Specialty training for the physician in aerospace medicine must
provide for the attainment of competencies relevant to the diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of disorders associated with the unique aerospace
environments and with the adaptive systems designed to enhance performance and
support life under such conditions.
- Manage the health status of individuals working in all aspects of
the aerospace environment.
- Adequate supervised time in direct clinical care of aerospace
medical problems must be provided to assure competency in managing
aerospace and general medical problems in aerospace personnel.
- The resident is expected to develop and apply medical standards
and grant exceptions and to facilitate prevention, early
diagnosis, and treatment of health hazards.
- For programs with a training track in space medicine: The
resident is expected to perform all activities of a crew surgeon for
a space flight, develop and apply medical care standards and
programs, evaluate the physiologic effects of spacefilght on
crewmembers, and conduct and evaluate longitudinal studies on
astronauts.
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Promote aerospace passenger health,
safety, and comfort
The resident is expected to acquire skills to educate passengers and
physicians about the hazards of flight with certain medical conditions
and to serve as passenger advocated to promote flight safety.
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Facilitate optimum care of patients transported in
the aerospace environment
The resident is expected to identify appropriate
patients for aeromedical transport and to provide guidance for safe
aeromedical transport of patients with common medical problems.
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Apply human factors/ergonomic concepts to the
aerospace environment
The resident will acquire skills to advise in the
development of air and space flight equipment, biomedical equipment, and
vehicles for flight and space flight; techniques for enhancing
performance; and techniques of crew resource management.
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Promote aerospace operational safety and mishap
prevention
The resident will acquire skills to provide appropriate
safety information and education and to conduct the medical aspects of
any mishap investigation, including recommendations to prevent
recurrences.
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Interpret, integrate, and/or perform aeromedical
research
The resident will acquire skills to effectively conduct aeromedical
research into health, safety, human factors, and biomedical engineering
aspects of the flight environment.
Documentation Requirement: Resident schedules,
rotation descriptions, interinstitutional agreements.
Measure: Adequate depth and breadth is provided.
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