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Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine short course

The goal of this course is to provide a thorough familiarization with the history of aviation, spaceflight and the specialty of ASM, human physiology in aviation and spaceflight, human factors engineering concepts related to aviation and spaceflight, the role of ASM specialists in the selection, training, medical certification and health maintenance of aviation and spaceflight personnel.  Evaluation is determined by participation in class, an oral presentation on a topic from the field of aerospace medicine, and a paper based on the presentation topic.

This course exposes students/residents/practicing physicians to the breadth of the field of aerospace medicine, including: Objectives Include:

1)    identifying a circumstance in which human factors impose undesirable limitations on current

       or proposed  aerospace operations

2)    Review the literature pertinent to the issue

3)    Recognize gaps in the related knowledge base

4)    Outline research objective to address the knowledge base deficits

5)    Introduction and understanding of civil, military, international, and space-related aerospace medicine

        topics.

6)    Introduction and interaction with leaders from the field of aerospace medicine

7)    Understand the role of regulation on the  health and  safety of air crew and passengers

The following core and specialty competencies are addressed:

General: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, and Professionalism

Interested participants should contact dmelliso@utmb.edu for details about the course and registration.

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