Panacea - Clinical Rotations for Special Operations Combat Medics

S.E.I., in collaboration with South Shore Hospital (SSH), an American College of Surgeons (ACS) verified Level II Trauma center located just south of Boston MA, is pleased to offer clinical rotations for Special Operations Combat Medics (SOCM). Led by Dr Chris Burns, a critical-care/trauma surgeon and former Navy SEAL who prior to joining SSH was a staff surgeon at the Brooke Army Medical Center and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, this program covers the entire continuum of care and provides hands-on practical training in multiple disciplines relevant to the combat medic.

Under the guidance of trauma surgeons, attending-level ED and ICU physicians, and emergency nursing staff at South Shore Hospital, the training includes hands-on clinical rotations in:

• Emergency Department
• Surgical ICU
• Operating Room
• Anesthesia
• Trauma surgery

Rotations last in duration from 2-14 days, and are based on the medics’ availability. During these rotations, medics work one on one with SSH staff to learn best practices and perform procedures that fall within the scope of SOCM practice. This provides exposure to and hands-on training in many TCCC principles and Prolonged Field Care fundamentals, offering real-world training for battlefield medics tasked with managing the combat wounded or critically ill in austere environments. This is an NREMT-recognized CEU certified S.E.I. program.

COST: Contact S.E.I.
DATES: Year-round
LOCATION: Boston, MA

NGB/RESERVE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM:

Green Feet Enterprises (dba S.E.I.) Exceeds Congressional DoD mandates for CERFP, NGHRF, CCMRF, and other National Guard and Reserves medical conversion/readiness requirements.

Joint training minimize the civilian-military operational gaps in the event of a catastrophic incident. or scenario where both entities might be asked to respond in support of one another. National Guard and Reserves are encouraged to continue pursuing state-of-the-art trauma training with these civilian partners, thus maintaining unit medical readiness postures at optimum levels as military healthcare providers or in garrison in support of emergency incidents on the homeland.

S.E.I.’s STOALS covers emergency canine, dental, psychological health, and civilian-based advanced trauma expertise gained through integrated partners like Tufts Anatomical Program, South Shore Health System (Boston), and both State/National mountain park services (Mt. Washington, NH and Teton County SAR, Jackson Hole) responsible for civil SAR in remote locations. S.E.I. STOALS no matter the location uses agreed-upon curricula and standards to replicate professional education recognized by the highest authorities, and with an emphasis on joint.

Tufts University is an international leader in innovative medical education. Consistently ranked among the top in the nation, the School of Medicine is affiliated with six major teaching hospitals and more than 30 health care facilities. Tufts University constitutes an invaluable and indispensable component of medical education and research. Each year, Tufts teaches medical and dental students, postgraduate physicians, and many other DoD professionals.

S.E.I./Tufts curriculum include a cadaver block conducted in the new light-filled, state-of- the-art Michael Jaharis Anatomy Laboratory—The lab has computer screens at every table, updated ventilation and lighting systems, and dedicated changing areas and locker rooms. An adjacent Technology Enabled Active Learning classroom, based on a design by MIT, has room for up to sixty students to work at stations set up for interacting with each other and their instructor.

S.E.I./South Shore MOU allows operators while in attendance at STOALS or attending a S.E.I. Boston ride-along rotation to participate in a professional emergency medicine and clinical internship program, which will allow the medics to maintain and further their expertise by providing hands-on “experiential” training and observations for patient care in emergency trauma care, clinical environments, and ancillary supportive services as supervised by the licensed professional staff of SOUTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM. This joint curricula provides these SOF medics, while in S.E.I. attendance to and designated by S.E.I. , opportunities for medical education and training through a clinically oriented program of learning through hands-on experiences, clinical observations, and mentoring in emergency medicine, trauma care, clinical evaluation, and diagnostic follow-up.