Maintaining military medical skills during peacetime : outlining and assessing a new approach.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Eibner, Christine
Corporate Author:	United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corp., 2008
Subjects:	Medicine, Military > United States. Manpower planning > United States. Medical personnel. Organization. Mathematical models. Vocational qualifications. Health services administration. Medical care. Public health. Feasibility studies. Medicine, Military. Clinical competence. Hospitals > Medical staff. Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic. Health Personnel Organization and Administration Evaluation Studies as Topic Models, Theoretical Medicine Quality of Health Care Professional Competence Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services. Health Services Administration Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Investigative Techniques. Health Occupations Occupational Groups Epidemiologic Methods Educational Measurement Persons. Delivery of Health Care Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment. Disciplines and Occupations. Education Public Health Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation. Named Groups. Environment and Public Health. Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena. Feasibility Studies Military Medicine Clinical Competence Models, Organizational Medical Staff Health Workforce. Patient Care Management Patient Care Management > methods Medical Staff, Hospital Patient Care mathematical models. public health. feasibility studies.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of 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.

Maintaining military medical skills during peacetime : outlining and assessing a new approach.

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