Determining the best method for training our military combat medics is the goal of an $11 million Department of Defense project.

Abstract

Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Determining the best method for training our military combat medics is the goal of an $11 million Department of Defense project. The project will be led by University of Minnesota health sciences researchers. The team will analyze and compare traditional training methods with more modern methods, such as mannequin simulations. Professor Julie Jacko from the U of M’s School of Public Health, is a key member of the team. <Jacko: “The purpose of the project is to perform a comparison among a variety of training methods. And what we’re hoping to be able to do is streamline the training with new technological models of how to get that done, and at the same time try to mitigate some of the costs associated with the training. “We’re looking at a population of individuals, namely combat-casualty medics, and we’re asking the question, ‘How can we help these individuals deliver the highest quality care possible to our population of service members around the world.”>