Medical Sales College operates as Med Sales Institute in some states.
82%
of graduates placed in jobs*
5,100+
graduates placed in jobs
2,100+
hiring managers registered to hire graduates
3 programs
from $9,850, with financing available
*As of March 1, 2026: placed graduates from currently active programs ÷ all graduates from currently active programs. See exactly who we count and how →
Medical device sales career training
How does Med Sales Institute help you break into medical device sales?
The reality: Most medical device sales jobs attract 200 to 300 applicants, and less than 1 percent of applicants break into the field. Without B2B sales experience or a clinical background, it’s hard to even get an interview. That’s the gap we close.
Hiring managers know the commitment it takes to complete the Med Sales Institute program, and the clinical and sales foundation you gain here. That foundation dramatically improves your likelihood of success in the role, and lowers their risk of hiring someone who isn’t ready.
Explore the role
What does a medical device rep actually do?
Pick a specialty to see the work, the people, and how you’d get started.
What you’d support
Plates, screws, rods and nails that surgeons use to repair broken bones.
Who you work with
Orthopedic trauma surgeons, operating room nurses and techs, and the hospital teams that prepare instrument sets.
A typical day
Fractures don’t keep office hours, so trauma reps are often on call. A day can mean covering an urgent case, making sure every instrument set is complete, and showing OR staff how new instruments work.
Where people start
Often as an associate sales rep, covering cases alongside an experienced rep while you learn the product line.
Learn it from Med Sales Institute
Orthopaedic extremities & trauma training is part of these programs:
TotalOrtho+Hybrid · Online + on campus · 10 weeks · $19,495 →TotalOrtho · Hybrid Immersion · 10 weeks · $14,495 →What you’d support
Implants and instruments for total knee and hip replacements.
Who you work with
Joint replacement surgeons, OR teams, and the hospital staff who approve what products are used.
A typical day
Scheduled surgeries, often starting early. You make sure the right implant sizes and instruments are ready, answer the surgeon’s questions during the case, and follow up with the office afterwards.
Where people start
Often as an associate sales rep, covering cases alongside an experienced rep while you learn the product line.
Learn it from Med Sales Institute
Specialty training in knees and hips is part of these programs:
TotalOrtho+Hybrid · Online + on campus · 10 weeks · $19,495 →TotalOrtho · Hybrid Immersion · 10 weeks · $14,495 →What you’d support
Screws, rods, cages and plates used in spinal fusion and other spine surgery.
Who you work with
Orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, OR staff, and hospital purchasing teams.
A typical day
Long, detailed cases where you know every instrument in the set and help the team keep the surgical procedure moving.
Where people start
Often as an associate sales rep, covering cases alongside an experienced rep while you learn the product line.
Learn it from Med Sales Institute
Specialty training in spine is part of these programs:
TotalOrtho+Hybrid · Online + on campus · 10 weeks · $19,495 →TotalOrtho · Hybrid Immersion · 10 weeks · $14,495 →What you’d support
Anchors, implants and tools for arthroscopic repairs, such as ACL and rotator cuff surgery.
Who you work with
Sports medicine surgeons, outpatient surgery centers and their staff.
A typical day
Several shorter cases at surgery centers, with time in between to build relationships with surgeons and their teams.
Where people start
Often as an associate sales rep, covering cases alongside an experienced rep while you learn the product line.
Learn it from Med Sales Institute
Sports medicine & biologics training is part of these programs:
TotalOrtho+Hybrid · Online + on campus · 10 weeks · $19,495 →TotalOrtho · Hybrid Immersion · 10 weeks · $14,495 →What you’d support
Products that help the body heal, such as bone grafts and cell- and tissue-based therapies.
Who you work with
Orthopedic and spine surgeons, sports medicine and pain physicians, and their clinics.
A typical day
Explaining the science behind each product, supporting surgical procedures, and helping practices use biologics correctly.
Where people start
Often as an associate sales rep, covering cases alongside an experienced rep while you learn the product line.
Learn it from Med Sales Institute
Biologics training is part of these programs:
TotalBio · Online · 8 weeks · $9,850 →TotalOrtho+Hybrid · Online + on campus · 10 weeks · $19,495 →What you learn
Clinical, sales and career development
1 · Clinical knowledge
Understand the clinical side
- Anatomy, pathology and biomechanics of each specialty
- Orthopaedic extremities & trauma, sports medicine & biologics
- Specialty training in knees, hips, shoulders and spine (TotalOrtho+Hybrid)
- Hands-on practicums on campus; virtual operating room observation in Hybrid Immersion
2 · Sales skills
Be ready to hit the ground running
- 3 weeks of advanced sales training (TotalOrtho+Hybrid)
- Dynamic consultative selling
- Business development
- Professional Representative Certification (PRC)
3 · Career development
Guided all the way to the offer
- Resume building for medical device roles
- Interview preparation and mock interviews with industry experts
- An industry expert mentor through the interview process
- Your profile promoted to 2,100+ hiring managers through ZeroFee Recruiting, for up to a year after graduation
The result: Med Sales Institute gives you the foundational knowledge needed to secure the interview, stand out from other candidates, and ramp up much faster once you land your first position in the industry.
How you stand out
From filtered out to first interview
Your resume
A credential that signals commitment
Hiring managers recognize the investment MSI students make, and that is often what separates an MSI graduate from other applicants.
Your materials
Resume and profile, rebuilt
Resume building for medical device roles, and a professional profile we promote to our hiring-manager network.
Your interviews
Coached by industry experts
Interview preparation and mock interviews with industry experts and instructors, on campus or virtually.
Your mentor
An industry expert in your corner
Every student is matched with an industry expert mentor who helps guide you through the interview process.
The MSI network
Walk in with connections
2,100+
hiring managers registered to connect with MSI graduates through ZeroFee Recruiting.
Leaders
Instructors with experience as leaders in the medical device sales field, plus direct networking with hiring partners on campus.
“Anytime we get notified by MSC’s recruiting platform regarding new candidates in our area, we reach out to those available graduates almost instantly and put them through our interview process.”
Founder / Principal, City Surgical
“MSC grads are more hireable than other candidates because they come into this field knowing this is where they want to be and why they want to be here.”
Regional Sales Director, Misonix
Value beyond the offer
Ready on day one
A look inside the OR before your first day. Hands-on practicums on campus and virtual operating room observation online.
“MSC graduates are more hireable than other candidates because they come to me with OR training… They are already ahead of the game.”
Regional Sales Manager, Zynex Medical
“The reps we’ve hired from MSC have shown a much higher percentage of succeeding in the industry than others who have not been through MSC.”
Principal Distributor, DePuy Synthes
“One of our true rock stars within the organization came from MSC and he has been with us for close to 3 years.”
VP of Sales, Arthrex
5,100+
graduates placed in jobs
Hiring managers want people who understand the clinical side and can sell. MSI graduates talk about anatomy, surgical procedures and products like someone already in the field, arrive connected to the people who hire, and ramp up faster once they’re in the role.
Outcomes
Results by program
How many students graduated from each program in 2026, and how long it took, on average, to place a graduate in a job.
On campus
10 weeks
TotalOrtho+Hybrid
284
graduates in 2026
102 days
average days to place a graduate*
Hybrid Immersion
10 weeks
TotalOrtho
141
graduates in 2026
117 days
average days to place a graduate*
Online
8 weeks
TotalBio
22
graduates in 2026
126 days
average days to place a graduate*
All programs
447
graduates in 2026
102–126 days
average days to place a graduate*
*From graduation to a recorded placement, usually an accepted job offer. Measured on 2025 graduates, the most recent complete year.
Where graduates featured on our site were hired: KLS Martin, Venus Concept, Rotech Healthcare, Squared Circle Medical. Hiring? Partner with us →
Straight answers
The questions you’re already asking
If you’ve searched for us, you’ve seen the criticism. Here are the answers, so you don’t have to dig for them.
Is the 82% real?
Yes, and every graduate counts, including those still searching. Here’s the picture:
*Placed graduates of currently active programs divided by all graduates of those programs, as of March 1, 2026. Average days are for 2025 graduates.
Do I even need this to get hired?
Maybe not, and we’d rather you know before you enroll. If you already have business-to-business sales experience or clinical experience that transfers, apply first. If you have neither, you’re competing with 200 to 300 applicants for each job. MSI gives you both in 8 to 10 weeks, plus an introduction to 2,100+ hiring managers.
How can I check you out before I decide?
Check us the way a hiring manager would, before you talk to anyone in admissions.
- Read the outcomes report: every graduate of currently active programs counted, with the method
- See tuition and loan terms in plain English, on this page
We’re Med Sales Institute (the name Medical Sales College operates under in CA, DE, FL, GA and TX), not any other similarly named program.
What does it cost, all in?
$9,850 to $19,495, depending on the program. TotalOrtho adds travel for its final in-person week. Every program can be financed through CollegeBridge, with full deferment while you’re in school if approved, and veteran benefits are accepted.
What if I don’t get hired right away?
Your career team stays with you. ZeroFee Recruiting markets you to 2,100+ hiring managers in the locations you choose and represents you for up to a year after graduation. In 2025, graduates took 102 to 126 days on average, depending on the program, to land a placement.
What our graduates say
“I am so grateful I made this decision for myself and will never take it for granted!”
Chase S. · Graduate · Smith + Nephew
“The training experience at MSC is top notch. The instructors truly care about your development…”
Michael L. · Graduate · Placed at KLS Martin
“You have no idea what you don’t know… Do I have any regrets? I wish I would’ve done this 3 or 4 years ago.”
Christopher B. · Graduate · Squared Circle Medical
Programs & tuition
Which program is right for getting started?
All three include career coaching, interview preparation and ZeroFee Recruiting placement services. The right one depends on where you’re starting from. Starting your career? TotalOrtho+Hybrid. Changing careers or working full time? TotalOrtho. Aiming outside orthopedics? TotalBio.
TotalOrtho+Hybrid
For career starters
- The most face-to-face mentorship, from campus directors who have worked in the industry
- 21.5–29 hours a week, instructor-led: 3 weeks live online, then 7 weeks on campus
- 85% placement rate for on-campus graduates*
- In-person career coaching, live mock interviews and direct networking with hiring partners
- ZeroFee Recruiting placement services
TotalOrtho
For career changers and working professionals
- The same core content as TotalOrtho+Hybrid, built around a working schedule
- 9 weeks online, then a final in-person immersion week
- Part-time: about 20 hours a week
- Structured career coaching and virtual mock interviews
- ZeroFee Recruiting placement services
TotalBio
For careers beyond orthopedics
- For roles outside orthopedics and the operating room, such as aesthetics, biologics and wound care
- The shorter, less expensive route
- Part-time: about 20 hours a week
- Resume building and interview simulations
- ZeroFee Recruiting placement services
*85% placement rate for on-campus graduates as of March 1, 2026.
11 campuses
Tuition & financing
Ways to pay for your program
This is a big investment, and we know it. If you’re committed to getting into the industry, we’ll work with you to get there, whether you pay in cash or finance through one of our partners. Sharing your academic history, military background or work experience may improve your loan options.
All programs · student and parent loans
CollegeBridge loan
- Lower interest rates with longer repayment schedules, designed to help monthly payments fit your budget
- Clear, honest loan terms with no hidden surprises
- Flexible repayment options
- If approved, full deferment while you’re in school
Loan links open the lender’s own website. Approval, rates and terms are set by the lender.
See what a career in medical device sales looks like
Explore the role, compare programs, or talk with a graduate.
Rather talk? Call (720) 408-5269 and ask for the career team.