Safety Training Seminars
Medical students at UCSF School of Medicine can now save $25 on American Heart Association CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and First Aid courses through Safety Training Seminars. Our San Francisco training center on Parnassus Ave is steps from the UCSF campus — making course completion as convenient as possible for busy medical students. Use discount code Student25 at booking to claim your discount.
UCSF School of Medicine produces some of the most accomplished physicians, researchers, and clinical leaders in the world — and that standard of excellence begins from the very first year of training. For medical students navigating pre-clinical coursework, clinical rotations, residency preparation, and subspecialty tracks, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and CPR course completion are not optional additions to your academic checklist. They are fundamental requirements woven into the fabric of clinical readiness at one of the nation’s premier academic medical institutions.
BLS course completion is a standard expectation for UCSF medical students before they begin supervised patient care rotations in hospital and clinical settings. Your clerkship coordinator, clinical supervisor, or affiliated hospital will ask for a current AHA Course Completion eCard as verification that you are trained to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency before you set foot in a patient care environment. ACLS is increasingly expected for students approaching sub-internship rotations, residency applications, or placements in acute care and emergency medicine settings. PALS is essential for students with an interest in pediatrics, neonatal medicine, or any clinical role involving the care of children.
Beyond formal program mandates, completing rigorous life support training reflects the standard that UCSF medical students hold themselves to — and Safety Training Seminars is proud to offer AHA-aligned training options directly adjacent to the Parnassus campus to support that commitment.
Three simple steps — no codes, no hassle.
Visit our website or call us to select your AHA course (BLS, ACLS, or PALS) and pick a date that fits your schedule.
Let us know you’re a student or faculty member and type student25 when you register. We’ll apply the $25 discount automatically.
Attend your class, pass your skills evaluation, and walk out with your official AHA provider card — same day, every time.
Medical school is one of the most demanding and expensive educational journeys a person can undertake. Safety Training Seminars recognizes that UCSF School of Medicine students are already managing significant financial and academic pressures — which is why we are pleased to offer an exclusive $25 student discount on eligible American Heart Association courses for currently enrolled UCSF medical students.
The discount applies to BLS, ACLS, PALS, Heartsaver CPR, and First Aid courses — whether you are completing training for the first time ahead of a clerkship rotation, renewing before a residency application deadline, or adding ACLS or PALS to your credentials before a competitive subspecialty placement. The savings are straightforward and the process is simple.
When booking your course with Safety Training Seminars, let our team know you are a UCSF School of Medicine student and enter discount code Student25 to have $25 applied to your eligible AHA course. If you are unsure which course your rotation site or program coordinator requires, our staff can help you identify the right option so you book confidently the first time. This discount is our way of actively supporting the next generation of physicians training at one of America’s most respected medical institutions.
UCSF School of Medicine stands among the most prestigious and research-intensive medical schools in the United States, consistently ranked at the top of national and global medical education rankings. Located across several campuses in San Francisco — with the Parnassus Heights campus serving as the academic and clinical heart of the institution — UCSF trains physicians, physician-scientists, and healthcare leaders across every major medical discipline.
Medical students at UCSF progress through a rigorous curriculum that integrates biomedical sciences, clinical skills training, and early patient contact from the first year. As students advance into clerkships and sub-internship rotations at UCSF Medical Center, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco VA Medical Center, and affiliated clinical sites across the Bay Area, they are expected to arrive prepared — and that preparation includes current, valid life support course completion.
Students in healthcare-related programs and clinical tracks at UCSF will encounter BLS requirements as a baseline, with ACLS and PALS training becoming relevant as students pursue competitive residency programs in emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, critical care, and anesthesia. Career-focused students preparing for clinical or workplace requirements throughout the San Francisco healthcare ecosystem deserve a training partner that is convenient, trusted, and steps from where they already study and work every day.
Clerkship coordinators, course directors, student interest groups, and residency preparation programs at UCSF School of Medicine are encouraged to contact Safety Training Seminars about coordinating group training for medical student cohorts. When a class of students entering their clinical year, a group preparing for residency applications, or a student interest group focused on emergency medicine or critical care all need BLS, ACLS, or PALS training at the same time, a coordinated group session is dramatically more efficient than managing individual bookings across dozens of students.
Safety Training Seminars can work with your team to discuss scheduling options, potential on-site or nearby training arrangements, group discount availability, and how to streamline the documentation process so every student’s AHA Course Completion eCard is in order before a critical program deadline.
Whether you are a clerkship office managing clinical readiness requirements for an entire cohort, a student organization hosting a skills training event, or a residency advisor ensuring your advisees are ACLS-ready before interview season, Safety Training Seminars is ready to partner with you. Reach out today to explore what group training options are available for UCSF School of Medicine students.
Accessing your student discount as a UCSF School of Medicine student takes less than a minute. When you are ready to book your American Heart Association course with Safety Training Seminars, identify yourself as a currently enrolled UCSF School of Medicine student and enter discount code Student25 at the time of booking. Your $25 savings will be applied to your eligible course — no lengthy verification, no complicated approval process.
Our team is also available to assist students who are navigating course selection. The right course depends on your year of training, your rotation requirements, and the specific clinical sites or residency programs you are targeting. BLS is the near-universal standard for clinical rotations, while ACLS and PALS eligibility and requirements vary by specialty and site. Contact Safety Training Seminars, mention UCSF School of Medicine, enter Student25, and our staff will help ensure you are booking exactly what your program requires.
For UCSF School of Medicine students, convenience does not get much better than this. Safety Training Seminars operates a training center on Parnassus Avenue in San Francisco — the same street as UCSF’s iconic Parnassus Heights campus — putting AHA-aligned life support training within immediate reach of UCSF medical students, residents, and faculty without requiring a commute across the city.
Office Address: 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117
This location places our CPR Verification Station™ learning center directly in the medical academic neighborhood that UCSF students call home. Whether you have a gap between lectures, a free afternoon before a night rotation, or need to knock out your BLS renewal before a clerkship start date, the proximity of our Parnassus Ave office means completing your training requires nothing more than a short walk.
Students visit this location to complete the hands-on skills portion of their AHA course following the online self-paced learning component. In addition to individual walk-in availability, Safety Training Seminars can also discuss whether group training arrangements can be organized for UCSF cohorts, departments, or student organizations that need to train multiple students simultaneously. Contact our team to explore scheduling and group options tailored to UCSF’s academic calendar and clinical readiness timelines.
The BLS for Healthcare Providers course is the foundational life support requirement for medical students entering clinical training — and at UCSF, where clinical placements span some of San Francisco’s highest-acuity hospital environments, that foundation needs to be solid. Safety Training Seminars’ BLS course covers high-quality adult, child, and infant CPR, AED operation, effective bag-mask ventilation, and coordinated team-based resuscitation responses aligned with current American Heart Association guidelines. UCSF School of Medicine students who successfully complete the course receive an AHA Course Completion eCard — the universally recognized documentation accepted by UCSF Medical Center, affiliated hospitals, and residency programs throughout California and nationally.
For UCSF medical students approaching their clinical years, sub-internships, or residency applications in high-acuity specialties, ACLS — Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support — provides the structured emergency response framework that acute care, emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, and critical care environments expect. The course covers systematic adult cardiac arrest management, dysrhythmia recognition and treatment, post-cardiac arrest care, and high-performance team dynamics during resuscitation — the precise skill set that attending physicians and residency directors look for in clinically prepared graduates.
PALS — Pediatric Advanced Life Support — is the parallel standard for UCSF students pursuing pediatrics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric critical care, or any clinical environment where infants and children are part of the patient population. The PALS course trains students to systematically recognize and manage respiratory failure, circulatory compromise, and cardiac arrest across pediatric age groups, applying structured team-based protocols that mirror real clinical response workflows at institutions like UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
Emergency preparedness for UCSF School of Medicine students extends beyond inpatient rotations. Heartsaver CPR and First Aid training covers the practical, real-world skills that matter in ambulatory care settings, community health environments, student health events, research settings, and daily campus life — including adult and pediatric CPR, AED practice, choking response, wound care, and first aid management for sudden illness and traumatic injury. For students with teaching, community health, fitness, or public health responsibilities alongside their medical training, this foundational training reinforces the culture of safety and readiness that defines UCSF’s approach to healthcare education. Completing CPR and First Aid training also signals to future residency programs and employers that your commitment to patient safety started before day one of residency.
UCSF medical students do not have predictable 9-to-5 schedules — and their training options should reflect that reality. Safety Training Seminars’ Self-Guided Learning™ course format allows UCSF School of Medicine students to complete the full knowledge and didactic portion of their BLS, ACLS, PALS, or CPR course entirely online, at whatever hour and pace their schedule allows. There are no mandatory session times and no scheduling conflicts with lecture blocks or overnight rotations. Once the online portion is complete, students visit the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at our Parnassus Ave office — steps from campus — to complete the hands-on skills session at a time that works for them. It is the most schedule-friendly path to AHA course completion available to students in one of the most demanding academic environments in the country.
Medical students who prefer a single, cohesive course experience from beginning to end will find the HeartCode® Complete course to be an ideal pathway. HeartCode® Complete integrates self-paced online didactic learning with a structured, standardized skills evaluation — providing a complete, end-to-end course experience aligned with current American Heart Association guidelines for healthcare providers. Both components must be completed successfully before course documentation is issued. Upon meeting all requirements, UCSF School of Medicine students receive their AHA Course Completion eCard, the recognized standard credential for life support training accepted by UCSF Medical Center, affiliated clinical sites, and residency programs throughout the country.
The path from booking to receiving your AHA documentation is simple and structured:
Step 1: Begin and complete the online, self-paced didactic component of your chosen course — BLS, ACLS, PALS, Heartsaver CPR, or First Aid — using the Self-Guided Learning™ platform, on your own timeline and from any internet-connected device.
Step 2: Visit the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at our Parnassus Ave office — 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117 — to complete your hands-on skills session. If you are participating in a group training arrangement organized through your program or department, complete your skills evaluation at the scheduled location and time.
Step 3: After successfully completing both the online and skills components of your course, receive your AHA Course Completion eCard — your official life support training documentation, ready for submission to your clerkship office, rotation site, residency program, or employer.
Location is the single most compelling reason UCSF School of Medicine students choose Safety Training Seminars — and it is hard to overstate just how rare it is to have an AHA-aligned training option on the same street as your medical school campus. Our Parnassus Ave office puts BLS, ACLS, PALS, and CPR course completion within walking distance of UCSF’s primary academic and clinical hub, eliminating the friction that usually accompanies training logistics for busy medical students.
But proximity alone does not build trust. UCSF medical students also choose Safety Training Seminars because our American Heart Association–aligned training meets the exact documentation standards required by UCSF Medical Center, affiliated San Francisco hospitals, and residency programs nationwide. The AHA Course Completion eCard is the recognized benchmark — and it is what students receive after successfully completing their course through Safety Training Seminars.
The Self-Guided Learning™ format gives medical students control over when and how they complete the didactic portion of training, which matters enormously in a curriculum built around unpredictable clerkship schedules, overnight calls, and exam blocks. For program coordinators and clerkship offices managing compliance across large student cohorts, our group training options offer a streamlined, coordinated alternative to tracking individual bookings.
And the exclusive $25 Student25 discount reflects our genuine investment in supporting the physicians of tomorrow who are training today at one of the world’s leading medical schools — right here on Parnassus Ave in San Francisco.
UCSF School of Medicine students preparing for clerkships, sub-internships, residency applications, or any clinical placement that requires BLS, ACLS, PALS, or CPR course completion should book their training with Safety Training Seminars today. Our Parnassus Ave office is the closest professional AHA training option to the UCSF campus — and your $25 student discount is ready to apply the moment you book. Mention UCSF School of Medicine, enter discount code Student25, and secure your AHA Course Completion eCard without delay. Contact Safety Training Seminars now and check this off your clinical readiness list.
Everything students need to know about claiming their $25 AHA certification discount.
Yes. Currently enrolled students at UCSF School of Medicine qualify for an exclusive $25 discount on eligible American Heart Association courses through Safety Training Seminars. To redeem the offer, identify yourself as a UCSF School of Medicine student and enter discount code Student25 when booking. The discount applies to BLS, ACLS, PALS, Heartsaver CPR AED, and First Aid courses and is available to students at any stage of their medical program.
Safety Training Seminars operates a training center at 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117 — on Parnassus Avenue, the same street as UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus. This makes our office one of the most conveniently located AHA course completion options available to UCSF medical students, with no cross-town commute or significant travel required to complete training.
Group training arrangements for UCSF School of Medicine students, departments, or cohorts may be possible depending on scheduling and group size. Safety Training Seminars welcomes inquiries from clerkship coordinators, program directors, faculty advisors, and student organizations interested in coordinating BLS, ACLS, PALS, or CPR training for multiple students at once. Contact our team directly to discuss available scheduling options, group pricing, and possible training arrangements for your cohort.
BLS for Healthcare Providers is the baseline requirement for the vast majority of UCSF clinical rotations and is universally accepted by UCSF Medical Center, affiliated hospitals, and residency programs. ACLS is strongly recommended — and often required — for students entering sub-internships or applying to competitive residency programs in emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, critical care, and related fields. PALS is the standard for students pursuing pediatrics, neonatal medicine, or pediatric critical care. Our team can help you identify the right course based on your rotation requirements and specialty goals.
Upon successfully completing both the online self-paced learning component and the hands-on skills session of an eligible American Heart Association course, UCSF School of Medicine students receive an AHA Course Completion eCard. This digital credential is issued by the American Heart Association and is the standard documentation accepted by UCSF Medical Center, affiliated Bay Area clinical sites, and residency programs across the country as proof of current life support training.
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