TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii – Tripler Army Medical Center is leading the way in training combat medics, enhancing their skills and improving their ability to provide prologoned casualty care under field conditions.
These medics play a vital role in supporting the U.S. Army, delivering emergency medical care at the point of injury in combat or training settings. Over time, the role of the combat medic has changed significantly — requiring updates to training protocols.
“The responsibilities and skills required of our medics are very different from 20 years ago,” said Col. Mitch Hamele, director of TAMC’s Directorate of Academics, Research and Training. “Our medics need to lean into higher level nursing and even physician skillsets. That’s what we are expecting our medics to know now.”