ATLS Program and Courses

Course Content

Different versions of this course content are delivered to meet the needs of each audience.

ATLS Traditional Course  

• Teaches medical core content in an interactive, in-person format
• Ranges from 2 to 2.5 days in length
• Hands-on skills sessions in simulated trauma settings
• Successful completion status valid for 4 years from course date

ATLS Hybrid Course

• Teaches medical core content in an interactive, online format
• 1.5 days in length
• Hands-on, in-person skills sessions in simulated trauma settings
• Successful completion status valid for 4 years from course date

ATLS Refresher Course

• Provides physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) the opportunity to maintain a current status
• Only eligible to current ATLS verified clinicians
• Ranges from .5 day or 1 day in length, will skills practice.
• Content overview, written and practical tests included

ATLS Instructor Course

• ATLS Course participants identified as having instructor potential (IP) may advance to the Instructor Course within a specified time frame
• Utilizes both didactic and practical teaching methodologies
• Ranges from 1, 1.5, and 2 days in length
• Prepares the physician and advanced practice provider to instruct the Advanced Trauma Life Support^® (ATLS^®) Course

Preview ATLS 11

Curious what the ATLS^® 11 online experience looks like? Click the “Try ATLS 11 Module” button to preview it for yourself. The course includes 26 online modules available to all ATLS 11 learners, designed to build your confidence before the in-person training. The modules you’re required to complete will depend on whether you’re enrolled in the Traditional, Hybrid, or Refresher course. Want to go even further? You can complete optional modules and earn 1 CME credit per module while strengthening your trauma knowledge at your own pace.

ATLS Traditional Course*

• 2-day (Minimum 16.00 CME, Maximum 43.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment: Minimum 16.00, Maximum 43.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)
• 2.5-day  (Minimum 16.00 CME, Maximum 43.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment; Minimum 16.00, Maximum 43.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)

ATLS Hybrid Course*

• 1-day (Minimum 16.00 CME, Maximum 39.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment; Minimum 16.00, Maximum 39.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)
• 1.5-day (Minimum 16.00 CME, Maximum 39.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment; Minimum 16.00, Maximum 39.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)

ATLS Refresher Course*

• .5-day (Minimum 5.00 CME, Maximum 32.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment; Minimum 5.00, Maximum 32.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)
• 1-day (Minimum 5.00 CME, Maximum 32.00 CME; 10 Self-Assessment; Minimum 5.00, Maximum 32.00 Trauma Regulatory Mandates)

ATLS Instructor Course*

• 1-day (8.00 CME; 6.00 Self-Assessment)
• 1.5-day (12.00 CME. 6.00 Self-Assessment)
• 2-day (16.00 CME, 6.00 Self-Assessment)

*CME will only be granted upon successful completion of the course with a minimum post-test score of 75%.