Empire Medical Training vs. AAAMS: An Honest Comparison

Empire's model is straightforward: attend a full-day hands-on workshop with live patients, learn from practice-owning physician faculty, and leave with your certification and CME credits. It's designed for providers who want to start offering new services immediately after training.

AAAMS takes a phased approach: online pre-study → hands-on certification → optional mentorship where you bring your own patients to AAAMS's Beverly Hills facility for supervised practice. This mentorship component is genuinely distinctive — it bridges the gap between training and independent practice by letting you treat your own patients with expert oversight. For providers who want that supervised transition period, it's a real value-add.

Empire's post-course support equivalent is Empire Live Mentor™ — monthly live Zoom Q&A with faculty where you can bring any clinical question from your practice. It's less hands-on than AAAMS's in-person mentorship but doesn't require travel to Beverly Hills.

AAAMS's curriculum centers on facial aesthetics — their Aesthetics 101 Hybrid and Facial Aesthetics 101 Series cover Botox, fillers, and foundational injection techniques. For providers who specifically want facial injectable training with a structured certification pathway, AAAMS delivers a focused program.

Empire covers facial aesthetics plus pain management, functional medicine (IV therapy, hormones, weight management, peptides), cosmetic laser, PDO threads, PRP, sclerotherapy, and a full Business & Marketing academy — 50+ workshops total. If you're building a multi-service practice, Empire's academy system means one provider, one membership, and training across every specialty you need.

AAAMS's hands-on and mentorship components are primarily based in Beverly Hills, California. The hybrid format means you can do the didactic portion online from anywhere, but the hands-on certification and mentorship require travel to LA.

Empire runs courses on a continuous calendar in 35+ cities nationwide plus full livestream options. For providers outside of Southern California, Empire typically offers dramatically more scheduling flexibility and eliminates the need for cross-country travel.