209-Ten years of CoROM Rethinking How We Teach Austere Medicine

<p>Aebhric O'Kelly is joined by Dr Csaba Dioszeghy, CoROM co-founder and CEO, critical care and emergency medicine consultant, cardiologist, and experienced prehospital clinician.</p><p>The conversation explores what makes education for remote and austere clinicians fundamentally different from conventional medical education. CoROM students work across the world in military, humanitarian, offshore and other resource-limited environments. Csaba discusses why education needs to adapt to these clinicians rather than expecting their professional lives to conform to a traditional university model.</p><p>A major theme is listening to students. Aebhric and Csaba discuss how student feedback has directly influenced CoROM's curriculum, facilities, administration and teaching methods — including significant changes being introduced for the new academic year.</p><p>They also discuss the redevelopment of the MSc in Austere Critical Care, including more interactive online learning, greater flexibility for students who cannot travel to Malta, and expanded opportunities for practical education. The discussion considers an important question for modern medical education: how much of postgraduate austere medicine can genuinely be taught online, and what still requires hands-on experience?</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 – Welcome to Season 5</p><p>A new academic year, a new podcast season and the changing face of CoROM.</p><p>00:38 – CoROM's Next Chapter</p><p>Csaba's role as CEO, consolidating a decade of growth and the College's ambitions for the future.</p><p>03:02 – What Makes CoROM Different?</p><p>Building flexible education for clinicians working across military, humanitarian, offshore and resource-limited environments.</p><p>06:52 – Listening to Our Students</p><p>How student feedback directly influences curriculum, facilities and the way CoROM teaches.</p><p>09:23 – Changing the Practical Curriculum</p><p>Revamping classroom education, investing in facilities and placing greater emphasis on hands-on learning.</p><p>11:34 – Rebuilding the MSc in Austere Critical Care</p><p>New modules, interactive education and moving beyond traditional recorded online lectures.</p><p>13:07 – Can You Teach Austere Critical Care Online?</p><p>Accessibility, international students and why the redesigned MSc can now be completed without compulsory travel to Malta.</p><p>18:01 – Improving Support for Online Students</p><p>Human faculty support, central administ