Table 1 The semi-structured interview guide

1. How has preparation for extreme situations been handled in the area of military medicine?

2. On which kinds of views on knowledge and education have these educational program been based on?

3. Do course directors, teachers, instructors or similar have formal training in education?

4. Do you use medical simulation, if so what kind?

5. Do you use virtual environments/serious games for training or education in military medicine?

6. What kind of information technology or other supportive technologies have been used in (e.g., learning management platforms)?

7. How common is it to use IT or other technologies to support the course participants’ learning processes in education and training?

8. How do you evaluate and measure outcomes of education and training?

9. Do you know if the participants’ skills match the intended learning outcomes of the courses?

10. How does the military medical education system use or manage skills from education and training?

11. Do you collaborate with other countries in education and training for health professionals, is so which countries and networks and in which purpose?

12. How can IT or other technologies support education and training for health professionals?