Training and Education
For training and education in trauma surgery, surgical critical care and burn treatment visit UC San Diego School of Medicine,
Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns.
3rd Annual California Trauma and Resuscitation Conference
January 24-26, San Diego
A comprehensive update on existing and new treatment guidelines for the diagnosis and management of severely ill patients. Register here.
Find Information On:
- Residency program
- Fellowship programs
- Surgical Critical Care
- Burn
- Wound
- Research opportunities
- Lecture videos
- Courses
- Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Advanced Trauma Operative Management
- Disaster Management and Preparedness
- SICU Central Line Training
- Grand rounds
- Faculty
- Publications
- Continuing medical education
The division trains over 40 medical students, 35 residents and postgraduate fellows in both clinical trauma care and research every year.
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Founded in 1965, the Department of Surgery is heavily involved with continuing education for surgeons and physicians, both nationally and internationally. We play a major role in teaching throughout all four years of UCSD School of Medicine curriculum. We have internship and residency programs in seven specialties. In addition, the Department of Surgery has developed unmatched research programs across numerous surgical specialties.
The Center for the Future of Surgery is the largest state-of-the art facility in the nation dedicated to catalyzing novel surgical technologies, techniques and teaching methods to advance safety and innovation in today's operating rooms. The Center’s successes in natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) have gained global acclaim.
Combines clinical training under the auspices of the UC San Diego School of Medicine with research training from a number of world-renowned research institutions.
UC San Diego Health System is committed to graduate medical education as a central component of its mission to improve the health of the public.
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UC San Diego Health System CME programs provide education to health care providers to improve knowledge, competence and performance.
CMECalifornia is a collaboration of all five University of California continuing medical education programs.