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College of Remote and Offshore Medicine Foundation
Other name
CoROM
MottoMedical Innovation for Austere Environments
TypeUndergraduate and Postgraduate degree awarding higher education college
Established2016; 8 years ago (2016)
AffiliationMalta Further and Higher Education Authority
DeanJohn Clark
Dean EmeritusAebhric O'Kelly
Address
42 Triq iz-Zibra, Birzebbuga, Malta, BBG 2063
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Birzebbuga
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CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitecorom.edu.mt

The College of Remote and Offshore Medicine is a higher education institute in Malta.[1] It provides higher education courses and qualifications related to remote and Wilderness medicine.[1] The college probably being best known for its work in the field of Prolonged Field Care.[2][3] The College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (CoROM) Foundation was founded in 2016 as a non-profit higher education institution.[1] It is based in Malta and accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority to award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.[4] The college is also accredited by the Wilderness Medical Society to run programmes which carry credit for the Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) qualification.[5] The college is governed by a voluntary board of medical professionals (physicians, nurses and paramedics) and researchers from around the world.[6]

History and collaborative work[edit]

The college champions remote and Wilderness medicine internationally and members are regularly invited to share their expertise with other organisations;[7] having contributed experts to a number of podcast,[8][9] expert panels at military medicine and rescue conferences,[10][11] Australasian College of Paramedicine[12] and to the Larrey Society.[13]

The college's academics have also been invited specialty advisors with the newly established Faculty of Remote Rural and Humanitarian Health at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in developing international capability frameworks for remote and rural clinicians,[14] with two faculty, O'Kelly and Mallinson, being two of their inaugural Fellows.[15] The college is also an organisational partner with the Ternopil National Medical University in Ukraine.[16] College faculty have international clinical experience with organisations such as the NHS Scotland[17] and Air Zermatt as well as war zones.[1]

The college also offers a full scholarship onto the Masters programme for candidates awarded Medic of the Year from the Special Operations Medical Association.[18] It is is also part of the European Prehospital Research Network alongside institutions in Norway, England and Poland.[19]

Campus[edit]

The college's main campus is in Pretty Bay/Birzebbuga, Malta.[1] This comprises classroom facilities with scope to emulate a remote clinic setting. A secondary location on Malta is a local ambulance station which provides another setting to replicate a remote and austere working environment and provides access to ambulances for education around patient packaging and transport.

The college facilitates international clinical placements for its students. These include Johannesburg, Tanzania and prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in Ternopil National Medical University Hospital in Ukraine,[20] the latter of which the college has continued to support during the war.[21] The college also runs a cadaveric surgical skills course in Tanzania, which is the only cadaver course available with a focus on Wilderness Medicine.[22] The college also runs the Austere Emergency Care course in both Malta and Horten, Norway.[23][24]

Academic profile[edit]

The college is divided into a number of departments, coordinated by the Dean.

Department Departmental Chair Courses EQF Level
Remote Paramedic Practice Dr Tom Mallinson MBChB Award, Diploma, Bachelor 6
Austere Critical Care Dr Csaba Dioszeghy PhD PgC, PgDip, MSc (Civilian and Military Courses) 7
Global Health Dr Florida Muro MD PhD Master in Global Health 7
Doctorate in Health Studies Dr Theodoros Aslanidis MD PhD DHS 8

Non-departmental awards[edit]

In 2021 they awarded the CoROM Medic of the Year award to Dr Luke Regan, a Scottish prehospital care doctor who created the Highland PICT Team.[25]

College of Remote and Offshore Medicine training

Bitesize education[edit]

Short courses[edit]

The college runs a number of short courses, both online and face to face. These cover a broad range of topics in relation to Wilderness Medicine, including ones which focus on Austere Medicine, tropical medicine[26][27] and a “highly practical” point of care ultrasound[28] specifically designed for remote, austere and resource-limited environments accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[29] They are the recognised provider of International Trauma Life Support courses for Malta and Gozo.[30]

Podcast[edit]

Since 2022 the college has produced a podcast on topics relating to remote medicine, prolonged casualty care and trauma care.[31]

Field guide and newsletter[edit]

The college also produce a field guide for clinicians, which is recommended by the International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC)[32][33] as a core study resource for their Certified Wilderness Paramedic examination and has been reviewed as "the best pocket manual for deployed medics worldwide"[34] and being "well worth your time and pocket space"[35] and it is being used on the NATO Special Operations Combat Medic Course.[36] The college also produce a regular journal newsletter (The Compass) for remote and tactical medics.[37][38]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Pit Stop #61: College of Remote and Offshore Medicine". NECHE on the Road. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ Laing, Simon (2023-12-14). "Caring in a Broken System – The Resus Room". Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Boyle, Janet (2023-12-19). "Ambulance paramedics may get military training in ways to keep queuing patients alive". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ^ "Malta Qualifications Database". qualifications.ncfhe.gov.mt. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. ^ "College of Remote and Offshore Medicine WMS". wms.org. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. ^ Davis, David (2016-06-02). "Larrey Society—the global meeting place for paramedics". International Paramedic Practice. 6 (2): 34–36. doi:10.12968/ippr.2016.6.2.34.
  7. ^ "Aebhric". Next Generation Combat Medic. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  8. ^ Development, PodBean. "Winston de Mello - Prehospital management of burns". basicsscotland.podbean.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. ^ "‎DUSTOFF Medic Podcast: College of Remote and Offshore Medicine on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  10. ^ "DiMiMed 2022 - Disaster Medicine Panel". military-medicine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  11. ^ "STATE, PROSPECT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESCUE, PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS IN THE XXI CENTURY". International Scientific Congress of Rescue.
  12. ^ "The Australasian College of Paramedicine". paramedics.org. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  13. ^ Davis, David (2016-06-02). "Larrey Society—the global meeting place for paramedics". International Paramedic Practice. 6 (2): 34–36. doi:10.12968/ippr.2016.6.2.34.
  14. ^ "Interim Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) Members | RCSEd". www.rcsed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  15. ^ "FRRHH Fellows | RCSEd". www.rcsed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  16. ^ "I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University". universities.studyinukraine.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  17. ^ Critchell, Michael; Mallinson, Tom; Regan, Luke (June 2023). "Assessing the Impact of Transport Modality on Prehospital Times for Victims of Motorcycle Road Traffic Collisions in the Scottish Highlands". Air Medical Journal. 42 (5): 358–364. doi:10.1016/j.amj.2023.05.008. ISSN 1067-991X. PMID 37716808. S2CID 259634795.
  18. ^ "Medic of the Year – SOMA". specialoperationsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  19. ^ "http://eprn.eu/". EPRN.EU. Retrieved 2023-12-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  20. ^ "International Clinical Placements". College of Remote and Offshore Medicine. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  21. ^ "TNMU Receives Sincere Support from Foreign Partners – I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University". Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  22. ^ "Tanzania Cadaver Course". College of Remote and Offshore Medicine. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  23. ^ "Scheduled Courses". Specialized Medical Standards. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  24. ^ "Austere Emergency Care (AEC) Course, Horten, Vestfold, Norway | eMedEvents". www.emedevents.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  25. ^ "Big award for Raigmore medic". Inverness Courier. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  26. ^ Hilliard, Dayna; Johnston, William; Batt, Alan (2018-01-01). "An Introduction to Tropical Medicine for Paramedics". Faculty & Staff Publications - Public Safety.
  27. ^ "Tropical, Travel & Expeditionary Medicine Dec. 10-14". Grey Medical Group. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  28. ^ Boyle, Janet (6 June 2023). "Medics hail mobile device that's saving lives in rural areas". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  29. ^ "RCSEd Accredited Courses". The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  30. ^ "Europe". ITLS. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  31. ^ "The CoROMcast". Anchor FM. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  32. ^ "Special Operations Forces (SOF) Update 20170706". SOF News. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  33. ^ "International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) - Knowledge, Experience, Excellence". www.ibscertifications.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  34. ^ "SOF & Tactical Tech Series: Two Must Have Field Manuals for the Serious Professional". The Technical Lens. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  35. ^ "Episode 24: Austere Medicine Education – DUSTOFF Medic Podcast". dustoffmedicpodcast.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  36. ^ "Special Operations Forces (SOF) Update 20170706". SOF News. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  37. ^ "Media". Crisis Medicine. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  38. ^ "Jason Jarvis ‣ Raider Tactical". raidertactical.us. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-11-16.

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