Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Graduate Medical Education plays a critical role in training the next generation of military physicians, ensuring they are ready to uphold the dual professional requirements inherent to being both a military officer and a military physician. This involves executing the operational duties as a commissioned leader while also providing exceptional medical care in austere environments and in harm's way. The purpose of this study is to review prior efforts at developing and implementing military unique curricula (MUC) in residency training programs.

Methods

We performed a literature search in PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, Web of Science, and the Defense Technical Information Center through August 8, 2023, including terms "graduate medical education" and "military." We in

SUBMITTER: Baird EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882335 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature