Education & training

The Research Group supports Western’s role in military and civilian medical education, spanning undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development. This work is coordinated with the Office of Military Academic Medicine where CAF learner support, admissions pathways, mentorship, and military academic advice are involved.

  • military medicine electives or rotations for students and residents
  • physician assistant training with military and northern medicine relevance
  • trauma and austere-care simulation
  • aeromedical evacuation courses
  • mass casualty and disaster response training
  • law of armed conflict modules for health professionals
  • history of military medicine seminars
  • research fellowships and student summer projects
  • interdisciplinary graduate projects across medicine, engineering, law, health sciences, social sciences, aviation, and history
The Group is open to supporting a future certificate, concentration, or scholarly pathway in military, austere, aviation, and disaster medicine.