JKSA, Knowledge Assessment, Expeditionary Trauma Surgery

Specialty Specific Knowledge Courses

Expeditionary Trauma Surgery

The JKSA Trauma Surgery Knowledge advancement and assessment course is designed to support all trauma surgeons in meeting the knowledge requirements associated with their expeditionary scope of practice. The course includes an online exam composed of 200 case-based multiple choice questions. The total exam time is 6 hours, which may be spread across multiple sessions to facilitate on-demand access for test takers. Successful completion of the exam with a score of 80% or higher will earn the test taker 102 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits. Within the 6-hour testing window, missed exam questions maybe revisited to reach an 80% score. All trauma surgeons are eligible to participate in the knowledge advancement and assessment exam every 3-years.

Course focus includes 11 subdomains

1. Abdominal and Pelvic
2. Transfusion and Resuscitation
3. Burns and Inhalational Injuries
4. Head, Neck and Spine
5. Wound, Amputation, and Fractures
6. Critical Care/Prevention
7. Vascular
8. Trauma Systems
9. Critical Care Airway, Pain, and Ventilation
10. Thoracic
11. Military Other