physicians receive either a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited school and are licensed to practice medicine. Physicians with either degree may be licensed in all 50 states. Physicians usually spend 4 years in college, 4 years in medical school, and at least 3 years in residency training in their chosen specialty. Most physicians are board-certified in their specialty, though this is somewhat optional. It is a rigorous certification process.
See our physicians here.
Advanced practice nurses/nurse practitioners are registered nurses (RN) with an undergraduate degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nursing as a nurse practitioner. The process typically takes 6 or more years and includes extensive clinical experience. Advanced practice nurses usually work under the supervision of a physician and may or may not be allowed to write prescriptions or perform other medical procedures, depending on the state in which they practice.
Meet our nurse practitioners here.
There are a variety of ways a person can assist women and babies with breastfeeding, from lay counselors with personal experience to board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLC), the highest designation. There are no rules or regulations on titles for breastfeeding counselors other than the IBCLC. One common intermediate step is the breastfeeding counselor, who usually have 45 or more hours of breastfeeding education and some experience assisting and counseling women about breastfeeding, but in reality anyone can call themselves a breastfeeding counselor.
Board-certified lactation consultants are required to have completed college-level science courses, 90 hours of breastfeeding education, and 300-500+ hours of clinical breastfeeding experience before taking and passing the board exam. After that, ongoing education and training are required yearly.
At CCP, all of our breastfeeding assistance is provided or supervised by an IBCLC. Usually, those who are not an IBCLC are in training to become one.
We opened our own medical breastfeeding center, Eagles Landing Breastfeeding Center, in 2016.
Clinical Care Specialists work with the physicians and advanced practice nurses to provide care at visits and manage our patient’s health before and after office visits. They are an integral part of our care team and consider our patients to be their patients, taking responsibility for their overall health and well-being. They share issues they notice about patient’s health and bring them to a clinician’s attention, and they give parents advice on common childhood issues.
Since they are an integral part of our care team, we provide ongoing training on all aspects of child health to our entire care team.
Clinical Care Specialists are usually trained as medical assistants, nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, or registered nurses.
Patient Service Specialists coordinate all aspects of our patients’ interactions with our office, such as making appointments, insurance verification, medical records, and other support functions. They perform a vital role in the overall patient experience, making the whole process easy and efficient.