Special Operations Combat Medic Course

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1. PREREQUISITES: Click Here
2. COURSE: The goal of the Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM) course is to train and qualify selected enlisted members to manage trauma patients, manage patients prior to medical evacuation, and provide basic medical care to team members. The course provide training in Basic Life Support/Automatic External Defibrillation (AED); pharmaceutical calculations; anatomy; physiology; pathophysiology; medical terminology; basic physical exam techniques; medical documentation; pharmacology; basic airway management; medical patient assessment; advanced airway management; patient management skills; pre-hospital trauma emergencies and care; tactical combat casualty care skills; operating room procedures; minor surgical skills; NREMT-Basic examination; obstetrics/gynecology and pediatric emergencies; cardiac pharmacology; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); EMT Paramedic clinical rotation and field internship consists of a 2-week hospital rotation in the emergency department, labor and delivery, surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency department, operating room, and a 2-week ambulance rotation with an assignment to an Advanced Life Support EMS unit responsible for responding to a variety of 911 emergency calls; USSOCOM EMT-Paramedic exam; care of the trauma patient in a field environment; preventive medicine; Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) casualty care, and nursing care; 30 hours of clinical rotations in clinics located on Fort Liberty, NC (formerly Fort Bragg), conducting sick call under the supervision of a physician assistant.
3. COURSE LENGTH: 37 weeks
4. LOCATION TAUGHT:

   School	School Location	Course	Course Title
   331	FORT LIBERTY (FORMERLY) FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000	300-ASIW1	SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT MEDIC

STUDENT DATA

1. PERSONNEL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically qualified for transfer in accordance with Article 15-30 of the Manual of the Medical Department (MANMED) and Chapter 7.01 of the Enlisted Transfer Manual (TRANSMAN). Members requiring medical attention shall not be transferred to this school.
2. PREREQUISITE TRAINING: Assignment to a USSOCOM Naval or Marine Corps service component command.
3. PERSONNEL AND RATINGS ELIGIBLE: Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman Candidates eligible upon recommendation and selection from their command.
4. NEC EARNED: L11a for reservists, Active duty continue to SOIDC course.
5. RELATED AND/OR FOLLOW-ON TRAINING:
   1. Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman (SOIDC)
   2. Special Operations Forces Medical Sergeants Sustainment Program (SOFMSSP) 300-F21

UNIT SYNOPSIS

Special Operations Combat Medic Course (SOCM), takes a student with little to no knowledge of medicine and begins teaching him medical fundamentals. This provides a base on which to build upon as the ensuing modules become increasingly more difficult, with the end product to the combatant commander being a trauma specialist trained in warfare related injuries.  Upon completion of SOCM, Active Duty Corpsmen and selected reservists will attend the Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman course (SOIDC).

EMT (5 Weeks)

This is the first section of training. Students receive all service member TCCC, medical mathematics, and are certified in BLS and National Registry EMT- B.

Clinical Fundamentals (5 Weeks)

This period of instruction covers pharmacology, pharmaceutical calculations, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, medical terminology, basic physical exam techniques, and medical documentation. During the anatomy and physiology section, our students are privileged to use the cadaver lab located in the schoolhouse facility.

Clinical Medicine: (5 Weeks)

During this period, students receive instruction in pathophysiology, military medicine, basic procedure, and perform observed standard clinical exams both in the classroom and while shadowing providers in clinic aboard Ft. Liberty.

Trauma 1: (5 Weeks)

This period covers trauma ultrasound procedures, tactical trauma assessment, dentistry, and certifies students in ACLS and PEPP.

Trauma 2: (5 Weeks)

Students receive instruction on and perform tier 4 TCCC assessments and procedures in single patient scenarios as well as developing trauma surgical skills and performing combat trauma management.

Trauma 3: (5 Weeks)

This phase of training places students in a field environment where they receive instruction in multi-patient scenarios, trauma team management, prolonged field care, and care of multi-purpose canines. In addition, students test out to receive their USSOCOM Advanced Tactical Paramedic certification.

Clinical Internship: (4 Weeks)

The students then go on the -Paramedic clinical rotation and field internship at one of several Level I Trauma Centers around the continental United States. This consists of 2 weeks of ambulance, 2 weeks of hospital. The hospital training consists of rotations in the emergency department, labor and delivery, surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency department, and operating room. Ambulance training consists of assignment to an Advanced Life Support EMS unit responsible for responding to a variety of 911 emergency calls.

National Registry Paramedic: (2 Weeks)

Students are prepared for and test for the NREMT-P after completion of clinical rotations.

SOIDC ORIENTATION: (1 Week)

Students learn about ancillary duties associated with special operations teams.