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This fascinating series is designed to inform and educate medicalprofessionals and those interested in a career in medicine to betterunderstand the broad benefits of medical service career in the US Armyincluding the highest quality medical education and innovation from around theworld.
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Col. Rafael C. Montagno, Medical Recruiting Brigade commander, Fort Knox,Kentucky said, "Army medicine is extremely diverse and our medicalprofessionals are focused on many disciplines. By sharing their experiences,we hope to create a better understanding of the complexity of the Army healthcare system."
Gary Epstein, CEO of ReachMD said, "ReachMD is proud to work with theUnited States Army and pleased to broadcast this very look at leading edgemedicine in a special series focused on the US Army Medical Department. Theprogramming not only makes for compelling radio but also helps thoseinterested in a career in the service gaining better insight and understandingabout the work done by some of our nation's most dedicated medicalprofessionals."
Former Colonel Dr. John Armstrong will host this new series entitled "TheStrength to Heal." Dr. Armstrong has a distinguished military background andoffers listeners first-hand insight into the role and service military medicalprofessionals bring to the medical community around the world.
Dr. John Armstrong is a former Colonel with the United States Army. He isa surgical educator and trauma surgeon who served in the US Army Medical Corpsfor 17 years, rising to the rank of Colonel and serving as the Director of theUS Army Trauma Training Center in Miami, Florida. Dr. Armstrong is the currentAttending Surgeon at the University of Florida College of Medicine, ShandsHospital.
ReachMD and The United States Army Medical Department (AMEDD), togetherlaunch this groundbreaking series, which showcases the skills, experiences,and knowledge acquired by serving as a medical professional in the UnitedStates Army. In addition, the series will also highlight topics that includetraumatic brain injury, management of sever extremity trauma, lessons fromwar, preventative medicine and medical education in the military.
The series will begin airing June 30th, 2008 at 11:30am Eastern StandardTime on ReachMD XM 157 at and online @ http://www.reachmd.com/army. Foradditional information on programming and guests, please visithttp://www.reachmd.com/army.
About the Army Medical Department (AMEDD)
From nurses and entomologists to veterinarians, dietitians and physicians,Army Health Care offers more than 90 professional health care career paths --more than any other military service.
Army Health Care annually employs more than 73,400 active-dutyprofessionals and 72,000 Reserve Soldiers who interact with more than 200,000patients in an average day. The Army's Health Care system is an $8 billion peryear venture, employing 145,000 people and managing the care of three millionbeneficiaries. The active Army Medical Team is augmented by a ReserveComponent, comprised of health care professionals in Reserve units throughoutthe United States and abroad.
One of the largest health care networks in the world, AMEDD operates morethan 600 world-renowned hospitals, clinics and facilities around the globe.AMEDD encompasses six corps: Dental, Medical, Medical Service, MedicalSpecialist, Nurse and Veterinary.
For more information about serving as a healthcare professional in theUnited States Army visit http://www.goarmy.com/amedd
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