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You should also be aware that the Reserve Force has a occupation called Medial Assistant - Nursing Assistant.  This is a occupation reserved for LPNs / RPNs and it does not exist in the Regular Force. Not everyone knows about it because it is pretty new.  All Reserve Field Ambulances have a...

As a Med A / Med Tech if your unit is tasked to run a Patient Decontamination Centre you can also get loaded (even as a Pte) on the Casualty Decontamination Course. The course is currently in development and should running as a pilot soon in a field unit near you.  You will also get some CBRN...

HSOSOC replaced the Basic Field Health Services Course.  It is designed for all CF H Svcs Gp Officer MOSIDs (Dent, Med, Nur, Physio, SocW, BioSci, Pharm, HCA) and ideally should be taken as a "Phase III" prior to your "Phase IV" Basic X Officer Course (X = Nursing, Medical, Dental, Pharmacy...

Good set of videos.  A fine reminder of why I left the RCIC... my knees and back ached the entire time I watched the series of three videos.  Thanks for posting. MC

Fair enough... Agreed.  I reckon the NIS will no doubt be quite interested in the company she kept from the CAF nominal roll.  MC

She is a public service nurse and not a CF Nursing Officer as such the NDA will be likely not be used. MC

Good post above. One thing worth noting is that the QL3 is under review with a new curriculum coming out around September 2014.  Should not change things all that drastically however the clinical and field phase timing may increase / decrease somewhat as the curriculum changes.  These things...

Your training will not be in BC.  English PCP training has been moved to Moncton NB and is now being offered by Medavie. MC 

Given the option between WFR and Standard FA with CPR-C I would suggest that if you are going to take something take the WFR (which may very well have SFA with Level C-CPR as a pre-req).  Just having FA with CPR will only make you marginally more attractive (if at all) then the other 1000 people...

Taking medical type courses (short of being a primary care paramedic or higher) as part of your application plan (that is, you plan to get hired) really only serves two purposes. 1) It allows you to answer the question, "How do you know you want to be a Medical Technician?"  If you have some...

This is not true for all regions of Canada.  Some Primary Reserve Force field ambulance units still have a requirement for Medical Assistants (not Medical Technicians).  There is NO requirement to have EMT / PCP to join these positions. Please do not generalize your small part of the world...

We do have some Res F Pharmacy Officer positions as part of 1 Canadian Field Hospital Detachment Ottawa (aka the Primary Reserve List).  Most of them are ex-Reg F Pharmacy Officers who want to still serve / have a useful skill set to the CF. That being said, it is free to apply and you will...

RIP. A dedicated NCO in the CFMS he was a pleasure to be around.  The best CQ I ever had in the field. You will be missed. MC

I can also attest that the Health Services used them frequently for soldiers who were "a little shaken up" but otherwise uninjured, having come in from the field, or for buddies who came in on an evac with a guy who was really smashed up and just needed some downtime and hot coffee to reset...

It is important to remember that tench mouth is notably anaerobic bacteria  / spirochetes based versus regular gingivitis which can be caused by dental plaque, medications, malnutrition, systemic disease, genetics, trauma, foreign bodies, or a bacteria / virus / fungus. MC

"That guy" has 40 years of service in the CF and is a volunteer Directing Staff here.  It was in jest.  Situational awareness will be an important trait to hone as you attempt to gain entry to the CF.  If I responded to everyone my my career that I thought was a dick I would be either dead from...

The new scope of practice is approved for the QL3 Med Tech and posted on the DWAN it has all kinds of good things in it.  The new Med Tech Protocols and Procedures manual I am told is in process of being signed off and will be used by both QL3 and QL5 Med Techs, as opposed to just QL5 Med Techs...

Yes, the contract for English PCP training went up for bid, the last contract with JIBC having run it's course and the contract once again open for competition. QL3 Med Tech PCP training will now be in Moncton, NB at Medavie HealthEd... the same people who currently have the QL5A AEC...

With respect to the use of the CAM, this is something that is a general soldier skill and not just in the realm of CJIRU.  According to doctrine when a threat is present each unit is supposed to have an integral CBRN recce and surveillance team that can use CAM, M256A1, and RDS-100.  A number of...

Nope, entry level for a Dent Tech is Cpl. MC