National Training Center (East)
Augusta University, Center of Operational Medicine
1120 15th St., AF-2039
Augusta, GA 30912

Contact: Jeb Sheidler
Phone: 706-721-3548
Email: jsheidler@augusta.edu

Course Date: February 26, 2026

Location: 7818 East Parham Road , Suite 911Henrico, VA 23294

Cost: None - POC: David Calkins, MPA, PEM, Regional Healthcare Coordinator, Central Virginia Healthcare Coalition (CVHC), Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA), Cell Phone (preferred): 804-366-5042, dcalkins@vhha.com 

Prerequisites: Completion of Basic CHEC is required. 

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3896

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The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: February 24-25, 2026

Location: Bon Secours Training Center, 7025 Harbour View Blvd., Suite 118, Suffolk, VA 23435

Cost: None - POC: William “Spence” Campbell, Regional Healthcare Coordinator, Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, Cell: 757-409-0549, wcampbell@vhha.com

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3895

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The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation. 

CHEC Basic: 2-day course; 13.5 CEU’s       

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: April 28-29, 2026

Location: Doctors Hospital Campus, 1305 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, GA

Cost: None - POC: Ella R. Gardner, MPH, KK4DIJ, Georgia Department of Public Health, Preston Harpe MRC of East Central Georgia & Region G Healthcare Coalition Facilitator, 1916 N. Leg Road Augusta, GA 30909, 706-667-4276 Office

Prerequisites: BDLS 

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3893

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Course Date: April 27, 2026

Location: Doctors Hospital Campus, 1305 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, GA

Cost: None - POC: Ella R. Gardner, MPH, KK4DIJ, Georgia Department of Public Health, Preston Harpe MRC of East Central Georgia & Region G Healthcare Coalition Facilitator, 1916 N. Leg Road Augusta, GA 30909, 706-667-4276 Office

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3892

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Course Date: February 6, 2026

Location: Delaware County Department of Emergency Services, 360 N. Middletown Rd., Media, PA 19063

Cost: None - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu with any enrollment questions.

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3879

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Course Date: March 12, 2026

Location: Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Ave, Pittsfield, MA 01201

Cost: None, POC Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu 

Prerequisites: Completion of Basic CHEC is required. 

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3847

coursesearchCHECAdvanced

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: March 10-11, 2026

Location: Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Ave, Pittsfield, MA 01201

Cost: None, contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3846

coursesearchCHECBasic

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation. 

CHEC Basic: 2-day course; 13.5 CEU’s       

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: February 19, 2026

Location: HSHS St. John's Hospital, Bunn Auditorium, 800 E. Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62769

Cost: No cost closed course - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu

Prerequisites: CHEC Basic

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3838

coursesearchCHECAdvanced

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: February 17-18, 2026

Location: HSHS St. John's Hospital, Bunn Auditorium, 800 E. Carpenter St,Springfield, IL 62769

Cost: No cost closed course - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu 

Prerequisites: none

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3837

coursesearchCHECBasic

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation. 

CHEC Basic: 2-day course; 13.5 CEU’s       

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: August 5, 2025

Location: Virtual

Cost: No Cost, closed course. 

Prerequisites: BDLS & ADLS or CHEC Series

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3764

The National Disaster Life Support Instructor's course provides the core content and materials for participants who have successfully completed the BDLS v3.0 and ADLS v3.0 to become a certified NDLS Instructor.  All NDLS instructors must be affiliated with a NDLS training center in order to teach any of the NDLS courses including CDLS, BDLS, and ADLS.

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