Presented by the Southern California Chapter, ACS and the Southern California Committee on Trauma
Supported by a grant from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
The Course will run twice, on consecutive days – January 4 and January 5, 2027 from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) in La Jolla, CA. Fellows can apply to attend 1 of the 2 days.
NOTE: Registration is required!
Program Co-Chairs: Matthew Martin MD & Meghan Lewis, MD
Overview
The educational program will consist of faculty led didactic and hands-on experiences with the da Vinci Robotic Systems. The program will train Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care Fellows who are interested in adding robotic surgery to their armamentarium or enhancing their robotics technique, and who are committed to completing all elements of the program training pathway. Each participant will spend one day in the faculty led hands-on program. The program will feature focused short didactic talks and hands-on console training for robotic inguinal and ventral hernia repair, and robotic bowel repairs/resections as well as anastomoses.
Attendance is limited and will be considered through application review. Interested participants must complete an application for review and consideration. Attendance at the course will be funded by the Southern California Chapter of the ACS, including reimbursement for some travel expenses provided through a grant from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Currently in a one- or two-year fellowship program for surgical critical care, trauma, or acute care surgery
- Current employment at a hospital with a da Vinci Xi, or da Vinci 5 system
- At least one mentor attending surgeon with active robotic surgery privileges and who is co-located at the participant’s home institution
- Annual robotic minimum volume for the Service or mentor, in the last twelve (12) months:
- Ten (10) general surgery/acute care surgery robotic cases
- Commitment from institution of the participant to facilitate the use of Cloud Login, the My Intuitive App, and Intuitive Telepresence to facilitate the remote mentorship aspects of the program.
- Access to a fourth or fifth generation da Vinci X/Xi/dV5 System
Application process
For consideration, interested participants must submit an application with details of da Vinci training. In addition, applicants will also provide the following:
- Confirmation of fellowship director or division chief support to attend the program
- Brief description of current robotic experience and practice and expected case volumes for the next 12 months