AME GUIDE / FAA Medical Certification / Aviation Medical Examiners

Item(s)	Description
1-2	Application For: Class of Medical Certificate Applied For
3	Last Name; First Name; Middle Name
4	Social Security Number (SSN)
5	Address and Telephone Number
6	Date of Birth
7	Color of Hair
8	Color of Eyes
9	Sex
10	Type of Airman Certificate(s) You Hold
11-12	Occupation, Employer
13	Has Your FAA Airman Medical Certificate Ever Been Denied, Suspended, or Revoked?
14-15	Total Pilot Time
16	Date of Last FAA Medical Application
17 a	Do You Currently Use Any Medication (Prescription or Nonprescription)?
17 b	Do You Ever Use Near Vision Contact Lens(es) While Flying?
18	Medical History
19	Visits to Health Professional Within Last 3 Years
20	Applicant's National Driver Register and Certifying Declaration

EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES - FAA Medical Certification
Items 21-58 on FAA Medical Application Form 8500-8

21-22. Height and Weight	41. G-U System
23-24. Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA); SODA Serial Number	42. Upper and Lower Extremities
25. Head, Face, Neck, and Scalp	43. Spine and other Musculoskeletal
26. Nose	44. Identifying Body Marks, Scars, Tattoos
27. Sinuses	45. Lymphatics
28. Mouth and Throat	46. Neurologic
29. Ear	47. Psychiatric Conditions
30. Ear Drums	48. General Systemic
31. Eyes	49. Hearing
32. Ophthalmoscopic	50. Distant Vision
33. Pupils	51. Near and Intermediate Vision
34. Ocular Motility	52. Color Vision
35. Lungs and Chest	53. Field of Vision
36. Heart	54. Heterophoria
37. Vascular System	55. Blood Pressure
38. Abdomen and Viscera	56. Pulse
39. Anus (No Disposition)	57. Urinalysis
40. Skin	58. ECG (No Disposition)

APPLICATION REVIEW- FAA Medical Certification
Items 59-64 on FAA Medical Application Form 8500-8

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