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