AHA Instructor Pathway
PALS Instructor Course
Build your pediatric resuscitation teaching impact. Complete Instructor Essentials, attend the in-person instructor session, then complete monitored teaching.
Designed for instructor candidates ready to teach PALS confidently (assessment, rhythms, algorithms, and team leadership).
- Price: $475
- Format: Blended (online + in-person)
- Includes: Monitoring/assisting a provider course (often same day)
Requirements
- Current AHA PALS Provider status
- Complete PALS Instructor Essentials (certificate required)
- Strong skills proficiency (peds assessment, airway, rhythms, team dynamics)
- Monitoring/assisting a provider course as part of the pathway
What to bring
- Instructor Essentials certificate
- Provider card verification
- Notebook/laptop
Steps to completion
Complete Instructor Essentials
Finish the online module and save your certificate.
Attend the in-person session
Facilitation, testing, and course flow.
Complete monitored teaching
Assist with a PALS Provider Course (often same day when available).
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.