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PUBLISHER
Michelle DuGuay Landers, MBA, BSN, RN
Lt Col (Ret)
Greetings to our JSOM Subscribers, U.S. Army Medevac – Critical Care Flight Paramedic –
Standard Medical Operating Guidelines (SMOG)
e are pleased to announce that SOFtoSOM is the JSOM 2024 Edition
WNonprofit Partner of the Year. Each year, we select one
nonprofit organization committed to helping veterans to re- JSOM Spring Edition Cover
Michelle D. Landers, Lt Col (Ret)
ceive a complimentary advertising package in the Journal of
Special Operations Medicine. SOFtoSOM empowers U.S. We created the cover illustration for the
Special Operations Forces (SOF) veterans in their journey to 2025 Spring edition of the JSOM to
become physicians. Through mentorship, financial support, honor and recognize the professionals
and a strong professional network, SOFtoSOM guides and who serve in the most austere condi-
prepares SOF personnel for success in the medical field. Find tions imaginable, protecting the inno-
out how you can help support their important mission by vis- cent and saving lives, despite the danger
iting their website at SOFtoSOM.org and following them on to themselves. This image captures a
social media (more information on page 95). quiet moment, but it hints at the future
of modern warfare with the Raptor
SOMA Members drone seen in the distance. On today’s
rapidly changing battlefronts, we rec-
The SOMA Board has decided to go all digital this year. So, ognize that without the institutional knowledge passed on by
those of you who were getting the JSOM in print will now those on the tip of the spear, we would not have many of the
receive a digital subscription (visit https://jsomonline.org/my- available skills and tools for saving lives. The JSOM shares that
account to access the Journal). SOMA members have access spirit of commitment to excellence and maintains its efforts to
to the PDF version of all Journal issues and individual manu- provide a forum for medical thought leaders to share their find-
scripts as well as a flipbook version of each issue. ings with those dedicated to expanding their knowledge.
Your username is the email address you use with SOMA. Once Podcast
you log in, you will need to set your password. Go to the drop-
down menu and select Flipbooks to access the full Journal. We want to thank our dedicated JSOM Podcast team, Alex
Finding manuscripts on the site is as easy as clicking the mag- Merkle and Josh Randles, for all their hard work giving great
nifying glass and typing in a keyword to find the article you reviews of our articles each quarter. However, due to their very
seek—and every related article on the subject for which you full work schedule requirements, they can no longer commit
searched. the time it takes to produce the podcast. We will certainly miss
Alex and Josh, but the good news is, we have a new team ready
You will always have the JSOM at your fingertips. You have to carry the torch starting with our Spring quarter. We wel-
access to 25 years of Journal issues and manuscripts. For an come Jessica Rodriguez, 2d Lt, USAF, and her team, Matthew
additional fee you can get a handbooks-only subscription to Farinella, 2LT, USA, and Sydney Duke, ENS, USNR.
access all seven of our protocol handbooks listed below. Don’t
forget that SOMA members enjoy a 20% discount on sub- Be sure to tune in to the WarDocs podcast on “Transforma-
scriptions and merchandise on our storefront. Anytime our tion and Innovation in Tactical Combat Casualty Care” with
handbooks are updated, you will have immediate access to CAPT (Ret) Frank Butler, MD. You can find the episode at the
the update. The handbooks are available in both flipbook and following links:
PDF downloads.
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Advanced Ranger First Responder (ARFR) 2021 Edition
Advanced Tactical Paramedic Protocols (ATP-P) CMC
Revised 11th Edition The Combat Medical Care Conference (CMC) takes place
Pararescue Medical Operations (PJ) 8th Edition 2–3 July in Ulm, Germany. This is an international sympo-
NEW Prolonged Field Care Field Handbook (PFC) sium on Tactical Combat Casualty Care in military and law
1st Edition 2025 (est May 2025) enforcement missions for medics, EMTs, paramedics, nurses,
NEW Ranger Medic Handbook (RMH) 2025 Edition and physicians. CMC is the largest gathering on TCCC princi-
(est May 2025) ples outside the U.S. The conference is bilingual (English and
U.S. Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician German).
(IDMT), Medical and Dental Treatment Protocols
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