Trauma Professional Education Programs

With an accredited adult Level I Trauma Center, the Froedtert & MCW health network is responsible for providing regional leadership on trauma prevention and education. The Trauma Center offers many educational programs including those for health care professionals:

• Acute Care Surgery — Focuses on the acutely ill surgical patient, with in-depth information on emergency general surgery, surgical critical care and trauma care. For more information, please send us an e-mail.
• Annual Acute Care Surgery Symposium open to all in health care with an interest in Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses — trauma care for physicians and physician extenders.  To search for an ATLS Course, please go to facs.org/quality-programs/trauma/atls and choose ATLS Course Search.
• Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) – continuing education for nurses in trauma
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) — continuing education for nurses in trauma
• Advanced Trauma Care Nurse course (ATCN) — advanced education for nurses in trauma
• Lunda Lecture — an annual trauma education event for physicians, residents, fellows, students and nurses.
• Trauma acute care, critical care surgery residency education

Trauma Fellowships

We offer several trauma fellowship opportunities.

• Trauma fellowship
• Trauma post-doc research fellowship
• Trauma health psychology fellowship
• Surgical Critical Care fellowship 

For information about educational programs, contact Lauri Hein via e-mail or by calling 414-955-1733.

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Practice Guidelines 

As the only adult Level I Trauma Center in eastern Wisconsin, we provide the most advanced and comprehensive trauma care guidelines. We also partner with other trauma centers to help them establish best practices.

Trauma Guidelines Acute Care Surgery Guidelines