US Army Medical Corps

On this National Doctor’s Day, we recognize and thank Army Physicians for their committment to our patients, our profession, and our mission.

RESCHEDULED: Combat Casualty Care Conference: Orthopaedic Advances Resulting from World War II It’s been said that the only winner in war is medicine. The lessons learned from combat have changed not only treatments for severe trauma but have also resulted in advancements across myriad of specialties. Please join Thursday’s Combat Casualty Care Conference to take a historical look at the ways in which Orthopaedic Medicine has advanced as a result of lessons learned during World War II. ? Dr. Paul Dougherty is Chair and Residency Program Director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Florida – Jacksonville.

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Combat Ready Care….This We’ll Defend Army Physicians serving since 1775

Happy Birthday to our Army! #ArmyBday

Today, as we honor and remember the bravery and sacrifices of the Allies who stormed the beach at Normandy, enjoy this article written by Scott C. Woodard, a historian with the AMEDD Center for History and Heritage, of the Army medics of the 1st Infantry Division during the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach, based on first-person accounts of the events. link: https://lnkd.in/g3k3Qcgh #DDay80th 1st Infantry Division US Army TRADOC U.S. Army Combined Arms Center Army Medicine History

Aloha MC Team! Corps Chief BG Murray is making the (Grand) rounds at TAMC! He gave an LPD on the Ukraine Conflict and rounds on career management. He also spoke on an icon of Army Medicine history, Corporal Desmond T. Doss. During WWII Doss's beliefs as a Seventh Day Adventist did not allow him to kill others, but he displayed courage and integrity by enlisting anyway as a medic. Refusing to carry a weapon, he braved enemy fire unarmed on Okinawa saving the lives of 50-100 fellow soldiers atop Hacksaw Ridge and earning the Medal of Honor. Despite being, shot, riddled with grenade shrapnel, and contracting tuberculosis which cost him a lung and 5 ribs he lived to the ripe old age of 87! US Army Medical Department (AMEDD)Tripler Army Medical CenterMEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence)

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, we invite you to reflect on its meaning and remember those who have died in service to our Nation. Memorial Day is a federal holiday for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Medical Corps officers go where our Nation needs us. We honor all MC officers who died while in service and highlight three Army physicians who died while serving in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom. COL Brian Allgood: Orthopaedic Surgeon, killed in action on January 20, 2007 in Baghdad at age 46 in a helicopter crash while assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade. MAJ John Pryor: Trauma Surgeon, killed in action on December 25, 2008 in Mosul at age 42 in a mortar attack while assigned to a Forward Surgical Team in the 1st Medical Detachment out of Fort Totten, NY. MAJ Mark Taylor: General Surgeon, killed in action on March 20, 2004 in Fallujah at age 41 in a rocket attack while assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. Reflecting on the service and sacrifice of these three Soldiers and that of the other men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice reminds us of the caliber of people we are privileged to serve with. And reminds us that our patients are deserving of the best medical care possible, whether at home or deployed. It strengthens our resolve to work tirelessly to improve our Army Health System and to collaborate to meet the challenges presented to Army Medicine in today’s volatile environment. We thank all of our MC officers who are forward-deployed or covering the wards, EDs, and ORs over the weekend so that others may enjoy the holiday. Combat Ready Care … This We’ll Defend

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, we invite you to reflect on its meaning and remember those who have died in service to our Nation. Memorial Day is a federal holiday for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Medical Corps officers go where our Nation needs us. We honor all MC officers who died while in service and highlight three Army physicians who died while serving in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom. COL Brian Allgood: Orthopaedic Surgeon, killed in action on January 20, 2007 in Baghdad at age 46 in a helicopter crash while assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade. MAJ John Pryor: Trauma Surgeon, killed in action on December 25, 2008 in Mosul at age 42 in a mortar attack while assigned to a Forward Surgical Team in the 1st Medical Detachment out of Fort Totten, NY. MAJ Mark Taylor: General Surgeon, killed in action on March 20, 2004 in Fallujah at age 41 in a rocket attack while assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. Reflecting on the service and sacrifice of these three Soldiers and that of the other men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice reminds us of the caliber of people we are privileged to serve with. And reminds us that our patients are deserving of the best medical care possible, whether at home or deployed. It strengthens our resolve to work tirelessly to improve our Army Health System and to collaborate to meet the challenges presented to Army Medicine in today’s volatile environment. We thank all of our MC officers who are forward-deployed or covering the wards, EDs, and ORs over the weekend so that others may enjoy the holiday. Combat Ready Care … This We’ll Defend

BG Murray gives Psychiatry/Internal Medicine dual resident, CPT Rechtin, feedback on her Command Briefing for the Military Psychiatry Operational Simulation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during the Psychiatry Residencies Annual Command Brief Exercise