A4M ACTUAL CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Aerospace Medical Service Technician. Answer: 1. assists providers
and nurses with patient care, education, documentation, medication
reconciliation, and follow ups.
2. at times, is required to perform admin functions (front desk)
3. performs nursing tasks
4. acts as a PCMH (patient center medical hold) member or team leader
5. front-line preventionist- identifies potential health risks and provides
preventative counseling
6. performs paraprofessional portions of preventative health assessments
and physical examinations
7. observes, reports, and records observations in patient progress notes
and team conferences
8. performs postmortem (cleaning up and tagging dead bodies then
taking them from the scene to the morgue) care
9. provides field medical care in contingency operations and disasters
10. performs basic life support and triage in emergency situations.
◉ In order to become an Aerospace Medical Service Technician, you
must complete how many phases?. Answer: 2 phases
, ◉ Name 3 Aerospace Medical Service Technician responsibilities..
Answer: 1. assist providers and nurses with patient care, education,
documentation, medication reconciliation, and follow ups
2. performs nursing tasks
3. performs basic life support and triage in emergency situations
◉ What document is our scope of practice?. Answer: The CFETP
◉ What is the CFETP?. Answer: A document identifying the legal scope
of practice within the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), life cycle
education/training requirements, training support resources, and core
task requirements for this specialty. Also the ability to do what we can
do is defined in the CFETP.
◉ How many parts are there of the CFETP?. Answer: 2 parts
◉ What is part 1 of the CFETP?. Answer: Provides overall management
of specialities.
◉ What is part 2 of the CFETP?. Answer: Identifies Specialty Training
Standards (STS) and includes duties, tasks, technical references to
support training.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Aerospace Medical Service Technician. Answer: 1. assists providers
and nurses with patient care, education, documentation, medication
reconciliation, and follow ups.
2. at times, is required to perform admin functions (front desk)
3. performs nursing tasks
4. acts as a PCMH (patient center medical hold) member or team leader
5. front-line preventionist- identifies potential health risks and provides
preventative counseling
6. performs paraprofessional portions of preventative health assessments
and physical examinations
7. observes, reports, and records observations in patient progress notes
and team conferences
8. performs postmortem (cleaning up and tagging dead bodies then
taking them from the scene to the morgue) care
9. provides field medical care in contingency operations and disasters
10. performs basic life support and triage in emergency situations.
◉ In order to become an Aerospace Medical Service Technician, you
must complete how many phases?. Answer: 2 phases
, ◉ Name 3 Aerospace Medical Service Technician responsibilities..
Answer: 1. assist providers and nurses with patient care, education,
documentation, medication reconciliation, and follow ups
2. performs nursing tasks
3. performs basic life support and triage in emergency situations
◉ What document is our scope of practice?. Answer: The CFETP
◉ What is the CFETP?. Answer: A document identifying the legal scope
of practice within the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), life cycle
education/training requirements, training support resources, and core
task requirements for this specialty. Also the ability to do what we can
do is defined in the CFETP.
◉ How many parts are there of the CFETP?. Answer: 2 parts
◉ What is part 1 of the CFETP?. Answer: Provides overall management
of specialities.
◉ What is part 2 of the CFETP?. Answer: Identifies Specialty Training
Standards (STS) and includes duties, tasks, technical references to
support training.
