Military Medicine

Catalog description

The purpose of this two- to six-week non-clinical rotation is to provide the student with exposure to experiences related to military medical officer obligations in peacetime, leadership/discipline, disasters, stabilization/field exercises, triage, and combat medical environments. To accomplish this, the rotation provides broad exposure to professionalism and ethical issues in the military environment as well as in the medical field and where appropriate exposure to medical problems related to military members as well as their families can occur. To achieve rotation objectives, the student is expected to apply the concepts of diagnosis and management for all phases of patient care and, if relevant, develop a working knowledge of both inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities as related to military medical care in both peacetime and the combat environment. This course may be repeated with different preceptors to obtain additional clinical exposure.