Aerospace and Operational

Medicine Courses:

Update

Updated: 03 Feb 2021

DRIVERS FOR CHANGE

TWO SIMULTANEOUS NEEDS

1) NEED FOR ELEVATION OF

PROFICIENCY FROM THE

AEROSPACE MEDICINE TRAINING

PROGRAM

2) NEED FOR TRAINING PROGRAM TO

PREPARE MEDICAL PERSONNEL

FOR ASSUMPTION OF THE

OPERATIONAL MEDICAL READINESS

SQUADRON (OMRS) CLINICAL

DUTIES.

PRE 2020 STATE OF EDUCATION(Flight Medicine Only)

Year 2020 and BEYOND

Flight & Operational Trainging for AFMS

STRUCTURED CAREER PATHWAY

AMP ACADEMIC MATRIX:

CORE AREAS (Broad Topics of Flight Medicine)

AFOM 101 AFOM 102 AMP 201 AMP 202 300 SERIES

(1) CLINICAL AEROSPACE MEDICINE • USAF Provider in AFMS

• BOMC/OMRS• IDES/MED

• IFC/Waiver• Standards

• Aeromedical Decisions

-AOMED

(2) OCCUPATIONAL AEROSPACE MED(PH, BEE, SHOP VISITS, etc)

• Intro to USAF Shops & Caps

• Shop Visits• Core Occ Med

• Sr. Reviewer• Program mgt

• Aviation Ops• Back shop

-PRAP -OCC-TKOS

(3) AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

• Med Effects of Flight

• (nothing) • Environm’lPhysiology

• AppliedPhysiology

TOP KNIFE

(4) AIR EVACUATION & PATIENT MOVEMENT

• AE Capability• AE Mission

• Pt Mov’t Prep• Basic Concept

• Clearing FS Skills

• AviationEnvirn on AE

ACCAESymposium

(5) DEPLOYMENT HEALTH & CONTIGENCY MEDICINE

• Op Mission of USAF

• DHRA Process• Global Med

• Deploy Med• Med Plan

• Night Ops• Airfield Mgt

-GLOB MED-ATLS

(6) MISHAP RESPONSE • Mass Casualty• Triage Concept

• CBRNE• Base MH Resp

• Aviation MH• ISB Role

• Emerg Proc AMIPSymposium

establishing a continuum of training

AMP 101 (2wks) AMP 201 (2 wks) AMP 202 (2 wks)1. Chamber (2 days)

AMP 301 (3 wks)2. CBRNE (2 days)3. Centrifuge

(3 days)4. AMIP (7 days)5. ALTS (3 days)

AFOM 101 (2 wks) AFOM 102 (2 wks)1. CBRNE (2 days)

AMP 201 (2 wks)2. Chamber (2 days)

AMP 202 (2 wks)3. Centrifuge (3 days) 4. AMIP (7 days)

OLD AMP PIPELINE = 9 weeks (45 training days)

NEW AMP PIPELINE = 10 weeks (50 training days)

UNDERSTANDING THE MOVING PARTS OF THE AMP PIPELINE

5. ALTS (2 days)

THE AFOM COURSES: (100 Series)

Building Air Force Ready Medical Providers

THE AMP COURSES: (200 Series)

Producing Flight Medicine Providers

AMP SYMPOSIUMS: (300 series)

Building on a Legacy of Excellence

TKOS

OCC MED

AOMED (SGP)

ACCIDENT MISHAP

Air Evac Concepts

ATLS

300 SERIES – FOCUSED SKILLS TRNG

FUTURE / POTENTIAL COURSES

TOP KNIFE

MIL TROP MED

SPACE MEDICINE NVG TRNG COURSE TCCC

Global Med

CONCEPT:

• The AMP Courses provide the core knowledge for developing

flight medicine providers

• The AMP Symposiums (300 series) gives USAFSAM and the

USAF the agility to provide timely, current training specific

to unique missions and meet the needs of MAJCOM and

COCOM deployment requirements.

AEROSPACE MEDICINE PRIMARY:

- Hadley “Iguana” Reed, CFS

Serving America’s Heroes

by bringing GREAT medicine to BAD places