Certificate - Human Lactation, PB

Graduate Coordinator: Meeshay Williams Wheeler Email: mwwheele@ncat.edu Phone: 336-334-7850
Department Chair: Valerie L. Giddings Email: vlgiddin@ncat.edu Phone: 336-334-7850

Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Advanced Certificate Program in Human Lactation will prepare students for a professional healthcare career as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). As a result of the 95 didactic hours of coursework and 300 hours of clinical experience required by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE), students who successfully pass the exam will qualify for positions domestically and internationally. The graduate certificate, designed to prepare IBCLCs, will focus on the health advantages of human milk, the physiology of breastfeeding, clinical practice and care management of breastfeeding, and how to provide culturally-competent care to families.