CPR Instructor Elective EMD 816K
(for first and second year students)
Course Requirements:
Becoming a CPR Instructor
You will need to become certified as a CPR instructor. You may do this via the American Heart Association pathway or the Red Cross.
Learn to teach Continuous Chest Compression-CPR
Teach CPR (2 course credits)
Each half-day CPR course = 1 credit
Each CCC-CPR course = 1 credit
You will be responsible for documenting your teaching credits by using the CPR Online Instruction Log.
Attend or View Didactic Sessions
Faculty from the Arizona CPR Research Group, the Sarver Heart Center, the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Pediatric Intensive Care, American Heart Association, and American Red Cross will present MONTHLY didactic sessions at NOON in Room 3117 (typically the third WEDNESDAY) of each month. Attendance will be taken. Handouts on the session will be distributed to all registered students. The Didactic Sessions Calendar will be posted on the CPR Elective bulletin board and web site. Bring your lunch!
Complete Critical Appraisal exercise (1)
Final exam (on line): 70% to pass.
Grade will be P/F
(See EMD 816L for third and fourth year course requirements)
Registration
Contact Student Affairs Office to sign up for this elective.
