Instructors prepare students for the final element of the high- ropes course at Maxwell Air Force Base: the zip line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Richard Foster)
Te AFMS wants to become a continuous learning
organization that deliberately develops and manages work- force talent, according to Burks. “Tis will occur through lifelong learning experiences enabling Airmen to move closer to their professional goals and needs by acquiring competen- cies to increase operational effectiveness; ultimately, the goal is improved AFMS mission performance in direct support to our Line of the Air Force and the patients entrusted to our care,” he says.
In tandem with core Air Force leadership development,
complementary education and training for medical Airmen focuses on developing knowledge, skills, abilities and behav- iors that enhance desired Joint Medical Executive Skills and AFMS Trusted Care competencies. Tis education and training is provided to all Airmen-medics —officer, enlisted, and civilian—at the entry, intermediate and senior levels, to prepare them for challenging flight, functional, squadron, group and headquarters leadership positions in Air Force and joint environments. “Growing ready medics to deliver Trusted Care requires
us to continually reassess and adjust our education and development continuum,” says Dr. Tom Langdon, Deputy Director, Manpower, Resources and Personnel, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. To meet the dynamic needs of the Line of the Air Force and patients, Langdon says the AFMS has created new leadership courses, appropriately adjusted existing course cur- ricula, and incorporated new experiential learning methods. For instance, the Manpower, Resources and Personnel
Students take part in the Operation Blue Thunder high-ropes course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. During the final week of training, students complete this challenging course as a means of enhancing confidence and warrior ethos. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Richard Foster)
Directorate, in conjunction with the AFMS Trusted Care Task Force, developed Trusted Care competencies and asso- ciated behaviors in the four Trusted Care domain areas of leadership engagement, culture of safety, continuous process improvement and patient-centeredness. Tese competencies are currently being scoped at the entry, intermediate and senior levels to ensure that appropriate material and educational methodologies are used to enhance an Airman’s knowledge, comprehension, application, adoption and ownership. In January 2017, the team will pilot a new Basic Leader-
ship Airman Skills Training course to provide, for the first time, an all-inclusive AFMS entry-level management course. Te course agenda was built around the four domains of Trusted Care and the curriculum incorporates both Trusted Care and JMESI competencies at the entry level. “Tis course will target first-time Flight Commanders,
Flight Chiefs and Medical Directors and requires the stu- dents to conduct Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s safety and quality e-learning pre-work and participate in face-to-face presentation and scenario-based exercises during the resident five-day class,” said Lt. Col. Mike Fea, Deputy, Chief, Officer Force Development Division, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. To move the enterprise even further on the continuum,
Burks says his team, in conjunction with the Air Force Medical Operations Agency and Air University, moved to transform the Medical Group Commanders course by incorporating, for the first time, innovative experien- tial learning scenarios and Air University Wargaming
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