West Coast Florida CPR was founded by working clinicians and a Special Forces medic who were tired of checklist-style certification classes. We built the SIM lab, the curriculum, and the schedule we wished we had.
We started in 2017 in a borrowed conference room with two manikins, an AED, and a list of nurses who'd asked us to teach a better ACLS class. Within a year we'd outgrown the room. Within three, we'd built a full ER simulation lab.
Today, West Coast Florida CPR certifies thousands of healthcare providers, EMS professionals, law enforcement officers, and service members every year. We're an AHA Authorized Training Site, a NAEMT Approved Training Center, and a DoD-Certified TCCC Training Team serving MacDill AFB and beyond.
The standard hasn't changed: train the way you'll perform.
AHA Authorized Training Site, NAEMT Approved Training Center, DoD-Certified TCCC Training Team. We teach the current guidelines, not last decade's.
Every instructor still works in an ER, ICU, ambulance, or unit. You learn from people who do this for real.
Blended schedules, weekend skills checks, and on-site delivery. We work around your rotation.
Walk out with your card. No 'we'll email it next week.' We issue on the spot.
Seasoned entrepreneur and former law enforcement officer with a distinguished career. Jerrod has founded and led multiple businesses, drawing on diverse experiences and a relentless commitment to continuous learning to deliver real-world solutions forged through overcoming challenges.
In EMS since 1975, instructing ACLS since 1984 and PALS since 2002. 22 years at Sunstar EMS training new EMTs and Paramedics, retiring as QA & Education Coordinator. Later 7 years at AMR/GMR Tampa as Clinical Education Manager. Believes learning works best when it's fun.
Dynamic, results-oriented leader with 20+ years of healthcare experience across hospitals, clinics, wound-care centers, and surgical centers. Brings a consultative approach to problem-solving and is passionate about transforming healthcare through best-in-class life-saving training.
Goals-oriented leader with 30+ years of tactical and civilian emergency medicine experience. 22 years military, 15 with Special Operations Forces, and 7 combat deployments. Has been instructing tactical and emergency medicine to U.S. and foreign militaries since 1993.
30+ years in EMS across hospital and foreign services, plus lead-instructor roles for high school, college, and professional students. AHA Affiliate Faculty and NAEMT Course Coordinator — committed to top-level instruction in every class he teaches.
In EMS since 1980, Paramedic since 2001, and 30+ years with Pinellas County EMS in roles from FTO to Education Coordinator and Community Outreach Coordinator. Former NAEMT Board Director, published in EMS journals, and contributor to NAEMT curriculum development.
AHA and NAEMT instructor delivering BLS, ACLS, PALS, and pre-hospital trauma courses across the Tampa Bay region.
Veteran clinical educator running BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses for healthcare teams across Tampa Bay.
AHA-credentialed instructor leading provider and renewal courses with a focus on hands-on skills mastery.
Physician advisor supporting curriculum oversight and clinical quality across West Coast Florida CPR programs.
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