Combined Aviation/IM residencies

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[DrWBD]

I found these on the AMA's FREIDA site:

Preventive Medicine (Aerospace Medicine)

Florida

Naval Operational Medicine Institute Program
(http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/pgm/0,2654,3801166051,00.html)
Pensacola, Florida 380-11-66-051

Ohio

Wright State University Program
(http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/pgm/0,2654,3803866052,00.html)
Dayton, Ohio 380-38-66-052

Texas

USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Program
(http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/pgm/0,2654,3804866053,00.html)
Brooks AFB, Texas 380-48-66-053

University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (NASA) Program
(http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/pgm/0,2654,3804866118,00.html)
Galveston, Texas 380-48-66-118

 

[brats800]

i believe the only civilian residencies in aerospace medicine are the UTMB and Wright State ones...i get the impression that the military is the way to go for that field (that's the direction i plan on going) simply because there is more of a field for it in the military. a civilian aerospace med grad does what? work for the airline or nasa? not much else. anyway, that's my 2 cents

 

[scutking]

Great question. As a pilot and physician, I've looked into this. There isn't much for a civilian in terms of a fellowship. You can become an FAA medical examiner and give physicals to pilots. This requires surprisingly little in terms of actual training (about a week in Oklahoma City). Anybody can do it. They obviously prefer internists and surgeons, but they'll accept anybody (I know of a dermatologist). My flight physician is a general surgeon who provided me with some great information on this. You basically submit your name to the FAA and they contact you when a position opens in your area (there's a limited number per capita). Then you go to Oklahoma City for a week of training, which is primarily in how to fill out the paperwork correctly, and bam! you're an examiner. I suppose they figure any physician can do a basic physical, so they let about anybody do it. If you want to do hardcore aerospace medicine, the military is probably the way to go.

 

[brats800]

hardcore aerospace medicine would probably be anything more than working as an FAA examiner. if you want to be a flight surgeon and/or work for NASA, the chances are higher from the military. (i don't have the actual numbers, maybe someone else does, but that's what i've felt looking through different websites and talking to NASA flight surgeons.) The fact of the matter is just that the military has more slots for aerospace medicine residencies and specialists than the civilian medical schools...