Real Life
Education
for Real Life
PROVIDERS
Proudly Serving Phoenix, AZ for 29+ years.
Why Choose Us?
Balance Training Academy Founder, Tora Gerrick CNM, RN, BSN, CEP, is a medical & training director and an authorized American Heart Association instructor. As a paramedic, nurse and nurse practitioner, she has a well rounded perspective concerning the health care system. She is passionate about teaching and loves bringing in quality information that is easy to digest and usable in real world situations. Even seasoned health care providers learn new things from the way she teaches!
All instructors for Balance Training Academy have been hand selected and trained by Tora. We have an incredible team of people, that are highly critiqued and align perfectly with our vision of providing great content in our classes while making it memorable and fun.
Our Classes
At Balance Training Academy, our mission is to teach quality information that is both easy to digest and usable in real world situations. We keep our classes light-hearted, engaging, interesting, and practical. We want to make the learning and certification painfree for everyone from medical professionals to the general public.
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Provider BLS*
Provider ACLS*
Provider PALS*
BONUS: Triple Package, Take All 3 in One Day!*
*For Medical Professionals, All Certified American Heart Association Courses. CE’s Available Upon Request.
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Level I Certification:
Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology of IV Insertion
Steps to Successful Cannulation
Live Sticks During Class
Level II Certification:
MedCalc Academy
Hard Sticks During Live Class
Special Populations
PLUS: Unlimited Access to Community Open IV Skills Lab
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This unique system is FUN, highly accurate, fast, dependable and easy to use; even for people with math trauma. This system is designed for Nursing students and nurses, medical students, Medic students, EMT students and EMT’s, or anyone who needs to improve their MedCalc proficiency. (NOTE: This course is included in the Level II: IV Tech Certification)
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Adult, Child and Infant CPR Classes* for the General Population
Essential CPR skills for new parents, teachers, coaches, child care providers, teenagers, babysitters and so on. We cover: Chest compressions, EMS activation, choking, AED and Epipen administration and more.
*Certified American Heart Association Course
PRIVATE GROUPS: balancetrainingacademy@gmail.com
Balance Training Academy Team
Tora Gerrick CNM, RN, BSN, CEP, Medical Director
BTA Founder & Medical Director
Tora is an authorized American Heart Association instructor. As a paramedic, nurse practitioner and nurse midwife, she has a well rounded perspective concerning the health care system. She is passionate about teaching and loves bringing in quality information that is both easy to digest and usable in real world situations. Even seasoned health care providers have found something new from the way she teaches. Tora keeps her classes light-hearted even in the midst of serious content. She’s passionate about perfecting our skills through practice.
Danielle Haines, LM
BTA Administrator, Instructor and Owner
Danielle is an authorized American Heart Association instructor. She is trained as a home-birth midwife which gives her experience providing health care and providing care in emergency situations and transferring to more advanced levels of care. As BTA Owner & Administrator, she is available to assist and support with class registrations and answer any of your questions at: balancetrainingacademy@gmail.com
What People are Saying…
“Tora Gerrick is hands down the best American Heart instructor I have EVER had. My first class with her was a PALS course. I was blown away at how well she presented the information. The environment is relaxed and comfortable and she makes learning fun! When it was time to renew my ACLS, I actually looked forward to taking her course. ie was the first time I didn't dread going. And the first time everything finally made complete sense. I have worked in the OR for 22 years and thanks to Tora I feel like my practice is better than ever. I am confident in my skills an I had a great time while learning. She is the BEST!”
Boni Sebastiano, RN
“As a licensed clinician for over 12 years, I can say, without a doubt, that this is the most effective CPR and first aid class I have ever taken. Whereas, in the past, I would write down all of the numbers and do my best to memorize them, with this class, the information was presented in such a straightforward, relevant manner, I am confident I will retain it. I would not hesitate to step in, to support someone who is dealing with a medical emergency, now. And, I can’t say I have always felt that way, after CPR classes, in the past. I highly recommend this BLS class, CPR class, and first aid class with Danielle!”
Jennifer, Licensed Midwife
“I got to spend today with Tora. I can't tell you what number recertification this is for ACLS, PALS and BLS but this is the best one ever! Not only is she extremely knowledgeable but she is able to break down the knowledge and skills in a way that's easy to understand. HIGHLY recommend for law enforcement, EMTS and Medics that are not necessarily on a rig as well as on the rig. I promise you won't be disappointed. 5 stars!”
K.J.
“I cannot say enough good things about Tora Gerrick's IV training course. I can say with honesty that I am no longer intimidated by the patient's that are a "hard stick". I worked at a surgery center for 5 years at which time I was placing Iv's daily. I had no idea that there was a tried-and-true technique that will make you successful with every patient you see! I am beyond thankful to Tora for her excellent training course.”
Laura Wilda, RN
“Thank you so much for presenting PALS very well and down to earth. for years after having my kids I just would shut down with just about anything meds related and the way you presented everything was so awesome. I felt like I was able to think clearly and I feel much more confident now that I did before.”