Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education

Overview

The CTCCE has previously partnered with the US Military to provide medical experiences and training for special forces medics and installation facility fire department responders.  

Special Forces Training

In 2005, CTCCE in partnership with the VCU Medical Center Emergency Department provided clinical experiences for SOCM (Special Forces Combat Medics) from Fort Bragg for both in- and out-of-hospital rotations.  Every six weeks a new cohort of approximately 24 students rotated through the program.  Over a 10-year period, more than 2,000 SOCM medics received their clinical training at VCU and the EMS system in the Richmond Metro area. 

In a similar program, the CTCEE also provided hospital clinical and EMS field experiences for USAF Pararescue candidates completing training through the University of New Mexico. 

EMS Training at Military Installations

The VCU Paramedic Program partnered with Fort Lee to offer paramedic training on the base for their personnel.  This course was completed in 2017 and trained 10 paramedics that respond to on-based incidents. The VCU-US Army partnership was recognized by the Department of Defense as worthy of special recognition.  The CTCCE was awarded a US Arm Community Partnership Award in 2017. Officials from CTCCE, Acute Care Surgery, and Emergency Medicine traveled to the Pentagon to receive the award in the Hall of Heroes.

CTCCE continues to provide ACLS, PALS, and PHTLS continuing education training to the Fire/EMS departments at Forts Lee and the Defense Logistics Agency. 

Stop the Bleed

VCU Trauma and CTCCE were invited to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct the Stop-the-Bleed course.  This was the first Navy installation in the US to receive this training. 

Related News Article: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/2011610/stop-the-bleed/