Performances of graduates in Medical Corpsman Curriculum, School of Medical Corpsman, Technical Division, Directorate of Medical Services, Royal Thai Air Force
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2010-02-02
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Royal Thai Airforce Medical Gazette
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Medical corpsmen, or Aid Men, are one of the main forces that facilitate the Air Force’s medical affairs, including, but not limited to, fundamental nursing. The Technical Division, Directorate of Medical Services, currently have instructed 87 generations of corpsmen. Each curriculum takes approximately 16 weeks and yields approximately 80 graduates. This research aims to survey—by means of questionnaire and analyzing statistical data—the duty assignments and performances of Medical corpsman graduates. Samples include the graduates, their colleagues and their commanders. The findings are as follow: First, 59.74 percents of the Medical corpsman graduates are currently working in medical professions. Second, the academic subjects that are put in use the most are fundamental nursing, preventive medicine and first aid. And third, the graduates’ commanders and colleagues consider the graduates performance, characteristic, behavior and profession skills to be in moderate degree (X¯=3.52).
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Royal Thai Airforce Medical Gazette; Vol.55 No.3 September-December 2009; 1-16