Air Force Officer facilitated group discussion during a Gender Based Violence and Women's healthcourse.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER

Work with Us

As noted, the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO) needs subject matter experts (SMEs) from throughout Department of Defense (DoD) to develop curriculum and teach courses around the world. Maintaining the DIMO high standard requires the development and maintenance of a pool of eligible and qualified instructors.
 
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer instructor to help DIMO "strengthen global medical capabilities" around the world, complete a self-nomination form below (click "Volunteer Form" link below or to the right) and return it to us with your resume/curriculum vitae. DIMO will review your submission, and if qualified, match you to suitable courses and put you in the queue for future missions.

Volunteer Instructions

Working with DIMO offers personal, professional, organizational and leadership benefits. Our missions provide joint, inter-agency, inter-governmental, and international experience. Potential mission team members should have the following:
 
1. DIMO instructors should be current, qualified and recognized as subject matter experts. Having only received training in a particular topic is not sufficient.  Favorable examples include:  actively working in the specialty, history of deployments practicing that specialty, publications, speaking positions, and membership on relevant boards.
 
2. Potential DIMO instructors should have instructor experience. Teaching personnel in an international setting has additional challenges beyond those commonly experienced when teaching US personnel. Favorable examples include:  a history of, or currently teaching US students or foreign nationals in the topics being requested.
 
3. DIMO instructors should have cross-cultural experience, present a professional image and appropriate military bearing. Examples may include:  subject-matter exchanges, deployments, mission trips, international health work, and language or cultural expertise.

Current Instructors

How to Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer, please download the self-nomination forms (Instructor Application and Individual Data Sheet). Then submit the completed forms along with a curriculum vitae (CV) and/or resume, to DIMO at this email: USAFSAM.DIMO.ADM@us.af.mil.

Mexico Navy students simulated proper casualty transport during a Aerial Patient Movement Casualty Evacuation course put on by DIMO.  (USAF Photo/Richard Gooding)