Required Certifications

Basic Life Support Certification Is Required By All Programs

All residency and fellowship training programs require Basic Life Support certification.

Required Certifications By Program

The table below shows specific certification requirements per program. All residency and fellowship training programs require Basic Life Support certification.

Program ACLS ATLS PALS NRP
Addiction Medicine
        
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology        
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics        
Allergy and Immunology        
Anesthesiology Required
      
Cardiovascular Disease Required      
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry        
Child Neurology (PEDS)     Required Required
Clinical Informatics        
Clinical Neurophysiology Required      
Colon Rectal Surgery        
Cytopathology        
Dental - General Practice (ECMC)        
Dental - Pediatric     Required  
Emergency Medical Services        
Emergency Medicine Required Required Required  
Endocrinology        
Epilepsy        
Family Medicine Sports Medicine Required      
Family Medicine/Family Medicine Rural Required   Required Required
Family Medicine Catholic Health System Required   Required  
Forensic Psychiatry        
Gastroenterology Required      
Geriatric Medicine        
Gynecologic Oncology Required      
Hand Surgery        
Hematology and Oncology Required      
Hospice & Palliative Care        
Infectious Disease        
Internal Medicine Required      
Internal Medicine CHS Required      
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Required   Required Required
Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Required      
Interventional Cardiology Required      
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine       Required
Nephrology Required      
Neurological Surgery Required Required    
Neurology Required      
OB GYN Required     Required
OB GYN CHS Required      
Ophthalmology        
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Required Required** Required***  
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine        
Orthopaedic Surgery Required Required    
Otolaryngology Required      
Pain Medicine        
Pathology        
Pediatric Anesthesiology Required   Required  
Pediatric Critical Care     Required  
Pediatric Emergency Medicine   Required Required Required
Pediatric Endocrinology        
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology        
Pediatric Infectious Disease        
Pediatric Nephrology        
Pediatric Surgery        
Pediatrics     Required Required
Psychiatry Required   Required*   
Pulmonary/Critical Care Required      
Radiation Oncology        
Radiology - Diagnostic Required      
Selective Pathology        
Sleep Medicine        
Surgery Required Required    
Surgical Critical Care        
Urology   Required    
Vascular Neurology        
Vascular Surgery   Required      
Vascular Surgery Integrated Required Required    

* If Pediatrics rotation in PGY1 year. Contact program.
** Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residents will not need ATLS in their PGY1 year.

*** Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residents will require PALS in their PGY3 year.