Tufts Medical Center offers the following American Heart Association (AHA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) certification and recertification courses:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Please Note Program Changes Based on 2020 AHA Guidelines.
All 2026 classes will teach to the new 2025 AHA Guidelines released 10/22/2025.*
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BLS Heartcode
-New and Expired Certification ONLY
-1.5hr online; 2hrs in class; No BLS Exam
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BLS Renewal
-Recertification ONLY (Must have a current,
non-expired BLS Certification)
-No online portion; 2hrs in class; BLS Exam
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BLS Training *2025 Guidelines
-New Certification and Recertification
-No online portion; 3hrs in class; BLS Exam
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| ACLS Training
-New Certification & Recertification
-4hrs online; 6hrs in class; ACLS Exam
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PALS Training
-New Certification & Recertification
-3.5hrs online; 6hrs in class; PALS Exam
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| ACLS Training*2025 Guidelines
-New Certification & Recertification
-2hrs online; 8hrs in class; ACLS Exam
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PALS Training*2025 Guidelines
-New Certification & Recertification
-1hr online; 8hrs in class; PALS Exam
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BLS with ACLS or PALS: Most ACLS and PALS courses offer BLS for an additional hour. Please look for this information in the note section when registering. A current, non expired BLS card or completion of the BLS online portion is required to take BLS with ACLS or PALS.
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| NRP: New Certification and Recertification; 4hrs online; 3hrs in class. |
To cancel, reschedule, or be added to a waiting list, please email us with a date and time.
Eligibility: Classes are offered to Tufts Medicine Employees ONLY. Employees not required to have a certification to perform their job may be placed on a waiting list pending confirmation up until the day of the class.
Cost: Cost is covered for Tufts Medicine Employees for courses offered on-site.
Attendance: A 24 hour notice is needed if unable to attend a class. NO SHOWs will be placed on a waiting list when rescheduling on-site. NO SHOWs will not be reimbursed for the same certification taken off-site. To cancel, reschedule, or be added to a waiting list, please email us with a date and time.
Upcoming Classes: We will be adding more classes throughout the year. Please check back here. Private classes, three to six employees and a three-week notice, may be scheduled if requested. Please email us for more information.
External Course: Our pre-approval is needed for courses offered off-site including ACLS Academy, CPR World, Red Cross, or others. We do NOT accept 100% online certifications. If taken off-site, the course must offer a hands-on skills training on an instrumented directive feedback device or manikin. Offering 100% online certifications (which we do NOT accept) are: ACLS Certification Institute, ACLS Medical Training, Advanced Certification Institute, American Academy of CPR and First Aid, American Health Care Academy, American Health Training, CME University, CPR Select, eMedCert, Enjoy CPR Safey Institute, International CPR Institute, National CPR Foundation, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, ProCPR, ProMed, Telehealth Training and Education, LLC, ...
Reimbursement: We process reimbursement requests for external ACLS and PALS courses for Tufts Medical Center Nurses only. The request form must be submitted prior to the course date. Please do not offer payment until you've received a pre-approval confirmation email from the Center of Excellence: coe@tuftsmedicine.org.
Locate, claim, or upload your AHA eCard here.
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