49th MDG Enhances Training with Medic-X Initiative

Most have heard of multi-capable Airmen working on the flightline or in aircraft hangars, but at the 49th Medical Group they're training multi-capable medics to work in the clinic.

Medic-X is a program implemented in the 49th MDG last year and is designed to train Airmen from different medical careers to provide potentially life-saving measures in emergency situations and relief in daily operations.

The 49th MDG is responsible for providing medical care for over 14,000 Airmen and civilians living on the installation and because of the possibility of a high volume of patients the 49th MDG has begun implementing the Medic-X initiative.

"On the medical side, you have your clinical patient care-related Air Force Specialty Codes and the support AFSCs that aren't necessarily providing direct patient care," said Tech. Sgt. Shelby Vande Zande, 49th MDG education and training flight chief. "The Medic-X program can teach personnel with non-clinical AFSCs the skills needed to work in the clinics."

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shelby Vande Zande, 49th Medical Group education and training flight chief, uses a resuscitation bag on a test dummy at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 27, 2023. Medic-X is a program implemented by the 49th MDG which trains its Airmen in skills such as measuring a patient's IV intake, assessing a patient's pain level and providing emergency airway management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini) — Tech. Sgt. Shelby Vande Zande, 49th Medical Group education and training flight chief, uses a resuscitation bag on a test dummy at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 27, 2023. Medic-X is a program implemented by the 49th MDG that trains its non-clinical Airmen in skills such as measuring a patient's IV intake, assessing a patient's pain level and providing emergency airway management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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