Maintaining military medical skills during peacetime : outlining and assessing a new approach / Christine Eibner [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Eibner, Christine.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Military--United States.

Medicine, Military.

Manpower planning--United States.

Manpower planning.

United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 39 p.) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Ca : Rand Corp., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The skills required of military medical personnel differ during deployment and peacetime. This study explored the possibility of stationing personnel in nonmilitary settings where the case mix might more closely resemble that under deployment.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Model for Maintaining Military Medical Skills in Civilian Health Care Facilities; Chapter Three - Feasibility from the Civilian Standpoint; Results from Trauma Training Center Interviews; Interviews with Other Civilian Organizations; Chapter Four - Advantages and Disadvantages from DoD's Perspective; Advantages; Flexibility; Clinical Skills; Recruitment and Retention; Disadvantages; Staffing in Remote Locations; Elective Rather Than Nonelective Surgeries; Per Diem Work

Occupation Mix Chapter Five - Implementing a Pilot Study; Chapter Six - Summary and Conclusion; References

Notes:

"MG-638-OSD"--[p.4] of cover.

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Approved for public release, distribution unlimited."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8330-4430-3

OCLC:

774237130