NATO Special Operations Headquarters
NATO Special Operations Headquarters
NATO Special Operations Headquarters
Objective: frequently called upon to support partnering curriculum that can be used by a SOF element to plan
operations and execute medical engagements of host medical seminars and conduct medical partnership
The objective of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) nation systems. This course is designed to assist training.
Medical Engagement and Partnering Course NATO SOF medical personnel in preparing, planning
(SMEPC) is to enable medical personnel in direct and and executing these complex military assistance This course is available in residence at the NSHQ
indirect support of SOF to create medical operations operations critical to current and future combat SOF Allied Centre for Medical Education at SHAPE,
and campaign plans to augment the SOF operations. Belgium. The residence course is designed for
Commander’s overall military assistance mission special operations and conventional medical
objectives. This curriculum is designed to be a highly interactive personnel who are either permanently assigned or are
and participatory course, requiring students to in a habitual, direct support role to SOF units.
Description: develop and brief medical operations plans for both
medical seminars and medical partnership programs All students attending this course need to be
The SOF Medical Engagement and Partnering using scenario-based role playing and active adult comfortable speaking English in and in front of a
Course is a 5-day course that introduces students to learning principles. group of fellow military service members.
the basic concepts of creating and executing medical Additionally, basic skills in Microsoft Office products is
plans supporting military assistance missions. Military At course completion, students should be able to highly recommended.
partnering operations and engagements of host nation create and execute the medical annex of a SOF
civil infrastructure are fundamental missions for NATO military assistance campaign plan. To assist in this Feel free to contact us via email at
Special Operations Forces conducting military endeavor, students will leave the course with a SOF SOMB@nshq.nato.int.
assistance operations. Medical Advisors (MEDADs) Medical Engagement and Partnering Toolkit, which
are will be comprised of an exportable