About Us

Vision

The Apprentice Corporation endeavors to be a positive influence in the lives of Apprentice medical professionals all over the world and to enthuse these aspiring medical professionals towards reaching their goals and dreams.

Mission Statement

The Apprentice Corporation, using the trade name The Apprentice Doctor® has the mission of assisting medical professionals globally ─ whether aspiring, in training or practicing ─ with suitable medical and surgical simulation training resources and events.

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About the founder:

Dr. Anton Scheepers, the visionary behind The Apprentice Doctor® and the Apprentice Doctor Academy, brings over 40 years of expertise in the specialized field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This intricate surgical specialty focuses on diagnosing and treating a broad range of conditions affecting the head, neck, face, jaw, and both the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck region. Occupying a unique intersection between the medical and dental spheres, it holds international acclaim and recognition.

Fueled by a passionate drive to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals, Dr. Scheepers has organized and co-hosted an extensive array of educational programs worldwide. He is deeply committed to empowering aspiring medical practitioners to achieve their career goals.

The following are resources offered by The Apprentice Doctor®:

The Apprentice Doctor® unique “Simulation Labs in a Box” uniquely designed Medical an Surgical Courses and Kits for improving and perfecting student’s clinical and surgical skills
Apprentice Doctor distance learning resources as well as pre-medical Camps
Information regarding career choices in medicine
Teaching students core values in medicine

The Origin of The Apprentice Doctor®

The Apprentice Doctor® idea materialized in 2002 when Dr. Anton Scheepers felt a desire to offer aspiring doctors and related medical professionals a glimpse into the field of medicine. The idea was to offer the student a hands-on experience and thus the concept of a ‘course and kit’ combination.

The First Training Kit

The first kit was the “The Apprentice Doctor® How to Examine Patients Foundation Course and Kit”. We have upgraded the Course and the Kit several times and presently the For Apprentice Doctors Course is an accredited Premedical course for high schoolers in the USA.

Other educational Courses with accompanying Kits are “The Apprentice Doctor® How to Suture Wounds Course and kit” and “The Apprentice Doctor® Venipuncture Course and Kit“. These kits are aimed at students in the medical field who want to learn how to suture. The idea of a simulation lab in a box with instructions (instead of learning how to perform medical skills on a real patient in the clinical setting) seemed to have been well accepted by those in the medical education arena worldwide.

What Does the Future Hold?

We are in the process of expanding the range of kits. We offer a number of very popular International Apprentice Doctor® Camps per year – aimed at high school students interested in following a career in medicine. Other Apprentice Doctor Clinical Skills Workshops include: Suturing, venipuncture, Examine Patients, Airway Management and other workshops for medical/healthcare students.

Partnerships

The Apprentice Doctor synergizes with a number of very influential organizations with similar goals:

A number of AHEC Summer Camps Programs
The B.E.S.T. (Brain Expansions Scholastic Training) Program preparing the brain for maximal performance – of course, essential for studying medicine!
Dr. Anton Scheepers MChD – Surgery and Dentistry
Prof Nathan Mowa – APU – Medical Research, Physiology and Biology.

Expert Consultation

The Apprentice Doctor® program consults with a number of professionals and experts in their field:

Dr. Godfrey Sears PsyD, NPSYP, MPP, MPPQ, BMPQ; Psychology/Psychiatry and Neurology
Dr. Dexter Frederick MD – Double board certified – Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Dr. Anton Scheepers MChD – Surgery and Dentistry
Prof Nathan Mowa – APU – Medical Research, Physiology and Biology.

Endorsements and Accreditation

The Apprentice Doctor® is a member of the IELA (International E-Learning Association)

The Apprentice Doctor® Apprentice Doctors Course material is the official course material of:

The Duke University Apprentice Doctor® Chapter,
The University of South Florida associated BEST Academy,
The ASU’s (Appalachian State University) Apprentice Doctors and Scientists Program
Numerous Area Health Educational Centers’ (AHEC) Summer Camps
The Johannesburg Sci-Bono Discovery Science Center (as part of the National Department of Education)

The Apprentice Doctor® Apprentice Doctors Course material is the official course material of:

The University of South Florida associated BEST Academy,
The ASU’s (Appalachian State University) Apprentice Doctors and Scientists Program
The Apprentice Doctor® Chapter at A&M University, College Park TX
The Apprentice Doctor® Chapter at Round Rock High School, Austin TX
Various Area Health Educational Centers’ (AHEC) Medical Programs
The Johannesburg Sci-Bono Discovery Science Center (as part of the National Department of Education)

It is also accredited via the *Solid Rock Community and Virtual Schools in Tampa Florida, USA with:

AdvancED – which is the largest community of education professionals in the world,
The National Association of Private Schools (NAPS),
The Florida Coalition of Christian Private Schools Association (FCCPSA)

Anton is president of The Apprentice Corporation since 2002

He is an international presenter at premedical and medical skills conferences, workshops and camps across the world. Dr. Anton Scheepers is a gifted presenter with a colorful career. From treating leprosy patients in a large leprosarium to treating soldiers and civilians in a bush war in Namibia, and rendering medical services to prisoners – including death-row prisoners to working with classified and dangerous psychiatric patients.

His training varied between basic medical sciences, surgery, and dentistry. He started a medical sciences section in the largest Science Center in Africa – the Sci-Bono Discovery Science Center and was involved with medical research in collaboration with Dr. Sandy Marks Jr. from the University of Massachusetts. Experience includes academic, public, military as well as private practice – all this experience in one person and now Dr. Anton is eager to see young people fulfilling their dreams of becoming great medical professionals.

Dr. Anton Scheepers has a keen interest in medical education as the head of the Premedical Sciences Department at the Solid Rock Community and Virtual Schools based in Tampa, Florida. He is still a practicing medical professional as well as the director of The Apprentice Corporation – an organization with the mission of assisting prospective medical professionals towards fulfilling their dreams. He is the author of 4 books*, a number of International medical articles and the accredited Apprentice Doctor® high school course material available at selected schools in the USA.

*Books published

Dr. Anton Scheepers has written articles in various publications of International Medical Journals on subjects such as:

Penetrating injuries of the head and neck
Histoplasmosis
Dental treatment of the psychiatric patient
Various articles on Oral Manifestations of Leprosy
In addition to the publications, Dr. Scheepers has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences

Awards and commendations include:

P Grant Smith Gold medal for Maxillofacial Surgery
The College of Medicine Silver Medal in Maxillofacial Surgery
The Michael and Janie Miller Prize final year Surgery
Commendation for excellent service rendering by the Director of the Department of Health
Commendation for excellent service rendering by the director of Prison services