Trauma Training - Cadaver Advance Surgical Skills.

The Naval Support Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk intends to issue a sole source contract to the University of Southern California for a requirement that provides trauma training courses seven times a year for up to 30 medical officers and enlisted hospital Corpsmen. The course includes didactic lectures, skills rodeo application, simulation laboratory, clinical rotations, and a three-day hands-on training on non-perfused and perfused cadaver bodies in a Fresh Tissue Dissection Laboratory (FTDL). The contractor shall possess The Joint Commission approval and verification by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Trauma Center as designated by the State of California. Some key aspects of the job include: • Providing didactic lectures and hands-on application in Advanced Surgical Skills on Exposure to Trauma (ASSET) and Combat Orthopedics Trauma Education • Utilizing simulation equipment such as Laerdal SIMMAN 3G, K-9 Dog Trainers, SONOSIM, and CAE VI Medix Ultrasound Trainers • Providing clinical rotations and a three-day hands-on training on non-perfused and perfused cadaver bodies in a FTDL • Providing education facilities and disposable supplies for the IDF courses