DAV Veterans are First: FW: MHS tackles questions of path forward for delivering better health care

Friday, September 11, 2015

FW: MHS tackles questions of path forward for delivering better health care

Subject: MHS tackles questions of path forward for delivering better health care
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:31:46 -0500
To: rserge1@outlook.com
From: mhs@service.govdelivery.com

MHS tackles questions of path forward for delivering better health care

09/11/2015

Getting there: the path forward for delivering better health care

Time and again, leadership in the Department of Defense asks the Military Health System: How can we get more value for our 9.5 million beneficiaries? How can we serve them better? How can we spread improvement across the military community? How can we be more efficient?

USU ocular trauma course critical for teaching advanced eye surgery, maintaining medical readiness

Army Maj. Marcus Colyer, a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., teaches an Ocular Trauma Course to ophthalmology residents at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the training ground for future military and combat medical leaders.

Corpsmen face an uphill battle

The sun has yet to peak its head above the tall hillsides surrounding Camp Pendleton, but the students of the Field Medical Service Technician Course are poised and ready. In a few moments, the class will kick off its 6-mile hike around the winding hills. Their packs weigh 60 pounds each and the trail is an uphill climb, yet smiles can be seen creeping upon the faces of the students.