The Gordon Center’s Prehospital and Emergency Training Programs train thousands of registrants per year at the Center. In addition, these programs are used at more than 800 agencies in Florida, and over 1,500 throughout the US and world. We train learners in the following courses:
Emergency Training
Active Shooter Hostile Events
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Stroke Life Support®
Airway Management
Basic Life Support
EMS Point of Care Ultrasound
Disaster Preparedness & MCI
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Rapid Response Team Training
The Gordon Center is also home to the Army Trauma Training Detachment, which prepares U.S. Army Forward Surgical Trauma Teams prior to their front-line deployment.
ASLS® Blended
An innovative, 2-part web and skills curriculum developed by the Gordon Center with the American Heart Association, now being rolled out to healthcare, educational, and emergency response training centers across the United States.
In-Person Courses
Each curriculum at our center is developed by esteemed clinicians and educators, ensuring it reflects the latest scientific insights. Every program undergoes a meticulous review process, with content experts and professional evaluators ensuring that they meet the highest standards. Instructors who are trained in our signature programs – Advanced Stroke Life Support®, Acute Coronary Syndromes with 12-Lead ECG Interpretation, Airway Management – Principles and Practice, and Emergency Response to Terrorism – deliver these curricula at colleges and training programs for both prehospital and hospital providers across Florida, throughout the United States, and internationally.
Prehospital Emergency Training – FAQ
ABOUT COURSES & DATES OFFERED
class offerings are grouped by discipline or category at emergencytraining.gordoncenter.miami.edu. Click the radio button for a specific course to view course description, upcoming dates listed in the Select a Class dropdown menu, course fee, and continuing education credits, if applicable. Upon clicking the Register button, users will be taken to the login page, where there is a link at the bottom for those needing to create a user account. A printed version of the course schedule for the 6-month term is downloadable from the same URL.
Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support taught at the Gordon Center are approved American Heart Association courses. The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the Association.
TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS
All live classes take place at the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, 1120 N.W. 14 St., first floor, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., unless indicated otherwise. Arrangements may be made for classes to be presented at other locations upon request.
CLASS LOCATION
All live classes take place at the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, 1120 N.W. 14 St., first floor, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., unless indicated otherwise. Arrangements may be made for classes to be presented at other locations upon request.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Continuing education credit is awarded for many of our course offerings, typically noted in the posted course description. Our Florida Board of Nursing and EMS Provider Number is FBN 50-329. Our provider number for CAPCE (Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education) is UMIA0005. For assistance with past or current continuing education credit or transcripts, please contact the Gordon Center Continuing Medical Education (305) 243-6491.
COURSE FEES
The posted fees include course materials, unless otherwise noted. With the exception of the web courses for Florida responders, prepayment of tuition or prior arrangement for departmental billing is required. MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover Card are accepted, as are checks; no cash. AHA course materials may be picked up in advance; shipping charges are additional.
REFUNDS
Refunds or credit for future classes will only be issued with notification of withdrawal at least two days prior to the date of class. Requests for refund must be in writing, include the reason for withdrawal and be received no later than 30 days following withdrawal. Tuition will be refunded minus 15% for administrative costs plus the cost of any course materials provided. Should a class be cancelled or rescheduled, the course fee is refundable in full upon request.
CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY
Classes are subject to cancellation or rescheduling if minimum registration is not achieved.
In the event of an official declaration of emergency status or designation of Hurricane Watch in Miami-Dade County as of 6:00 a.m., any class scheduled on that day will be considered cancelled without further notice. For classes that are cancelled, tuition will be refunded in full or credited for future classes.
SELECTED EMERGENCY RESEARCH
High-Fidelity Hybrid Simulator for Interprofessional Trauma Team Training.
Seery JM, Brotons AA, MacGregor JH, Rivera HF, White WG, Motola I, Schulman CI. Presented at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. January 11, 2015, New Orleans, LA.
Just-in-Time Learning is Effective in Helping First Responders Manage Weapons of Mass Destruction Events
Motola I, Burns WA, Brotons AA, Rodriguez RD, Withum KF, Hernandez S, Rivera HF, Issenberg SB, Schulman CI.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]
