Questions asked by Students
Questions asked by ATLS Faculty
Questions asked by ATLS Educators
Questions asked by Students
1. How do I find an ATLS course?
2. How do I locate courses that are coordinated by the United States Military?
3. How many CME credits can be awarded following the completion of an ATLS course?
- 2 ½ day Student course – 19.5 credits
- 2 day Student course – 19 credits
- 1 day Student Refresher course – 7.5 credits
- ½ day Student Refresher course – 5 credits
- Instructor course – 15 credits
4. How long is an ATLS student status current?
- After the successful completion of the ATLS Student or Student Refresher course, your ATLS status is current for 4 years from the last date of the course. Students have up to 6 months after their status expires to take a Student Refresher course.
5. How do I find out if I have a current ATLS provider status?
6. I have not received my ATLS provider card yet, who do I contact?
- Please contact the site coordinator with whom you registered for the course.
7. How do I obtain a new student card if mine has been lost or damaged?
8. How do I become an ATLS instructor?
- If you are identified as having instructor potential in an ATLS Student or Student Refresher course, you may take an Instructor course. Upon successful completion of the Instructor course, an ATLS State Faculty member will critique you as you teach a lecture, skill station, and initial assessment station in an ATLS Student course.
9. How do I know who to contact at the ATLS program office if I have a question?
Questions asked by ATLS Faculty
1. How long is an ATLS faculty status current?
- An ATLS instructor status is current for 4 years. Instructors have up to 6 months after their status expires to complete the reverification process.
2. How do I find out if I have a current ATLS faculty status?
3. How do I obtain a new instructor card if mine has been lost or damaged?
4. How do I obtain a copy of the ATLS Faculty manual?
- ATLS Faculty manuals are only available to current ATLS faculty and Instructor course participants. If you have a current ATLS faculty status and need a new manual, please contact the site coordinator where you teach most of your courses.
5. I sent in my Instructor Status Notification (ISN) form and have not received my test, who do I contact?
- Please contact the State/Provincial Chair’s office where you sent your ISN form.
6. How many CME credits do I receive for teaching in an ATLS course?
- Instructors receive 2 credits per each hour spent teaching a specific topic for the first time in an ATLS® Course. The AMA PRA™ allows a maximum of 10 credits per year.
7. I recently moved to another state, what steps do I take to continue my involvement in the program?
8. How do I transfer my information from a society to a chapter?
- Please contact the Regional Program Coordinator for the country you are moving from. It is important that you have information regarding the courses you have taken, and, if an instructor, documentation of the different courses in which you have taught. A list of Regional Program Coordinators is available at: http://www.facs.org/trauma/atls/staff.html
9. How do I know who to contact at the ATLS program office if I have a question?
Questions asked by ATLS Educators
1. How do I become an educator?
- Information about the requirements and training process for educators can be found in the Educator Guidelines.
2. What is the role of an educator?
- The educator’s first responsibility in an Instructor course is the planning stage. The educator is responsible for:
- Corresponding with the coordinator and course director before the course and submitting any additional materials for mailing to the Instructor course participants.
- Disseminating information about teaching and learning, principles of adult education, and teaching strategies for the lecture and skills stations.
- Observing and evaluating the teaching qualities of each participant during the lecture microteaching sessions and skills-teaching sessions.
- Acting as a role model of a successful teacher and effective communicator.
- Demonstrating successful teaching strategies through interaction with the course participants.
- Conducting microteaching sessions while offering constructive, critical analysis of each candidate’s teaching effectiveness.
- Suggesting areas of improvement and future development of the instructor candidate.
3. Do Educators have to reverify?
- Yes. Educator status is valid for 4 years from the last date of the course they were successfully critiqued in as an Educator Candidate. An Educator must teach in 4 Instructor courses and audit 1 Student course in 4 years. A reverification packet will be emailed or mailed to Educators 6 months before their expiration date.
4. Do Educators have to update on the 8th edition?
- Yes. All ATLS Educators with an email address on file will receive a link to the online update. If you do not receive an email to update, please contact your Regional Program Coordinator. A list of Regional Program Coordinators is available at: http://www.facs.org/trauma/atls/staff.html
5. How do I know who to contact at the ATLS program office if I have a question?
