Maintaining Military Medical Skills During Peacetime Outlining and Assessing a New Approach

by Eibner, Christine

• ISBN13: 9780833042910
• ISBN10: 0833042912
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-14
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Military medical personnel are tasked with fulfilling both the benefits mission and the readiness mission of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). However, the medical skills required during deployment are likely to differ significantly from those required during peacetime. This study explored an arrangement in which some personnel are stationed in nonmilitary settings where the case mix might more closely resemble that expected under deployment.

Table of Contents

Figure and Tables
Introduction	p. 1
Model for Maintaining Military Medical Skills in Civilian Health Care Facilities	p. 3
Feasibility from the Civilian Standpoint	p. 7
Results from Trauma Training Center Interviews	p. 8
Interviews with Other Civilian Organizations	p. 13
Advantages and Disadvantages from DoD's Perspective	p. 21
Advantages	p. 21
Flexibility	p. 21
Clinical Skills	p. 22
Recruitment and Retention	p. 23
Disadvantages	p. 24
Staffing in Remote Locations	p. 24
Elective Rather Than Nonelective Surgeries	p. 24
Per Diem Work	p. 25
Occupation Mix	p. 25
Implementing a Pilot Study	p. 27
Summary and Conclusion	p. 35
References	p. 37
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