PALS Instructor is the in-person part of the AHA instructor process. Course content covers steps for becoming an AHA Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. This course includes core information about instructing AHA PALS Provider courses, followed by course-specific information.

The PALS Instructor Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning PALS Provider courses. It educates instructor candidates on how to use AHA Instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses.

Course Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing the PALS Instructor Course, students should be able to:

• Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
• Describe the usability of the Program Administration Manual (PAM)
• Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
• Describe the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
• Identify resources available to an AHA Instructor
• Describe how to use discipline-specific AHA Instructor materials: the Instructor Manual, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
• Identify discipline-specific course formats available to students for completion of the course
• Describe discipline-specific course completion requirements
• Describe discipline-specific flexibility options available to an AHA Instructor within the course
• Describe the requirements for how to maintain an AHA Instructor status
• Describe effective AHA Instructor feedback and remediation techniques
• Demonstrate the administration of skills testing with the use of the skills testing checklists