Forty-one interns per year are chosen annually out of some 80 applications. Md. Military and civilian trauma surgeons from the United States and abroad will compare and contrast current trauma center surgical methods with those used in austere environments. This course is intended for general surgeons, trauma surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, emergency medicine physicians, and critical care physicians. An overnight field exercise will also be conducted. Active duty and reserve Medical Service Corps, Medical Corps, and Nurse Corps Officers and IDC and PMTs E-7 and above from the Navy, Army, Air Force or Public Health Service are eligible to attend.
Students are responsible for their own travel and lodging.
The Johns Hopkins Saturday Medicine Rounds is the only program cited that incorporates live presentations with photo, slides and audio. The article also indicated that physicians could participate by e-mail. According to the article, after the live presentation, the courses are archived where they can be reviewed. But many physicians, under no obligation to earn CME credits take advantage of the Hopkins program to stay abreast of developments in medicine. Ky. I can sit down at any time of day or night and listen to grand rounds that I cannot attend otherwise because they are not occurring in our city.