Touro med students will participate in tactical combat casualty care training exercise next week in Great Falls

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Next week on May 21, 2024, TouroCOM Montana’s Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (SAMOPS) will conduct a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training event for TouroCOM students, faculty, and staff.

According to a media advisory from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, the morning portion of the training event will be hosted at the TouroCOM Montana campus and will feature classroom briefings and hands-on training covering emergency medical interventions from a tactical and civilian perspective.

At noon, participants will engage in a hands-on helicopter aircraft and casualty loading exercise conducted in partnership with Malmstrom Air Force Base in the field near Central Catholic High School.

The training materials are being provided by Malmstrom Airforce Medical Services and the Montana-based U.S. Army Reserves.

This event is solely an exercise.

 

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