For researchers
A place to grow as an air medical safety researcher.
Whether you are considering your first study or have led research for years, the Air Medical Safety Network connects you with questions from the field, data, programs open to research, and other researchers. We welcome aspiring, active, and senior researchers in operational and clinical safety.
Wherever you are starting from
Researchers at every stage.
Research in air medical transport depends on people at every level of experience. The network is designed so each of them can contribute and keep growing.
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Aspiring
You have a question and want to learn how to study it.
Many useful studies begin with a nurse, paramedic, pilot, communication specialist, mechanic, or leader who notices something worth understanding. No research background or academic appointment is needed.
Where to start
- Bring a question from your work to Research Questions.
- Read what has been published in the Evidence Library.
- Connect with researchers who can help shape a question into a study.
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Active
You are designing or conducting studies.
Graduate students, early-career investigators, and established researchers can find collaborators, questions, and settings for their work.
Ways to take part
- Find studiable questions submitted by people in the field in Research Questions.
- Check the Evidence Library for prior work before designing a study.
- Request access to the Accident Database.
- Ask to be introduced to programs that have registered interest in research.
- Exchange feedback on study designs, methods, and instruments.
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Senior
You have led research and want to help others do the same.
Experienced investigators can guide newer researchers and help lead larger studies across programs.
Ways to take part
- Advise on study design, methods, and ethics review.
- Mentor newer researchers as the network's programs develop.
- Help shape collaborative and multi-site studies.
Available now
What the network offers today.
Start here
Evidence Library
See what has already been published before you design a study. The library collects peer-reviewed research, FAA and other government reports, theses, and CONCERN Network bulletins on air medical operational and clinical safety. Filter by domain, topic, type, and region, and follow each entry to the original publication.
Open the Evidence Library- Publications
- 179
- Years covered
- 2001-2026
- Operational safety
- 141
- Clinical and patient safety
- 42
Is there research we are missing? Suggest a publication for the library. Every suggestion is reviewed before anything is added.
Research Questions
Questions submitted by people in the field, reviewed and reshaped into questions that can be studied. Comment on a question or tell us you are interested in studying it.
Accident Database
Air medical accidents built from NTSB records, with maps, filters, and a codebook. Access is by registration and approval.
Programs open to research
Flight programs can register interest in being considered for studies. With a program's permission, AMSN can introduce researchers whose studies fit.
In development
What we are building.
The network is new, and its programs for researchers are still taking shape. Mentorship is open now. The other programs are plans, and the details may change as members help shape them.
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Open now
Mentorship
Newer researchers connect with experienced investigators for help with study design, methods, ethics review, and publication. Find a mentor or offer to mentor in Working Groups.
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Planned
Early investigator program
People starting their first study will get structured support from forming a question to sharing the findings.
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Planned
Collaborative and multi-site studies
Larger studies will bring several researchers and programs together on a shared question.
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Planned
Opportunities for members
Calls for collaborators, studies seeking sites, and other opportunities will be shared with members as they come up.
How research is done
The same commitments we make to programs.
Studies connected through AMSN follow the commitments made to flight programs on the For Programs page. An Institutional Review Board (IRB) approves a study, or determines that it is exempt, before any recruitment begins. Organizations and individuals decide for themselves whether to take part.
Findings are shared with the crews, leaders, and programs who can put them into practice.
Join
Tell us where you are and what you want to work on.
Choose Researcher on the Join form and pick the email topics you want. To find a mentor, offer to mentor, or join a discussion, create a Working Groups account.