U.S. ARMY RESERVE MEDICAL CORPS PHYSICIAN NEWS.

06/10

OPERATION MEND FOUNDER RECEIVES 'STRENGTH THE NATION' AWARD
ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, June 14, 2010) -- The founder of a program providing reconstructive surgery to warriors wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan received the "Strength of the Nation" Award Saturday at the Army Birthday Ball in National Harbor, Md.
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05/10

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM UPGRADED
The U.S. Army recently announced key upgrades to the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLR) for physicans, residents and specialists serving in the Army Reserve.
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04/10

BETTER PROSTHETICS COMING FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS
FORT DETRICK, Md. (April 22, 2010) -- From developing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic leg to a non-chafing socket device, the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center here is making big strides in advancing prosthetic science to improve wounded warriors' quality of life.
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02/10

MILITARY LEADS MENTAL HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2010 – The United States is in the middle of a “cultural transformation” in mental health treatment led by the Defense Department and the military services, the department’s top mental health expert told a congressional panel today.
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04/10

SOLDIER'S DAD WALKS FOR WARRIORS
John Cote hit the road April 1 to tackle a 2,140-mile walk in the name of wounded warriors and their families. Cote, 56, is walking from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Fort Benning in hopes of raising $2 million to benefit the Fisher House Foundation. In his first week on the road, Cotè has already raised more than $14,000 for the charity, which provides free temporary accommodations near major military and Veterans Affairs medical centers to families of wounded service members during treatment and recovery.
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RESERVISTS BRING MEDICAL CARE TO UGANDA
About 60 Army Reserve medical personnel assigned to the 629th Forward Surgical Team of Columbus, Ohio, and the 7225th Medical Support Unit from Greenville, S.C., provided medical care to rural Ugandans, seeing about 700 people a day.
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01/14/10

ARMY RESERVE DOCTOR, GENERAL, SHARES KNOWLEDGE WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS
PINELLAS PARK, FL (Jan. 14, 2010) -- Maj. Gen. Robert J. Kasulke, Commanding General of the Army Reserve Medical Command, lectured first year medical students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, on Friday, Dec. 4 at their Manhattan campus.
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01/07/10

ARMY TO INCREASE MEDEVAC SUPPORT, ADD NEW CAB, MORE UAVs
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 7, 2010) -- The Army's top operations officer said yesterday that not only will the Army add a new combat aviation brigade to the warfight, it will also increase the number of aircraft in medical evacuation companies.
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12/10/09

PATIENTS AT WALTER REED TESTING NEXT-GENERATION PROSTHESIS
WASHINGTON (Dec. 10, 2009) -- Several wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are testing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee.
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11/24/09

TATRC BLOOD TESTING TECHNOLOGY
A new rapid blood typing test is expected to be available by the end of this year. The test will provide a rapid, portable, cost-efficient way to determine the blood type of potential donors which will make blood collection safer for Soldiers in the field.
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HELLO, BABY
SSG Erik Lloyd and his son Blake meet for the first time two weeks after Blake's birth, through the technology of Brooke Army Medical Center's RP-7 robot.
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11/02/09

MILITARY WILL HAVE ENOUGH H1N1 VACCINE, OFFICIALS SAY
As shipments of some 3.7 million doses of H1N1 vaccine ordered by the Defense Department continue to arrive from the manufacturer, more than enough will be available for all military personnel and their beneficiaries, military medical experts say.
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10/21/09

U.S. ARMY UNCOVERS SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FOR AIDS VACCINE
The Army in conjunction with the Thai Ministry of Public Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the National Institutes of Health, Sanofi Pasteur and Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases have uncovered successful results for an AIDS vaccination. The study was conducted at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Thailand.
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10/01/09

WOUNDED WARRIOR, WIFE, SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH SCHWEINFURT COMMUNITY
SCHWEINFURT, Germany -- One hundred twenty-nine pints of blood poured into Lt. Col. Greg Gadson's body in the single night that Soldiers, doctors and a vast team of others brought together by a roadside bomb fought together to save his life.
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09/24/09

MEMBERS OF U.S. ARMY SOUTH TEAM TREAT MORE THAN 7200 PATIENTS IN HAITI
U.S. Army Soldiers from throughout the United States came together under the direction of U.S. Army South to treat more than 7,200 patients during a medical readiness and training exercise here Sept. 8-23.
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09/11/09

Post-9/11 G.I. BILL EXTENDS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO RESERVE MEMBERS.
The new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, included an important addition. Current and previously activated Reserve members with more than 90 days of continuous service since September 10, 2001 are now eligible for the educational benefits.

Plus, unused benefits may be transferable to a spouse or dependents. Service members with at least six years in the Armed Forces who agree to serve at least four more years can transfer their G.I. Bill educational benefits to a spouse. Those with 10 years of service can transfer benefits to any dependent.

Key benefits available to under the Post-9-11 G.I. Bill include:

Coverage of up to 100% of Tuition and Fees
Monthly Housing Stipend
Up to $1000 Each Year for Books and Supplies
One-Time Allowance for Relocation
Coverage of licensing or certification exam fees, work-study fees and some tutoring

The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently accepting applications for the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Only the VA can officially determine benefit eligibility. For more information, or to apply, visit www.gibill.va.gov.

07/28/09

FACE OF DEFENSE: AMPUTEE PURSUES 2012 PARALYMPICS BERTH
By Tim Hipps, American Forces Press Service

CHULA VISTA, Calif., July 22, 2009 - Army Sgt. Jerrod Fields hasn't just learned to adapt as an amputee since hitting a roadside bomb in Iraq. He is on his way to becoming a record-holding sprinter. Fields capped his track and field season by winning a gold medal at the 2009 Endeavor Games and setting his sights on the 2012 Paralympics. A below-the-knee amputee sprinter in the Army World Class Athlete Program, Fields won the 100 meters with a time of 12.15 seconds June 13 in Edmond, Okla., site of the Endeavor Games for athletes with physical disabilities.
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