AVMED COURSE
EAG AVMED COURSE
The Advance Aviation Medicine Course was conceived as a no-tuition package, but as an exchange of services with shared contributions. In exchange for the training received, each nation provides lectures and practical activities on one or more teaching modules. The course gives the opportunity to each nation to provide their best in the modules of their competence.
The course provides knowledge and understanding of the organization, equipment and work methods of the other nations. It gives the chance to the nations to show their AV MED “Centers of Excellence”.
It was decided that the modular structure was the most useful because:
It is easier and cheapest to have a short number of students moving from module to module than a large number of teachers to a single course place.
It allows taking advantage of high quality running training medical facilities.
It provides a comprehensive and specialized academic coverage of the main subjects.
It materializes an effective exchange of services.
The 4th Course was the first one with a non-EAG student.The AV MED CB decided that every AV MED CB nation (EAG) could sponsor a guest student, to be submitted to the approval of the CB. 12 students is the maximum number (Numerus clausus) on the course and that sponsorship continues to be the most convenient formula to invite students from non-EAG Nations.
This year, the 20th AVMED CB meeting (Rome, Italy) will coincide with both the 2nd Aviation Institutes Directors’ Meeting and the graduation of the students from the 6th Advanced Aviation Medicine Course. The latter is an important event for the AVMED CB and a clear demonstration of successful international cooperation and real effective outputs.
The 6th Advanced AV MED Course six (6) modules are:
1. Human factors, cockpit resource management and aircraft accident investigation; French Airspace Medicine Institute (IMASSA), France.
2. Spatial disorientation and night vision; Centre for Man in Aviation, the Netherlands.
3. Acceleration and altitude physiology; Institute for Flight Physiology, Königsbrück, Germany.
4. Aeromedical evacuation; Institute of Aviation Medicine, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.
5. Policy, legal issues and clinical aviation medicine; Spanish Institute of Aviation Medicine (C.I.M.A.), Spain.
6. Operational medicine; Centre for Professional Medical Training, Italy.
AVMED Course National Points of Contact
The following information is also available in the website:
Students (under construction)
Modules’ Syllabus (under construction)
Course Questionnaires Forms (under construction)
7th AVMED Course Final Report (under construction)
