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Faculty · Credentials · Verification

Every credential, publicly verifiable.

Below is every license, board certification, and educator credential held by our active faculty, with a direct lookup link to the issuing authority. If a credential is not on this page, our faculty does not claim it.

2 Co-foundersActive instructorsRe-verified annually

Co-founders.

MSI is owner-operated. Both co-founders teach inside the program — not as board members.

Portrait of Dr. Tali Arviv, MD
MD · Board-certified · Co-founder

Dr. Tali Arviv, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of South Florida. Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine. Internal Medicine residency, Orlando Regional Medical Center (2014). Founder of Arviv Medical Aesthetics — three locations across Tampa, Miami, and Ocala. Founding medical director of 360 Surgery Center, a Quad A–accredited ambulatory surgical facility. Active teaching faculty at MSI since founding.

CredentialAuthorityVerify
Doctor of MedicineRoss University School of MedicineDiploma on file
Florida Medical LicenseFL DOH Board of MedicineVerify →
Internal Medicine residency (2014)Orlando Regional Medical CenterHospital verification on request
360 Surgery Center · Medical DirectorAAAASF / Quad A accredited facilityVerify →
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Portrait of Rita Kruse
Licensed Facial Specialist · Co-founder · Lead Instructor

Rita Kruse

Thirty-plus years of combined clinical and instructional experience in Florida facial aesthetics. Personally teaches the anatomy-and-physiology fundamentals to every entering MSI cohort at the Tampa campus. Built the operational backbone of MSI alongside Dr. Arviv — admissions, curriculum design, and the clinic-floor training model that's become MSI's hallmark.

CredentialAuthorityVerify
Florida Facial Specialist LicenseFL DBPR Board of CosmetologyVerify →
Florida Cosmetology Instructor LicenseFL DBPR Board of CosmetologyVerify →
Active CE compliance (16 hrs / 2 yrs)FL Board of CosmetologyMost recent renewal on file
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License numbers redacted on public pages per Florida record-keeping best practice. The registrar at registrar@msi.institute can provide full numbers and verification letters within 48 business hours for legitimate inquiries (employer due diligence, scholarship sponsor verification, foreign-equivalency review).

Active teaching roster — credentials.

Pulled from the MSI faculty registry. Every credential is re-verified annually as part of MSI's internal compliance review.

FacultyCredentialIssuing authorityStatusVerify
Dr. Tali Arviv, MDMedical Doctor (MD)Ross University School of Medicine· Active—
Dr. Tali Arviv, MDFlorida Medical LicenseFL DOH · Board of Medicine· ActiveVerify →
Dr. Tali Arviv, MDDBPR-Approved InstructorFL DBPR · Board of Cosmetology· ActiveVerify →
Rita KruseFL Facial Specialist LicenseFL DBPR · Board of Cosmetology· ActiveVerify →
Rita KruseFL Cosmetology Instructor LicenseFL DBPR · Board of Cosmetology· ActiveVerify →
Senior Instructor — MiamiFL Facial Specialist LicenseFL DBPR· ActiveVerify →
Senior Instructor — MiamiFL LME (Laser / Medical Electrolysis)FL DOH· ActiveVerify →
Senior Instructor — TampaFL Facial Specialist LicenseFL DBPR· ActiveVerify →

If you find a credential listed on a faculty profile but missing from this master table, please email registrar@msi.institute — we treat it as a discrepancy and investigate within 24 hours.

Education · Background

What our board credentials mean.

A Florida medical license (MD) is granted by the Florida Department of Health Board of Medicine. It requires graduation from an accredited medical school, completion of an ACGME-accredited residency, passing all three steps of the USMLE, and ongoing continuing-medical-education and DEA compliance for renewal. Dr. Arviv's license is the credential that authorizes her to perform injectable, laser, and surgical aesthetic procedures and to medically oversee MSI's clinical curriculum.

A Florida Facial Specialist license is issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (FL DBPR) Board of Cosmetology. It requires completion of a state-approved 220-hour program (or recognized equivalent), and biennial 16-hour continuing-education compliance for renewal. It is the credential MSI's flagship program prepares its graduates to obtain.

A Florida Cosmetology Instructor license requires holding the underlying facial-specialist license plus a separate state-approved instructor-preparation program plus passing a separate FL DBPR instructor examination. It is one of the more demanding teaching credentials in the cosmetology field. Rita Kruse holds this credential, which authorizes MSI's curriculum delivery.

Read MSI's full licensing & accreditation breakdown →

Continuing education completed by active faculty.

A non-exhaustive list of advanced training, master classes, and accredited CME completed by current MSI faculty over the past five years.

  • Allergan Medical Institute — Advanced Injectables Master Class
  • Galderma — Sculptra & Restylane Master Trainer
  • AAAASF — ASC Quality Standards Recertification
  • ASLMS — Annual Laser & Energy Device Conference
  • AHA — Aesthetic Health CE Symposium
  • Israeli Society of Plastic Surgery — International Aesthetic Conference
  • Allē — Brand Educator Certification
  • Botox Annual Update — Allergan
  • AMA PRA Category 1 CME — Multiple modules
  • FL Board of Cosmetology — Biennial CE Compliance

Full CE transcripts available on request from registrar@msi.institute.

Need to verify something specific?

We send credential confirmation letters on MSI letterhead within 48 business hours. Common requests: employer due-diligence, scholarship sponsor verification, foreign-equivalency review, state-board reciprocity packets.

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