For over sixteen years, the United States Army has fought a war on two fronts, in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. During this time, the army’s operation doctrine has evolved to encompass many issues that the army has faced during this time. This has included counterinsurgency (COIN), mobilizing and deploying National Guard and Reserve units on a large scale, and effectively training units to carry out their missions. One constant that has effected the army as a whole from the active component, Reserve, and National Guard has been the medical readiness of the force. A Soldier’s individual medical readiness is a key factor in the Soldiers ability to train and deploy. Medical readiness can have adverse effects on army operations by effecting every aspect of training, unit readiness, and overall Soldier readiness.
Training
For years we have implemented and lived by the quote, “You fight like you train.” Using every minute of time and available resources, we as
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Planning for the Soldiers medical readiness is essential. Our units will usually plan two medical readiness events a year. For individual training attendance, a National Guard or Reserve unit has 48 Multiple Unit Training Assemblies (MUTA’s) in one year. In our organization, medical readiness events consume ten of the 48 MUTA’s each year. Although it is only two weekends, ten MUTA’s is roughly 20% of the unit’s allocated training time in any given year. Furthermore, in addition to the 10 MUTA’s for medical readiness events, one must include time in the training schedule to complete mandated FIT and Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2) online training. These are well-intended requirements that aim to improve medial readiness, and it is critical that they be well planned and executed to maximize the remaining training
Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide care assistance to those in need. As a health maintenance organization, Kaiser Permanente provides preventive care such as prenatal care, immunizations, diagnostics, hospital medical and pharmacy services. Also, they take responsibility and provide exceptional training for their future health professionals for better clinical performance and treatment for the patients. The organization is to ensure fair and proper treatment towards their employees for a pleasant working environment in hospital and to provide medical services especially in a growing population in suburban communities, such as Tracy and Stockton in California.
The Army Health System (AHS) is a component of the Military Health System that’s responsible for the operational management of medical support for training, predeployment, deployment, and postdeployment operations. The AHS is comprised of ten medical functions: mission command, medical treatment (organic and area), hospitalization, evacuation, medical logistics, preventative services, veterinary services, dental services, mental health, and medical laboratory services.The missions of health service support (HSS) and force health protection (FHP) are aligned under two Army warfighting functions: sustainment and protection. HSS falls under the sustainment function, and FHP under protection. At the maneuver unit level, medical support is defined by two Roles: Role I, which is unit-level health care and combat medics, and Role II, which
MSG Peek demonstrated exceptional leadership in developing a Theater Health Services Policies Document which enabled two realistic field training exercises. He also mentored of eight Field Grade Officers through complex clinical operations resulting in a more efficient team prepared for contingency operations. His efforts led to 30th MEDCOM’s validation to assume theater medical mission
Commanders from all units across the world have thought about how to take care of their troops in times of war. Maybe one of the most heavily weighed thoughts is how much risk I am willing to take if I can’t provide my men immediate medical care at the time when they most need it.
A military officer must manage pieces of one of the largest organizations in the United States government - an organization that accounts for the third largest piece of the American budget and is comprised of 1.3 million active sailors, soldiers, airmen, and marines, many of whom are tasked with being deployable to any location within 48 hours. This is only possible through concise, professional communication on the part of every service member, especially
After more than ten years of persistent counterinsurgency (COIN) conflict and multiple simultaneous responses to several natural disasters, the United States Army is at a crossroads regarding professional education for its officers and enlisted force. Considering overseas contingency operations in Iraq are due to conclude in December 2011 and by 2014 for Afghanistan, it is plausible that strategic planners are considering the future make-up of what will constitute the Total Army Force to include new educational criteria for what could be a smaller force than was needed for present day operations. While this may be “peace dividend” speculation, there is precedence for the Army to reevaluate its force structure and personal qualification requirements after every major conflict over the last century. . Even though defense budget reductions should redoubt army equipment priorities, training deferrals because of persistent contingency operations have inhibited enlisted professional development despite that counterinsurgency operations require refocused soldiers training to improve their sense of situational understanding and application of observable operational ethics through conceptual enlisted leadership evaluation efforts.
Reading the article, one can conclude that there is a small competition going on between the civilian world and that of the military when it comes to innovations for patient care and that the military is coming out on top with their advances sometimes being pulled into the hospital settings such as the EMR a recording keeping device that is mobile and can be sent across the globe that the military was the first to introduce.
Sir, I am honored by the privilege to once again serve in 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Over of the last 30 days, I had an opportunity to reconnect, and reflect on the current state of the Brigade. The 4th ABCT has a rich history of success and glory. It is my goal to put in place the systems and practices for this great organization to exceed all past and present accomplishments. As a result of my assessment, I identified three areas of focus that will improve our organization: a unit vision, a change in organizational culture and climate, and building organizational teams. I have no doubt that with the implementation of these three areas of focus, I will be the transformational leader that 4th ABCT needs as we prepare for the upcoming National Training Center (NTC) rotation and tackle the task of the Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) mission.
However, what the military does not train for nearly enough, is the next natural or civil disaster. With so many rules and regulations within the U.S. Army, those in charge are expected to be well versed in how to manage a situation
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Contingency Staffing Plan for Operations. 2013. Print. .
Health issues throughout the human lifespan are always hard to deal with. In this essay, I will give examples of different health issues that occur throughout the lifespan of a human. The seven different stages of a human’s lifespan include: infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. By the concluding paragraph of this essay, you will have gained knowledge of some of the health related issues of a given person throughout their lifespan.
Professionalism can be defined as the competence of skills and principles of an individual in a profession. A professional must be knowledgeable in their profession, committed to improvement of one’s knowledge and skills, service oriented, covenantal relationships to patients/patrons, creative, innovative, ethical, accountable and a leader. These competencies are essential for a professional to perform and excel in their profession.
I chose a career as a medical assistant because of the rewards I knew I would experience on a daily basis. Seeing a patient smile because I have helped them understand, or just making them feel comfortable with their visit, is just one of the many perks of my job. Upon graduating from an accredited college such as The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP), I now work for one of the most reputable hospitals in my area. Within two short years of committed studies, I obtained my associate of applied science degree, and then went on to obtain my certification as a medical assistant. There is nothing I have found more fulfilling, strong, secure, or rewarding then choosing to become a medical assistant,
Readiness is of the utmost importance with training being the most significant aspect that contributes to Readiness. Each Soldier needs an individual training plan. The plan should take the Soldier from enlistment to discharge or retirement. It is each Soldiers responsibility to be proficient in their field craft. This includes being fit mentally and physically, and trained to win in a complex world. It is the responsibility of the NCO to train these Soldiers. Unit training plans will address the readiness and resilience of individual Soldiers to ensure their fitness to accomplish their mission. Units must conduct realistic training at the individual, squad, platoon and company levels focused on Mission Essential Tasks (METs) for their
Canty. This facility rehabilitated over 2500 military amputation patients (Dillingham, T. R. (2002). A key concept learned during this time was that the sooner rehabilitation efforts began the better for the outcome of the patient. Physical therapists assisted the patients in bed mobility4. Group support meetings were held to help those affected deal with the psychological trauma that often accompanies their injury. With improvement came progressed interventions and prosthetic use for gait training (Dillingham, T. R. (2002). Advancement in modern military medical care prevented many deaths during the Vietnam War. From 1966 to 1970 at Da Nang Naval Hospital, 87% of the thousands of soldiers treated there recovered and returned to service (Dillingham, T. R. (2002). Statistics like this support the success a physical therapist and well-rounded medical team can have in even the most doubtful situations. At Fitzsimons General Hospital, over 500 amputees received care (some with more than one amputation) (Dillingham, T. R. (2002). . Documentation of these treated soldiers noted the difficulty of prosthetic training prior to rehabilitation interventions. This was another instance where early therapeutic efforts made patient progress more efficient and timely. Soldiers were treated in rehabilitation before being sent to the VA hospital and receiving a prosthetic device (Dillingham, T. R.