Workshops Symposia and Advanced Training

Given the strength of many of the subspecialty divisions within the Department of Surgery, UCLA serves as a site for several nationally regarded surgical courses, providing UCLA surgery residents with the opportunity to participate in advanced curricula including:

• Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) Course
• Basic Endovascular Skills for Trauma (BEST)
• Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor Course
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Course
• Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
• Mock Oral Exams
• Would Care Symposium
• Breast Ultrasound Skills and Ultrasound-Guided Wire Localization for Surgeons
• Annual subspecialty courses:
  • UCLA/Society of Vascular Surgery Symposium
  • Aortic Center Management of Aortic Disease Course
  • Management of Liver Diseases Symposium