Medical school is among the most expensive educational paths a student can take. UCSF School of Medicine students are managing tuition, living costs in one of the country’s priciest cities, and a schedule that leaves little room for anything outside the program. Saving $25 on a required training course isn’t trivial — it’s a practical reduction in a list of costs that never seems to shrink.
Safety Training Seminars’ Student25 discount gives UCSF School of Medicine students $25 off CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and First Aid courses. Use or mention Student25 when booking and the discount is applied directly to your registration fee — no separate verification, no documentation upload, no delay.
The discount applies across the full range of courses medical students commonly need: BLS Certification courses for UCSF School of Medicine students completing pre-clinical requirements, ACLS for advanced clinical rotation preparation, PALS for pediatric and emergency medicine readiness, and First Aid for any supplemental workplace or community need. Whether you’re completing training for the first time or renewing before a rotation deadline, the $25 savings are available every time.
Use or mention Student25 when booking at our Parnassus-area training center and take the discount today.
About UCSF School of Medicine and Student Training Needs
The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States and the world, known for its research intensity, clinical training depth, and its position within a major academic medical center system. Students who earn admission to UCSF School of Medicine enter a program where clinical exposure begins early and the expectations attached to that exposure are high from the start.
For UCSF medical students, CPR and life support training requirements emerge quickly in the curriculum. BLS is typically a prerequisite before students can enter clinical learning environments, and completing it early — before program schedules make finding time even harder — is a step most students are advised to prioritize. As students move into third- and fourth-year clinical rotations across UCSF’s affiliated hospitals and ambulatory care sites, ACLS and PALS training become increasingly relevant depending on the specialty tracks and rotation sites involved.
Beyond the medical school itself, UCSF’s broader health sciences community — including students in pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and the graduate division — similarly encounter CPR and life support training requirements tied to clinical participation. Students preparing for clinical or workplace requirements across UCSF’s health sciences programs will find Safety Training Seminars’ Parnassus-area training center a genuinely proximate and practical option.
A Local Training Option for Parnassus-Area Students
UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus is one of the most recognizable medical campuses in San Francisco — perched above the Inner Sunset and Cole Valley neighborhoods, accessible via the N-Judah Muni line, and surrounded by one of the city’s most densely student- and healthcare-worker-populated neighborhoods. For students who live in the Inner Sunset, Cole Valley, the Richmond, or anywhere along the western half of San Francisco, the Parnassus area is already home territory.
Safety Training Seminars’ San Francisco – Parnassus training center at 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117 sits directly in that corridor — as close to the UCSF Parnassus campus as a training center can realistically be without being inside it. For medical students who measure their free time in thirty-minute increments, a training center at this address eliminates one of the most common barriers to completing a required course: the logistics of getting there.
Whether you’re walking from the campus medical center, riding the N-Judah from the Inner Sunset, or driving in from another part of the city, the Parnassus Ave location is a realistic, low-friction option for UCSF students who need to complete BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPR, or First Aid training without losing half a day to transit.
Two Convenient Ways Students Can Complete Training
Visit the Nearby San Francisco – Parnassus Training Center
For UCSF School of Medicine students, the most practical option is visiting the Safety Training Seminars training center at 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117 — located on the same street as the UCSF Parnassus campus itself. This facility serves as a CPR Verification Station™ learning center where students complete the required in-person hands-on skills session for CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, or First Aid courses.
Students using Self-Guided Learning™ or HeartCode® Complete formats complete the online course portion on their own schedule — between study blocks, during a clinical break, or from wherever they have internet access — and then visit the Parnassus Ave training center for the skills check. Sessions are scheduled with student availability in mind.
Safety Training Seminars does not have an office inside UCSF, but at this address, “nearby” is an understatement. Book your course, mention Student25 for your $25 discount, and complete your skills session without rearranging your week.
Ask About Group Training for UCSF School of Medicine
For clerkship coordinators, student affairs administrators, student organizations, or program leadership at UCSF School of Medicine, Safety Training Seminars is open to discussing group training arrangements for cohorts of students who need the same training around the same time.
UCSF medical students often move through curriculum milestones in cohorts — pre-clinical students transitioning to clinical training together, students beginning specific rotation blocks simultaneously, or student interest groups coordinating training for a shared purpose. When BLS, ACLS, or PALS training requirements surface for a group at once, individual scheduling becomes an unnecessary coordination burden. A group arrangement can align training completion with program timelines and simplify the documentation process for student affairs and clinical education staff.
Clerkship coordinators, student group leaders, and program administrators at UCSF School of Medicine are encouraged to reach out to Safety Training Seminars to discuss group CPR training options — including scheduling, student discount availability for group participants, and how arrangements can be structured around your program’s academic calendar.
Courses Available for UCSF School of Medicine Students
BLS CPR Training for Healthcare-Focused Students
The BLS (Basic Life Support) course covers high-quality CPR technique, AED operation, rescue breathing, and team-based emergency response for adult, child, and infant patients. For UCSF School of Medicine students, BLS is the mandatory starting point — required before clinical participation and expected by every hospital and clinical site within UCSF’s affiliated system. A BLS Certification course for UCSF School of Medicine students through Safety Training Seminars delivers the AHA-aligned course completion documentation that UCSF clinical coordinators and hospital partners recognize.
ACLS Training for Advanced Adult Emergency Response
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) is designed for students entering clinical environments where complex adult cardiac emergencies are a reality of the patient population — internal medicine floors, cardiac care units, emergency departments, surgical settings, and intensive care environments. The course covers cardiac rhythm recognition, advanced airway management, resuscitation pharmacology, and the team communication protocols that define effective emergency response in high-acuity hospital settings.
For UCSF medical students beginning clinical rotations through hospital wards and specialty services, ACLS training provides both the knowledge framework and the procedural familiarity needed to participate competently when a code is called. ACLS Certification courses for students near San Francisco are available at Safety Training Seminars’ Parnassus-area training center — the same street as the clinical campus.
PALS Training for Pediatric Emergency Preparedness
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) prepares students and healthcare professionals to recognize and manage emergencies involving infants and children — including respiratory failure, circulatory shock, and pediatric cardiac arrest. The course emphasizes the team-based response protocols specific to pediatric patients and builds skills directly applicable to UCSF’s pediatric clinical environments, including UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
For UCSF School of Medicine students pursuing pediatrics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, emergency medicine, family medicine, or any specialty with pediatric patient populations, PALS Certification training for healthcare students is a meaningful preparation step before those rotations begin. Safety Training Seminars offers PALS training at our Parnassus Ave training center, and the Student25 discount applies.
CPR and First Aid Courses for Campus, Career, and Community Safety
First Aid classes for UCSF School of Medicine students cover essential emergency response skills — CPR, AED use, choking response, wound care, burns, and basic injury management — in a format accessible to students at any point in their training. For UCSF students involved in community health programs, student-run clinics, global health initiatives, or non-clinical campus roles, CPR and First Aid training provides the foundational emergency readiness those environments require. These courses are also a practical option for students in UCSF’s broader health sciences community who need CPR or First Aid for fieldwork, community placements, or personal preparedness.
Flexible Learning Options for Busy Students
Self-Guided Learning™ Courses
UCSF medical students do not have surplus time. Between didactic coursework, clinical shifts, research obligations, and boards preparation, the idea of blocking out a full in-person training day is often impractical. Self-Guided Learning™ courses address that directly — the online course content is completed at your own pace, from wherever you have an internet connection, on whatever schedule actually works for you.
Once the online portion is finished, you schedule your in-person skills check at the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at our Parnassus Ave training center — close enough to campus that the trip itself is not a time burden. You arrive prepared, complete the hands-on competency session efficiently, and leave with your course completion documented. For UCSF School of Medicine students managing one of the most demanding academic schedules in existence, Self-Guided Learning™ is a student-friendly training option that genuinely fits.
HeartCode® Complete Course Option
The HeartCode® Complete course is an American Heart Association program that pairs fully self-paced online learning with a mandatory hands-on skills session. There are no fixed login times and no live online components to schedule around — students complete the digital course on their own timeline and visit the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at Safety Training Seminars’ San Francisco – Parnassus training center for the in-person skills check.
After successfully completing both components, students receive an AHA Course Completion eCard — the standard documentation issued upon successful course completion through AHA-aligned programs. HeartCode® Complete is available for eligible courses, and Safety Training Seminars can confirm which specific courses qualify when you reach out to book.
Simple Course Completion Process
Three steps from registration to your AHA Course Completion eCard:
Step 1: Choose your course — BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPR, or First Aid — and use or mention Student25 when booking to apply your $25 student discount.
Step 2: Complete the online self-paced portion of your course when required (applies to Self-Guided Learning™ and HeartCode® Complete options).
Step 3: Complete your skills session at the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at our San Francisco – Parnassus training center on Parnassus Ave. After successfully completing the course, receive your AHA Course Completion eCard.
Why UCSF School of Medicine Students Choose Safety Training Seminars
The reasons UCSF medical students choose Safety Training Seminars come down to three things that matter most when your schedule is as demanding as theirs: location, flexibility, and cost.
Location is as straightforward as it gets. Our training center at 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A is on the same street as the UCSF Parnassus clinical campus. No cross-city commute, no unfamiliar neighborhood, no complex transit transfer — the training center is already part of the student’s daily geography.
Flexibility follows from the Self-Guided Learning™ and HeartCode® Complete course options, which allow UCSF medical students to handle the online learning component on their own timeline and come in only for the hands-on skills session. For students whose schedules are built week by week around rotation assignments and study blocks, this format removes the all-or-nothing scheduling challenge of traditional in-person-only training.
Cost matters too. The Student25 discount brings $25 off every BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPR, or First Aid course — a genuine reduction at a school and a city where every expense adds up. And for student cohorts, clerkship groups, or program coordinators managing multiple students’ training requirements at once, group arrangements may be available to streamline the process further.
UCSF School of Medicine students are training to be some of the most capable physicians in the world. Safety Training Seminars is here to make sure the life support training piece of that journey is the easiest part of your week.
Book Your $25 Student Discount CPR Course Today
UCSF School of Medicine students: your $25 discount is available right now. Whether you need a BLS Certification course before your first clinical rotation, ACLS training before stepping onto a hospital ward, PALS preparation for a pediatric or emergency medicine rotation, or a CPR and First Aid course for a community health or campus role — Safety Training Seminars has the course and the Parnassus Ave location to make completing it as simple as it should be.
Visit us at 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 808A, San Francisco, CA 94117 — right in your campus neighborhood. Or reach out to ask about group training for your medical school cohort, clerkship group, or student organization. Use or mention Student25 when you book to apply your $25 discount. Get this done early, stay ahead of your rotation requirements, and book today.
