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PRINCIPLES REGARDING CPR (BCLS & ACLS PROGRAMS) IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

The American Medical Student Association:

1.             BELIEVES that proper education for medical students is paramount, and specific emphasis on clinical preparation in CPR (BCLS and/or ACLS Programs) should be made. (2005)

2.             URGES all medical schools that they should instate a CPR (BCLS and/or ACLS Programs) before medical students are exposed to patients. Also, be it understood that this certification should be kept current as future patient exposure will continue in later training. (2005)

3.             RECOGNIZES the need for medical students to be trained in the most basic life saving techniques as future physicians and as hospital personnel and more so citizens. (2005)