About DIMO

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO) is an International Military Education and Training (IMET) school providing security cooperation and assistance training to partner nations. Its purpose is to provide a jointly executed capability that permits and builds strong, resilient, comprehensive international partnerships through health education and training. DIMO utilizes subject matter experts from across the DoD and U.S. Government to develop curriculum and teach courses in support of embassy country plans and combatant command lines of effort to achieve U.S. security cooperation and partnership building objectives.

MISSION: To be the premier provider of security cooperation focused health education and training that builds strong, resilient, international partnerships.

VISION: To achieve security cooperation through health education and training in the global environment.

Public Health Apprentice Course

Public Health Officer Course

Audiology Certification

Operational Entomology

Public Health Management Workshop

Epidemiology Laboratory

Public Health Epidemiology Consult & Research

Applied Technology & Genomics

Our Purpose

DIMO’s purpose is to provide a jointly executed capability that permits and builds strong, resilient, comprehensive international partnerships. DIMO’s programs strive to improve communications between military and civilian agencies, as well as strengthening international coalition partnerships and achieve theater security cooperation objectives. Although the majority of our programs consist of exportable courses based on “train the trainer” concepts via mobile education teams (MET) and mobile training teams (MTT), DIMO also offers resident courses. These courses include an Executive Healthcare Resource Management course, an HIV/AIDS Planning and Policy Development course, and a Gender-based Violence Course that bring international military students stateside and expose them to U.S. culture in addition to providing a robust learning environment for the course curriculum.  DIMO’s purpose is to provide a jointly executed capability that permits and builds strong, resilient, comprehensive international partnerships. DIMO’s programs strive to improve communications between military and civilian agencies, as well as strengthening international coalition partnerships and achieve theater security

DIMO utilizes Tri-Service subject matter experts as instructors from the “Total Force”: Tri-Service military plus Public Health Service Active Duty, Guard and Reserves, as well as DoD, Interagency colleagues, and a few non DoD civilians. Courses are funded through multiple funding sources but primarily by Department of State (Title 22) Programs like International Military Education and Training (IMET), Expanded-International Military Education and Training (E-IMET), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Humanitarian Assistance (HA), and Counterterrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) sources.

DIMO Divisions

Administration
Responsible for the administration and management of program resources for all international and domestic programs for the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO). The Admin division coordinates and manages security, logistics, training, finance and budget management, memorandums of agreements, manpower, contract management and IM/IT management.
 
Medical Programs Division
Reviews, updates, and develops DIMO courses. Adapts programs to meet partner nation and combatant command goals, designs and writes courses emphasizing adult learning and evidence based practices and maintains current training aids and supplies. Integrates cutting edge medical technology adaptable to host resources. Advises stakeholders on long-term capability building.
 
Mission Operations Division
Coordinates, plans, and executes international mobile training courses with several outside agencies, Security Cooperation Officers and Attaches in support of the Combatant Command’s Lines of Effort and Campaign Plans. Oversees/coordinates mobile team readiness, staffing, and resources for mission execution from start to finish. Liaises with teams 24/7 during mission execution for assistance and support.
 

Contact Us

Defense Institute for Medical Operations
1320 Truemper Street Bldg. 9122
JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236
Commercial:  (210) 671-1078/1127
DSN: 473-1078/1127
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