Policy Statement
Depending on program requirements and hospital site requirements, trainees may be expected to have life support certification upon entering training, and maintain certification throughout training.
Responsibilities
Certification Responsibilities: It is the program's responsibility to ensure that trainees are certified throughout training, if required. Requirements could come from:
- Accrediting body Program Requirements
- Specialty Boards
- Specialty Societies
- Training Sites
- Other
If life support certification is required by the training site, it is the site’s responsibility to notify the program and resident/fellow. It’s the program’s responsibility to understand if other non training site entities require certification. Fees: If life support course certification is required, the program may elect to cover the expense.
Documentation: Documentation and record-keeping of initial certification and recertification will be maintained in RMS by the trainee’s program if applicable.
Related Information
Additional information is available on the Life Support Certification webpage.