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Resuscitation Training Core

The Resuscitation Training Core (RTC) provides top-tier American Heart Association (AHA) and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) education. Grounded in the latest scientific guidelines, our comprehensive courses equip both medical professionals and lay responders with essential life-saving skills.

Goals and Services

  • Hands-on Learning: Blend classroom instruction with active, simulation-based case studies. Interprofessional
  • Interprofessional Collaboration: Train multi-disciplinary groups to optimize team dynamics and overall performance. Effective
  • Effective Communication: Equip participants to lead and communicate seamlessly within high-pressure environments.
  • Enhanced Patient Care: Deliver targeted training for rapid response teams to improve clinical outcomes.
  • Statewide Reach: Offer all levels of coursework to healthcare professionals and community members throughout Mississippi.
  • Flexible Delivery: Provide options for traditional, instructor-led classes or self-paced online formats.

Community Training Policy

Training is available for community health care providers and first responders who are not employed at UMMC.

Classes and Registration

Current courses include:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Heartsaver and First-Aid Variant (HS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS)
  • Tactical Emergency Combat Care (TECC) and TECC-LEO
  • Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

Check class availability and register online here. (External site)

Contact the Training Center

Directions

The Resuscitation Training Core is a unit of the UMMC-Simulation Program, located within the School of Medicine building at UMMC.

Enter the UMMC campus from Lakeland Drive at the traffic light at Peachtree Drive (directly across from The Meridian apartments). Take the first left onto North University Drive, then take the first right into the gated Parking Lot 21. It is a pay-to-park lot. The School of Medicine is adjacent to Lot 21, directly facing Lakeland Avenue, at the end of the traffic circle. See interactive campus map.

UMMC students and employees are required to park in their designated parking areas.

When you enter the front door of the School of Medicine, the elevators are to your right. Go to the third floor, and turn left. You will see the Resuscitation Training Core sign over the main entrance.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend class, please cancel or reschedule your registration by providing at least 24 hours of advance notice. Cancellations should be made by sending a cancellation notice to rtc@umc.edu. No-shows may be responsible for the entire cost of the course. If a problem arises on the day of the course, please notify the Resuscitation Training Core administrative office by telephone at (601) 984-5591.

Weather Policy

We reserve the right to cancel any training classes due to inclement weather where risk of injury due to travel may be involved. Dismissal will occur if a weather alert is issued during a class.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.