2010 Paulatim Magazine - RAAMC Association

The requirement for employment within voodoo medicine focuses on
three key aspects that we refer to as the medics triangle’.
These three key areas identify the type of individual who will thrive
within SOCOMD medical. However, a break in the stability of the
triangle, and your employment within Voodoo Medicine will be
extremely limited.
If you strive for excellence, employment satisfaction and don’t mind
long hours, time away from home and loved ones, and meet the
requirements of the Voodoo triangle, contact the RAP SGT at SASR or
the Tobruk Lines Health Centre and ask to speak to the training SGT.
Likewise, do not hesitate to approach Voodoo medical personnel
supporting or attending courses at the Army School of Health (ASH).
Voodoo medicine prides itself on ensuring that its personnel are up to
date, clinically proficient and competent in all skills. This is achieved
through training such as: unit level training; employment with civilian
organisations (emergency departments, operating theatres and
ambulance services (intensive care and SCAT); Wyvern Serpent
(Operational focus), and international training opportunities.
The types of courses personnel seeking employment within Voodoo
medicine can look forward to include: Advanced Medical Technician
(AMT), Specialist Medical Technician (SMT), Underwater Medical
Clinician (UM), Rotary Wing Aero Medical Evacuation (RWAME), Fixed
Wing Aero Medical Evacuation (FWAME), PARA (land and water), fast
roping, special forces weapons, Special Operations Forces Induction
Course (SOFIC), Nuclear/ Biological/ Chemical (NBC) medical,
languages and Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) paramedic to name
a few.
Conclusion
Employment within SOCOMD medical opens a world of opportunities –
in particular, you will be rewarded by working with the most elite and
professional soldiers in the world. You will be constantly tested in your
soldiering and medical skill. You will conduct world class training you
never dreamed of, both domestically and internationally. It will be the
highlight of your employment within the ADF and should be the goal of
every member of the RAAMC.
By: RAP SGT, 2 Cdo Regt
Sergeant J and a US medic, carry an Afghan child to an ambulance
after an aeromedical evacuation mission.
A Medic from Australia's Special Operations Task Group stands by to
depart with US forces on another Aero Medical Evacuation (AME)
mission from the flight line at Tarin Kot.
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