Center for Emergency Response Training
Continuing Education
Continuing Education Classes
The Continuing Education-CME Office provides non-credit training and continuing education courses for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as EMT's and paramedics, as well as nurses, physicians, and other allied healthcare professionals in the community.
Continuing Education-CME is housed in the Department of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education on the University's Brookley Campus. The Office has been designated as an authorized community training center (CTC) of the American Heart Association. As such, over 500 students each year complete emergency cardiac care provider and refresher training in areas such as ACLS, PALS, and BLS (CPR). The Office also provides other non-credit training courses of interest to the emergency response community. Below are the Center's main course offerings. Please click here for a schedule of classes.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider
Designed for healthcare professionals whose daily occupation demands proficiency in the knowledge and skills of adult resuscitation. A current BLS card is recommended. Course is taught in two (2) consecutive eight (8) hour days.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider
Designed for healthcare professionals whose daily occupation demands proficiency in the knowledge and skills of pediatric resuscitation. A current BLS card is recommended. Course is taught in two (2) consecutive eight (8) hour days.
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Healthcare Provider CPR
Designed for healthcare professionals and laypersons who may need to provide either basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) management in either children or adults, and who need the training to be able to provide two-rescuer CPR. The course can be taught in one (1) eight (8) hour day.
Instructor Courses
Designed for participants from a Provider course who attain Instructor Potential (IP) status. Course is a one day, eight (8) hour course which qualifies the participant to educate students at the Provider levels. These courses are by invitation only.
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Heartsaver
Designed for laypersons who have a need to know cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) management techniques for adults. This course is useful for elementary through high school students, neighborhood groups with primarily adults and spouses caring for adults at high risk for heart attacks or strokes.
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Provider
Designed to provide practicing EMT Basics, paramedics and nurses with a specific body of knowledge related to the pre-hospital assessment and care of trauma patients. Course is taught in two (2) consecutive eight (8) hour days.
Emergency Medical First Responder
A skills approach in helping the student to intervene in any medical of traumatic emergency situation before emergency personnel arrive on the scene. Emphasis is placed on care of the airway, CPR, control of bleeding, splinting and bandaging, and overall management. Course is typically taught in five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days.
EMT and Paramedic Refreshers Courses
Designed to assist those licensed EMT's and paramedics who are in need of a DOT National Standard EMT Refresher class for recertification purposes. Call department for availability and costs.
Registration
Space is limited, so register early. Applications must be received no later than a week before the class is scheduled to begin. Please return application along with a check or money order to the following address:
University of South Alabama
Department of EMS Education
Attention: CME Program Administrator
2002 Old Bay Front Drive
Mobile, AL 36615-1427
You can download the department’s CME brochure and application here:
CME Brochure and Application CEU or CME Credits
Courses approved through the State of Alabama Department of Public Health and the Office of EMS and Trauma. The University of South Alabama, College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The USA College of Medicine designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 16 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the education activity.
Cancellation
Classes are subject to cancellations if a minimum number of applications are not received by our office on or before the class date. All efforts will be made by our office to notify you in advance if this should occur. If you are unable to attend the class you initially registered for, we will transfer you to another class. To transfer, please notify us at least one week prior to the class you originally registered for. Our office will transfer your registration only one time, and we will be unable to issue refunds after the transfer. Registration fee will be forfeited if cancellation or transfer request is not received prior to the scheduled course.
Meals
Participants must arrange for their own meals. USA’s Brookley’s dining facility is available for lunch.
Location
Most of the CME courses shown above are offered at the University of South Alabama’s Brookley Campus, in the department’s EMS education building at 250 Old Bay Front Drive. For a map and directions, please click the following link:
EMS Map (PDF, 319 KB).
Contact Information
University of South Alabama
Department of EMS Education
Attn: Ms. Kristen McKenna, CME Coordinator
2002 Old Bay Front Drive
Mobile, AL 36615
(251) 431-6418
CME Program Coordinator and Advisor
kmckenna@usouthal.edu
