Medcourse

What Medcourse does

Medcourse is an American Heart Association (AHA) authorized training center founded in 2005 and operated by Tara D. Wallace, LLC from Latham, New York. The company delivers AHA-certified medical education courses—specifically BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), and HeartSaver classes—to healthcare facilities, physician and dental offices, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, industrial workplaces, and individual healthcare providers across the upstate New York region. Medcourse operates with a small team of approximately 5 employees, using a blended learning model that combines AHA HeartCode online coursework with in-person skills verification sessions delivered either on-site at client workplaces (concierge model) or at scheduled public classes held at MocaLisa's Caffé in Clifton Park, NY.

The business monetizes through one-time per-course fees ranging from $45 (BLS standalone) to $445 (combined ACLS/BLS/PALS package), with additional revenue from ACLS Original ($370), ACLS Update/Refresher ($195), PALS Original ($370), and PALS Update/Refresher ($205) certifications. The company maintains an e-commerce platform for direct individual enrollment and a dedicated enterprise contact form for organizational on-site training inquiries. Its core technology consists of state-of-the-art simulation equipment for hands-on CPR and resuscitation practice; there is no proprietary software platform, mobile application, or API. Instructors are practicing paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, and healthcare professionals, which the company markets as a quality differentiator. Medcourse is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity, operating as an independent regional training services business for nearly two decades.

Name

Medcourse

Legal name

Tara D. Wallace, LLC

Website

https://medcourse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medcourse is an American Heart Association authorized training center founded in 2005 in Latham, New York, delivering BLS, ACLS, PALS, and HeartSaver certification courses via on-site and public classes to healthcare facilities, physician and dental offices, schools, nursing homes, and individual providers across upstate New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Certification Training Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDANAIAA

Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Professional Certification & Licensure Exam Prep

Keywords

• Medical certification training
• Healthcare education services
• Life support certification
• CPR training courses
• AHA training center

Headquarters

HQ city

Clifton Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Training Course Delivery: Revenue generated from offering AHA-authorized BLS, ACLS, PALS, and HeartSaver certification courses. Courses are offered in two formats: original (full) courses and update/refresher courses. Students pay per course enrollment, with on-site workplace training and scheduled public classes available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Medcourse is an American Heart Association authorized training center that delivers BLS, ACLS, PALS, and HeartSaver certification courses to healthcare professionals and lay responders. The company offers both original and update/refresher versions of each course, combining AHA HeartCode online learning with in-person skills verification sessions delivered on-site at client workplaces or at scheduled public classes in Clifton Park, NY. Course completions result in official AHA eCards.

Product overview

Medcourse is an American Heart Association authorized training center offering a suite of medical education courses delivered through a blended learning model. The core product portfolio consists of three main course categories: BLS Training (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) with Original and Update/Refresher variants, and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) also offered as Original and Update/Refresher options. Training is delivered via on-site skills sessions combined with HeartCode online coursework. The company also offers HeartSaver classes for non-healthcare individuals. Supporting services include eCard claim and verification for AHA certification cards, and payment processing for class completion. All courses are conducted by experienced educators including paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, and healthcare professionals using state-of-the-art simulation equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BLS Training Basic Life Support certification course for healthcare providers covering CPR techniques and lifesaving skills for adults, children, and infants, delivered as a standalone class or as a combined package with ACLS and PALS.
• ACLS Original Course Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support original certification course for healthcare professionals who direct or manage cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. Priced at $370.00 and includes online access code, ACLS Provider Manual eBook, and a skills verification session.
• ACLS Update/Refresher Course Refresher course for healthcare providers who need to renew their ACLS certification, building on BLS skills with emphasis on continuous high-quality CPR and treatment of adult cardiac arrest. Priced at $195.00 and includes online precourse self-assessment enrollment.
• PALS Original Course Pediatric Advanced Life Support original certification course for healthcare providers managing respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies in pediatric patients, covering systematic pediatric assessment, respiratory management, defibrillation, and intraosseous access. Priced at $370.00.
• PALS Update/Refresher Course Refresher course for pediatric healthcare providers to maintain PALS certification, covering recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, team dynamics, and resuscitation skills. Priced at $205.00.
• HeartSaver Classes CPR and first aid training courses designed for non-healthcare individuals and workplace responders such as industrial employees, school staff, and lay responders.
• AHA eCard Claim and Verification Service

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Heart AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedcourse operates as an official American Heart Association authorized training center, enabling them to deliver AHA-certified courses in BLS, ACLS, PALS, and HeartSaver. As an authorized center, Medcourse can issue official AHA course completion eCards and follows AHA curriculum and guidelines. This partnership is fundamental to the company's service offering and certification legitimacy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National CPR Foundation: National CPR Foundation is an online-first provider of CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification cards aimed at individual healthcare professionals. It competes with Medcourse for the same individual-provider customer segment at lower price points, though its in-person skills component is more limited.
• EMS Safety Services: EMS Safety Services provides CPR, AED, first aid, and BLS/ACLS-style emergency training for workplaces and healthcare providers. It is a direct comparable to Medcourse in the emergency life-support training category, with overlapping customer segments in healthcare and industrial settings.
• ACLS Medical Training: ACLS Medical Training delivers online ACLS, PALS, BLS, and NRP certification courses and skills testing. It is a direct competitor for individual healthcare providers seeking certification, often at lower cost than AHA-authorized in-person centers like Medcourse.
• ProTrainings: ProTrainings offers blended and online CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification programs accepted by many employers. It is a direct substitute for Medcourse's blended learning model, particularly for individual healthcare providers who prefer fully or partially remote certification paths.

Regional players

• Save A Life Training Center: Save A Life Training Center is a small AHA-authorized training site offering BLS, ACLS, PALS, and HeartSaver courses with on-site delivery. It is a direct, region-specific comparable to Medcourse in size, model, and customer mix.
• Code Blue CPR: Code Blue CPR is a regional AHA-affiliated training site offering BLS, ACLS, and PALS classes with on-site and public class delivery. It mirrors Medcourse's concierge on-site model and customer segments but operates in a different US region.

Emerging players

• CareerStep: CareerStep provides online healthcare training and certification programs aimed at individuals pursuing or advancing healthcare careers. While broader than Medcourse, it overlaps in serving healthcare workers who need to add or renew certifications like ACLS/PALS.

Broad incumbents

• Health & Safety Institute (HSI): HSI is a large national provider of CPR, AED, first aid, and safety training programs, including its own accepted-by-employers certification cards. It competes directly with AHA-authorized centers like Medcourse in the emergency life-support training market, but at much greater scale across the US.
• HealthStream: HealthStream is a large healthcare workforce education and training platform used by hospitals and health systems for compliance, certification, and continuing education. It competes with Medcourse for the hospital and large-facility segment, but as a broad enterprise software-and-content incumbent rather than a single-site skills training center.
• American Red Cross Training Services: The American Red Cross delivers BLS, ACLS, PALS, and workplace first aid training nationwide through its own authorized network. It is a broad incumbent in the same healthcare and workplace certification category as Medcourse, with national brand recognition and significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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