2010 Paulatim Magazine - RAAMC Association

0001 Advanced Medical Technician Course
After an enduring three months in Elands River Platoon and just missing
out on the BMAC 0057, we learnt that we would be a part of the newest
training continuum which combines BMA and AMA components with a
five month civilian placement working as Enrolled nurses.
At first we were not sure about what to expect on the course with very
limited medical knowledge. Learning that our course was the first
course to get the Enrolled Nursing certificate was a good goal to aim
for. Then the anatomy and physiology lessons started and the work load
became heavier, having to remember each individual system and what
it all details seemed like a daunting task but we got through it and
before we new it we were on our first clinical placement of aged care.
Once we got into our first clinical placement it became apparent that
everything we were taught was relevant to our clinical care.
Clinical placement 2 came around and before we knew it we were
starting Clinical placement 3 which put us into a military environment,
we worked with such units as ARTC, RAAF WAGGA, 1HSB, 6AVN and
2CMDOREGT.
Clinical Placement four came and went very quickly working in mental
health and rehabilitation facilities.
We finished our pharmacology and our drug calculation exams and
sadly lost a few members of our course. Yet again before we knew it we
had learnt our emergency drug protocols and started to prepare for our
field phase. The field phase was a great experience except for the –
1degree temperatures and the day’s of rain we loved. It was a high
tempo for nine days which involved assessment’s on: Casualty
Treatment Regimes, being evacuation medics, working in resuscitation
bays and our favourite care under fire.
The next few weeks after field were finalising assessments, completing
a BFA and preparing to go for our five month clinical placement.
The majority of the students will head up to Sydney to work in such
hospitals as Liverpool Hospital, Concord Hospital, Campbelltown
Hospital and Camden Hospital. The rest of the students will be working
in Albury Wodonga Health.
So after 9 long months training in HSW on the new continuum and
receiving our Certificate IV in Nursing with drug endorsement and
Cert IV Pathology we are ready to progress on and put all of our newly
learnt skills into practice in civilian hospitals.
We both are looking forward to the next five months of civilian
placement and the AMA component of course. There will be challenges
ahead but hopefully we will be able to adapt and overcome as a team
and become the first medics ever to complete the new Advanced
Medical Technicians Course.
By: Pte James Overall and Pte Aidan Matthews
The Nine Core Values of the RAAF as
Applied to Medics
PAULATIM
The RAAF has nine core values. These values are to include:
• Display honest commitment to the RAAF values,
• Strive for excellence,
• Be fair to and respect the rights of others,
• Balance work and family commitments,
• Work together as a team,
The “RAAF Rules Of Fair Go” can be applied as a medic directly. A medic is relied upon in a time of need, wether for life saving intervention or
just someone to confide in. It is for this reason these values are important. A medics adherence to the rules of a fair go are a strong base to
ensure the conduct of a medic is of a high standard and keeps alive the proud history of medics in the ADF.
By: CPL P. Sullivan
• Communicate in an open and honest manner,
• Be professional and innovative,
• Be recognised for their loyalty, Integrity and
determination,
• Serve with pride and Dedication
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