17 GDF ranks commence training to become medical assistants
In ongoing efforts to strengthen the medical assistance within the Guyana Defense Force, seventeen ranks have commenced the Grade Three Medical Assistants Course, aspiring to qualify as skilled medical assistants.
In a social media post by the GDF, it was said that this course is being held at the Medical Corps Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna and has started since February.
Lt Col Matthew Chichester (front row, middle) alongside other officials and trainees
According to GDF, the course is set to span across 28 weeks and it aims to prepare participants to serve as Grade 3 Medical Assistants across various medical centers in the force. The course content includes physiology, field sanitisation, lifesaving practices, first aid, and physiotherapy. This training will also be complemented by an attachment to Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
During the opening ceremony for the trainees, Lt. Col. Matthew Chichester highlighted the critical role of field medics where he encouraged the students to fully engage with the comprehensive course content to become efficient medics in the Guyana Defense Force. (G2)
