Enlightenment for surgeon training in Chinese navy warship troops from independent duty corpsman in U.S. Navy

Author: Xing-Feng ZHENG ¹
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1. Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University (Second Military Medical University)
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Independent duty corpsman; Medical education; Naval ship; Navy
From: Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 2018;39(3):314-318
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Independent duty corpsmans (IDCs) are mainly responsible for the primary health care service of United States Navy. United States Navy has established a set of strict system and accumulated rich practical experience in the selection and training of IDCs. The training modes and methods of IDCs can provide an important reference for the training of medical officers in Chinese navy warship troops. In this paper, we introduced the training modes of IDCs, and analyzed the problems and countermeasures of the training of medical officers in our navy warship troops in terms of talent cultivation, education and training system, curriculum reform, and teaching techniques by combining the actual situation of our navy.