The hands-on AMLS course gives each provider/student the ability to integrate the knowledge presented into a practical format for use in his or her current practice.  This course is directed at the prehospital treatment of medical emergencies, but can be altered to encompass the initial emergency department assessment and management of the medical patient. 

The major goals of the AMLS course are to:

• Apply critical thinking skills to integrate pathophysiology with the assessment findings of a medical patient;
• Determine and differentiate between actual and potential patient problems;
• Advance the provider's ability to conduct a competent medical examination that utilizes proper diagnostic skills, critical thinking, and interventions;
• Advance the provider's ability to utilize problem-solving strategies in interventions and management alternatives; and
• Advance the provider's ability to communicate the pertinent findings and interventions to the receiving facility