Dear colleagues,
We trust that the holiday season was a welcome break from work schedules, business travel, committee meetings, etc and a good opportunity to enjoy quality time with your families and friends.
Our team at Aeromedical Center Salzburg wish you a successful new year and would like you to inform you about the Aviation Medicine training programs scheduled for 2025 in Salzburg, Austria.
- The second Austrian BASIC COURSE in AVIATION MEDICINE will be held in April/May 2025.
- The first Austrian ADVANCED COURSE in AVIATION MEDICINE will be held in September/October 2025.
- The fourth Salzburg Aerospace Medicine Seminar refresher training will be held on October 17th and 18th, 2025
- We are currently working on a refresher training course to be held in November 2025 in Riad, Saudi Arabia. This course aims for joint EASA, FAA, GACA and GCAA accreditation. This course will be held in conjunction with the international Sand & Fun Air Show and will highlight current topics of aviation medicine as well as areas of aerospace medicine associated with sports aviation, air show/display flying, air racing and aviation medicine in complex flight operations.
General Information to Prospective Candidates
Aviation Medicine is a unique and rewarding medical specialty that combines aspects of preventive, occupational, environmental and clinical medicine with the physiology and psychology of aviators. It is concerned with the health and safety of those who fly, both crew and passengers, the health of air traƯic control oƯicers and the selection and performance of those who hold aviation and air traƯic control licenses. If you are interested in entering the field of aviation medicine, we shall be glad to support you in achieving your goal. Our training organization, the Austrian Aviation Medicine Institute, AAMI, a subsidiary of Aeromedical Center Salzburg provides the full spectrum of courses required to become an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Basic training qualifies candidates as Class 2 AMEs with certification privileges of private and sports pilots as well as cabin crew. Advanced training extends privileges to the certification of commercial (CPL) and airline transportation (ATPL) pilots as well as air traƯic control oƯicers (ATCOs).
Accreditation
Our courses are accredited by the Austrian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Austro Control GmbH, and are recognized by all EASA member states. Completion of a basic or advanced aviation medicine course requires subsequent authorization by the CAA of the country that you are licensed to practice medicine in. Completion of aviation medicine training does not guarantee accreditation by your CAA.
Course language
All lectures and self-study modules will be presented in English. The final examination, the assessment of aeromedical competency, will be in English and presented in a multiple-choice format. Lecture slides will be provided in hard copy for study and review.
Course dates – 2025
Basic Course in Aviation Medicine:
63 hours - 2 days online, 5 hrs self-study and 5 days on-site
Online: April 12th – 13th, 2025
Self-Study: April 14th - May 9th, 2025
Live/On-site: May 10th – 14th, 2025
Registration is limited to 35 pax.
Aviation Medicine Basic Course training fee: € 2160 (includes all course materials,
coƯee breaks, all lunches, parking at the venue - Salzburg Airport, flight experience and
hands on training labs).
Advanced Course in Aviation Medicine:
66 hours - 2 days online, 9 hrs self-study and 5 days on-site
Online: September 7th and 21st, 2025
Self-Study: September 22nd - October 1st, 2025
Live/On-site: October 2nd – 7th, 2025
Registration is limited to 35 pax.
Advanced aviation medicine course fee: € 2360 (includes all course materials, all lunches, coƯee breaks, parking at the venue - Salzburg Airport, flight simulator training and hypobaric chamber flight with cognitive testing as well as hands on training labs).
*Course content may vary subject to CAA accreditation/final approval.
Aviation Medicine Refresher Training:
4th Salzburg Aerospace Medicine Seminar 2025
14 hours – two days. Accreditation will include training under supervision of the competent authority, Austro Control, as well as ATCO training content. Hybrid format. Live on-site and online participation is possible.
Refresher course training fee:
Live on-site: € 400 (includes all course materials, coƯee breaks, all lunches, parking at the venue - Salzburg Airport, tour of Red Bull Hangars 7 & 8 and the Wingman’s Dinner on October 17th). Live participation is limited to 75 pax.
Online participation: € 375 (refresher training hours credited are the same for live and on-line participation)
2 Day Practical Aeromedical Center Upgrade Training
Required as per EASA regulations prior to advancing from Class 2 AME privileges to Class 1 and Class 3 privileges.
14 hours – two days. This practical training places an emphasis on diƯerential training to advance to Class 1 & 3 privileges. This training includes a comprehensive review of class 1 and 3 aeromedical examinations, comprehensive mental health assessments, ophthalmology review (with C1 emphasis), ATCO specific topics, discussion of critical cases, and a visit to the air traƯic control unit at Salzburg Airport.
Please feel free to contact us for further information. We look forward to hearing from you and to welcoming you in Salzburg!
Tom Drekonja, Phil Bittermann and Christian Czihak
Phone: OƯice: +43-662-874484 or Cel.: +43-650-242-2363
Email: medical@amc-salzburg.at
Course registration will open on February 1st, 2025. Please feel free to pre-register via
email (please send us your contact information and indicate which course you are
interested in attending).