Name
#75 Role 2 Corpsman Combat Medical Skills Assessment – a Mixed-Methods QI Study with Large Language Model-Assisted Narrative Analysis
Speakers
Content Presented On Behalf Of:
Navy
Session Type
Poster
Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Start Time
5:00 PM
End Time
7:00 PM
Location
Prince Georges Expo Hall E
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care, Trending/Hot Topics or Other not listed
Learning Outcomes
1) Clinical experience among Corpsmen was limited: 71% had started an IV, 32% had assisted in airway management, and only 5.7% had treated life-threatening hemorrhage.
2) Corpsmen rated their damage control resuscitation (DCR) confidence at 5.53/10, nurses rated their confidence in Corpsmen at 5.0/10, and physicians at 3.06/10.
3) Qualitative analysis of 81 responses identified seven themes critical in Role-2 competency curriculum development: Experience, Knowledge, Training, Non-clinical Tasks, Team-based learning, Engagement, and Assessment. Krippendorff’s alpha for qualitative coding reproducibility was 0.823.
2) Corpsmen rated their damage control resuscitation (DCR) confidence at 5.53/10, nurses rated their confidence in Corpsmen at 5.0/10, and physicians at 3.06/10.
3) Qualitative analysis of 81 responses identified seven themes critical in Role-2 competency curriculum development: Experience, Knowledge, Training, Non-clinical Tasks, Team-based learning, Engagement, and Assessment. Krippendorff’s alpha for qualitative coding reproducibility was 0.823.
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Description
This process improvement project examines the clinical competence, confidence, and training readiness of Role 2 Navy Corpsmen with the III Marine Expeditionary Force in INDOPACOM. This mixed-methods study identifies significant gaps in critical care experience, misaligned confidence assessments between Corpsmen and supervising providers, and training shortfalls—issues with major implications for medical readiness in Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) and anti-access/area denial (A2AD) scenarios.
As general practitioners and emergency providers encounter more service members in austere settings, understanding the skills and preparation of enlisted medical personnel becomes increasingly important. Our findings highlight the need for structured clinical rotations, targeted simulation programs, and improved team-based mentorship to enhance Corpsman preparedness for independent field care.
This project is timely and relevant to both military and civilian audiences. It has broader applications to training sustainment and interdisciplinary trust in high-stakes healthcare environments.