| Center of Operational Medicine |
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| Department of Emergency Medicine Medical College of Georgia 1120 15th Street, AF-2044 Augusta, GA 30912 |
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Phone: 706.721.3548 Fax: 706.721.7718 |
Center of Operational Medicine - COM
The Center of Operational Medicine (COM) operates as a sanctioned
organization by the Medical College of Georgia and functions under the
management and direction of the Department of Emergency Medicine. While
the center is the driver and leader for operational medicine activities,
it has developed strong and mutually-beneficial working relationships
with academic and governmental resources.
COM Mission Statement:
The mission of the Center of Operational Medicine is to save lives
and improve the health of casualties in EMS, tactical, disaster,
wilderness, and other austere environments through education, training,
research, and clinical care.
The center interfaces with and serves the medical, educational, and
operational needs of local, State and Federal government agencies.
Additionally, the center engages in interdisciplinary, interagency
research as well as fostering development and training in the science of
operational medicine regionally, nationally, and internationally.
The COM is comprised of the offices listed below:
- Office of Disaster Medicine
- Office of Emergency Medical Services - The EMS Academy
- Office of Event Medicine
- Office of International Humanitarian Medicine
- Office of Maritime Medicine
- Office of Public Health and Hospital Emergency Management
- Office of Tactical Medicine
- Wilderness Medicine and Survival Medicine
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Phillip L. Coule, MD FACEP
Toll free: 1-866-593-4911 |
Page updated: June 30, 2008