Requirements for ATLS Instructors, Educators, and Coordinators

• Must complete the online or in-person update before teaching 10th Edition courses.
• Must reverify every four years to retain a current faculty status.
• Must teach a lecture and skill station in at least four Advanced Trauma Life Support^® (ATLS^®) courses during each cycle.

The course in which instructors complete their teaching requirements may count as one of the four required teaching episodes for the first reverification cycle.

• Upon completion of the 10th edition update, educators and coordinators will receive an expiration date of four years from the date the update was completed.
• An ATLS Educator or Coordinator card will be available after the update is completed.
• In order to retain the status of an ATLS Educator or Coordinator, you must teach in or coordinate at least four courses in the four-year reverification cycle.

Faculty members: Complete the 10th edition update (forthcoming)

• Your ATLS ID number is needed to complete the update.
• If you do not know your ATLS ID number, please contact your Regional Program Coordinator.