Lonestar Trauma Educators has been delivering Advanced Trauma Life Support training to Houston-area physicians and advanced practitioners since 2014. Our one-day Refresher Course — also known as the Student Refresher — is designed for currently certified providers who want to renew their ATLS card efficiently, without repeating the full two-day Initial Provider Course.
The Refresher Course is a condensed, one-day format for providers who already know the ATLS framework and need to maintain current status. The day is led by a faculty of practicing trauma surgeons and emergency medicine physicians — the same instructors who teach our Traditional Course.
Rather than re-teaching the full curriculum from the ground up, the course moves efficiently through content review and spends meaningful time in hands-on skill stations and patient simulation scenarios. Every major category of the ATLS curriculum is covered:
Primary & secondary survey
Shock recognition & resuscitation
Head & spine trauma
Airway & ventilatory management
Thoracic & abdominal trauma
Musculoskeletal & thermal injuries
Candidates complete the required ACS ATLS 11 online pre-course modules before arriving, then take the written and practical post-tests on course day.
The Refresher Course is only open to providers whose current ATLS card is valid, or has been expired for less than six months at the time of the course. If your card has been expired for longer than six months, you’ll need to complete the full two-day Traditional Course instead.
The six-month grace period only applies to your eligibility for the Refresher. It does not extend your certification for hospital credentialing purposes. If your credentialing deadline is approaching, plan to recertify before your card expires.
Our Houston course is held inside a working emergency services facility, in a dedicated education wing designed for skill stations, simulation, and the kind of hands-on practice the ATLS curriculum is built to deliver. For providers recertifying — who have already done the full course once — that environment matters even more. You’re here to sharpen skills and run scenarios, not to sit through a textbook review.
Our faculty are all ACS-approved or eligible ATLS instructors who spend their clinical days caring for trauma patients in Houston-area hospitals. They bring current, locally relevant case experience into every skill station — exactly what recertifying providers need.
The Houston ATLS Refresher Course is priced flat across all provider levels. No tiers, no upcharges, no surprises at the door. Eligibility is verified before payment is processed.
Refresher Course
MD, DO, Fellow, Resident, CRNA, NP, PA
Active military discount: $50 off any tier. Includes all course materials, ACS ATLS 11 online pre-course access, the two-day in-person course, and (for certifying tiers) written and practical testing plus the four-year certification card upon successful completion.
Houston is home to one of the busiest trauma care networks in the country. From Level I centers serving the Texas Medical Center to community emergency departments across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, the providers who manage injured patients here need refresher training that respects their time and keeps their skills current.
Our course is open to licensed physicians (MD/DO), Fellows, Residents, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with current or recently expired ATLS certification. We welcome candidates from across Texas, throughout the United States, and internationally — many of our students travel to Houston specifically to renew their ATLS certification with us.
Our Houston ATLS courses are held in the Education Wing of the Harris County Emergency Services Building — a working emergency facility purpose-built for trauma training.
Education Wing
2800 Aldine Bender Road
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Seats are limited. Eligibility verified before payment is processed.
Yes, if your current ATLS card is valid or has been expired for less than six months at the time of the course. If it’s been expired longer than six months, you’ll need to take the two-day Traditional Course.
Focused content review, hands-on skill stations, and patient simulation scenarios, followed by the written and practical tests required for recertification.
The six-month grace period only lets you take the Refresher — it does not retroactively continue your certification for hospital credentialing during the lapsed period. If credentialing is a concern, recertify before your card expires.
Yes. As long as your ATLS card is currently valid (or less than six months expired) from any ACS-accredited site, you are eligible to recertify with us in Houston.
Yes. Active military personnel receive a $50 discount on any tier — Traditional Course, Refresher, or Auditor. Please indicate your status during registration.
