The Making of an Army Physician
Abstract
The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) is one of the largest and most comprehensive health care systems of its kind. Its 5200 physicians, including approximately 1600 in internship, residency, and fellowship programs, work in a regionalized system composed of ten medical centers, forty-one community hospitals, and over two hundred health clinics, and provide comprehensive health services to millions of Americans across the nation and around the globe. For the army physician to maximize his effectiveness as a health care provider and director of director of health care services, in peace and in war, he must achieve certain milestones. These include competence in primary health care by completing a rotation internship, and in operation; medicine by completing the Combat Casualty Care Course, the AMEDD Officers' Basic and Advance Courses, and earning the Expert Field Medical Badge, in a medical specialty by completing a residency; and becoming board certified, and finally in management and leadership through formal courses and diverse assignments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA158125
Entities
People
- L. M. Burger
Organizations
- United States Army War College