Honoring Those Who Served: Inside Jackson’s Military Medical Training Program
- Celebrating 25 years of partnership between Jackson Memorial Hospital and the U.S. Army Trauma Training Center.
- This training program delivers hands-on trauma experience to ensure military medical teams are prepared for deployment.
- Led by Lieutenant Colonel Vince Nelson, MD, teams participate in live trauma cases alongside hospital staff to handle critical care.
This year is the 25th anniversary of the partnership between Jackson Memorial Hospital and the U.S Army’s Trauma Training Center.
Located at Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Army Trauma Training Center provides hands-on clinical experience for military medical teams preparing for deployment. It also serves as a training site for the White House medical team, helping prepare medical professionals to care for the president, White House staff, and their families.
Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Vince Nelson, MD, officer in charge of the Army Trauma Training Course, the program continues to evolve to meet the needs of military medical teams.
Currently, a team is training at Jackson for a U.S. Central Command deployment. They undergo scenario-based exercises and eventually participate in trauma calls alongside the existing trauma team, fellows, residents, medical students, and Dr. Nelson.
Through this partnership, Jackson provides trauma expertise to train the medical teams responsible for caring for our nation’s service members.
“Our whole purpose of being here is to prepare teams for these deployments and what they may see, how to react, and most importantly, how to work together efficiently to take care of our soldiers, airmen, and marines that they may encounter overseas,” said Dr. Nelson.
This Veterans Day, we honor those who served, and thank them for their dedication and commitment to our nation.