Hospital Corpsman Basic Certificate

 

Overview

The Hospital Corpsman Basic (HCB) Program is an introduction to the delivery of medical care and the associated duties of providing quality emergency, nursing and primary care procedures. It is foundational for all Navy enlisted medical personnel.  The HCB is a program with two phases. Resident training is first conducted at the Medical Education Training Campus. There, students are introduced to the duties and responsibilities of corpsman and will be instructed in: medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, nursing concepts and skills, Basic Life Support, airway management, patient assessment, primary care, medical emergencies, trauma, operational medicine principles, and Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Methods of instruction include, but are not limited to: lecture, demonstration, online materials, simulations, laboratory practice, and practical exercises. In the second phase of the course, students transition to clinical training conducted at military treatment facilities, Veterans Administration, and/or civilian hospitals.

Certificate Requirements

Program Requirements

HCB 1101	Corpsman Fundamentals	1
HCB 1203	Clinical Calculations	2
HCB 1302	Patient Assessment	3
HCB 2108	Corpsman Clinical	1
HCB 2206	Corpsman Operations	2
HCB 2307	Medical Emergencies	3
HCB 2404	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
HCB 2405	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
Total Credit Hours:		20