Multi-Regional Training Center
The Multi Regional Training Center is an approved AHA Training Center that supports instructors who want to be aligned with the American Heart Association. MRTC is committed to helping people learn CPR in order to save lives. MRTC prides itself on having high quality instructors who care about their communities. Thanks for saving lives and stay safe.
The MRTC is using a new platform for you to use to order and pay for eCards.
MRTC Database/Info/Enter Courses
ORDER HERE for eCards and MRTC biennial dues
The American Heart Association (AHA) requires that all instructors be members of a training center. Instructors may teach for any training center. We are called the Minnesota State
The MRTC has a contractual agreement with the AHA to provide specific services. The MRTC is not a subsidiary of the American Heart Association, nor does it receive funds from the AHA. A biennial membership fee covers the cost of the distribution of information and materials, instructor certification, the supply of updated teaching materials, and the maintenance of the training
In order to be an American Heart Association training
The Minnesota State Multi-Regional Training Center is your primary contact for questions related to AHA courses, products, and training.
MRTC staff are available Monday-Friday from 7am to 7:30pm.
General administrative questions and paperwork (IPFs, etc.) should be sent to so-mrtcipf@minnstate.edu.
Questions related to eCard purchases should be directed to Judith Mitchell, jmitchell@winona.edu. Online orders may take up to two business days, excluding Holidays.
Minnesota State MRTC Staff:
Judith Mitchell, MRTC Admin
eCard orders; MRTC basic operations
jmitchell@winona.edu / 507-429-7412
M-F: 12:00-7:30pm
Patrick Kelley, MRTC Director
Questions relating to AHA courses and instruction
Patrick.Kelley@minnstate.edu / 651-447-6864
M-Th: 7:00am-4:00pm; F: 7:00am-11:00am
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday (Closed Saturdays and Sundays)
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Schedule 2026
New Year's Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (January 19)
Memorial Day (May 25)
Juneteenth (June 19)
Independence Day (July 3)
Labor Day (September 7)
Veterans Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Holiday (November 26-27)
Christmas Holiday (December 24-25)