Basic Life Support (BLS)

Review the chart on the Required Certifications page to determine if BLS is required for your program. You must arrive at orientation with proof of valid BLS certification. Failure to do so may delay your training program start date.

BLS Resources

The BLS course must be American Heart Association compliant. Below is one resource provided by a UB-affiliated hospital. You may access additional resources as long as they are AHA-compliant and completed in person. Online-only courses are not accepted.

Erie County Medical Center

Register online

For BLS Only:

  1. Click on “Nursing Education” on the left-hand menu
  2. Click on the desired course
  3. Initial Basic Life Support is a 4-hour course
  4. In the Participant Drop Down, select “Non-ECMC Employee”

Cost for BLS Course only: $35 (no book fee). Cash or checks made out to Buffalo CPR and mailed to ECMC, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215.

BLS Reimbursement Information

Reimbursement for BLS is not available.

However, if you take a combined BLS/ACLS course, you may submit reimbursement.

Questions?

Amanda Bevacqua.

Amanda Bevacqua

Operations Director

Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Room 7230, Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-6132; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: abevacqu@buffalo.edu