Military Medicine and Leadership Flashcards
Where do we fit
ASD of health affairs, USD of personnel readiness under the secretary of defense
What is the historical mission
Strengthen the hands of the commanding general by keeping his army in the most vigorous health
-Dr. Jon Letterman
Human Performance Optimization
Humans win wars
New mission is to promote readiness by maintaining heath and fitness
What is military medicine
The use of medical art and science to assist the military organization in acheiving it’s mission
Pare
Known for his care exhibited to solidiers
Cardinal Richeliu
Established frontier garissions with a miltary hospital at each to protect gains
Wounded soldiers who are trained are better than fresh recruits without experience
Sir John Pringle
Well educated
Personal physician of John Dalrymple
Wrote Diseases of the Army
James Lind
HMS Salisbury
Promoted to MD from Surgeons Mate
Did therapeutic trial on scurvy
What is dual agency
We have resposibilities as physicians to our patients and to our command structure
Dominique Jean Larrey
First actual Medical Officer
Dr. Joseph Lovell
Campaigned for relative rank
Dr. Johnathan Letterman
Built system of battlefield evacuation during civil war
fought for real command
Thomas Parran
Wrote Shadow on the Land about syphillis
Created the NIH
Why does the military train us when it costs more
We are trained to be medical officers
Military leaders as well as physicians
Leavell’s prevention levels
Primary - prevent disease process from establishment
Secondary - Interrupts disease before symptoms
Tertiary - Limit symptoms of disease