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Mission Statement
As from the beginning… The gathering of Special Operations Medical
Association (SOMA) members is directed toward the education and training of the
Special Forces/Special Operations Forces Medic, who often alone and unsupported,
in perilous tactical or non-tactical circumstances, are responsible for the health
care of the team and surrounding indigenous population (including non-combatant
civilians). By providing this forum for military and civilian medical personnel
from around the world to meet and exchange ideas, SOMA advances the science, technology,
and skills of unconventional medicine which increases survivability, against the
odds, for the people under their care of the Special Forces/Special Operations Forces
Medic.
This organization is dedicated to the spirit of the Special Forces/Special Operations
Forces Medic, and is for those practitioners, educators, administrators, researchers
and students who are either engaged or interested in medical practices within the
realm of the unconventional medicine environment.
The site has further been deemed to act as a conveyance for gathering and sharing
information, presenting new ideologies, finding research collaborators, marketing
and discussing public policy for our mutual causes, and to set a dialog for disseminating
lessons learned.
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Purpose and Objectives
The Association is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific
purposes within the meaning of section 501© (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
primary objective is that of enhancing professional standards through continuing
medical education of special operations medical personnel in the service of the
United States of America Armed Forces.
The sole activity shall be the production of at least one medical conference to
be held annually and which will be called the Special Operation Medical Conference.
This conference shall be all-military services, civilian tactical services and open
to the public.
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