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Combat Paramedic Course students start path towards becoming Army medics
February 28, 2020 — For Sgt. Bradley Livas, the path towards becoming a flight medic started Jan. 16 when he began his first day of class as a student in the Combat Paramedic Course, or CPC, at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MEDCoE starts new operationally focused paramedic pilot course
January 16, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has merged training aspects of advanced combat medic and flight paramedic training courses to create a 30-week pilot course that began Jan. 16... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Reid Carpenter, a past flight paramedic instructor, wirelessly adjust the setting of a medical patient simulator as two Army Health Care Specialists (68W), also known as combat medics, practice treating an injured patient inside a UH-60 Blackhawk trainer. The life-sized trainer offers students the opportunity of realistic classroom exercises emulating the sound, wind, and stressful environment of an actual helicopter. These concepts were transferred to the new Combat Paramedic Course pilot program that began in January.