The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System (MHS) formed the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons (MHSSPACS) to improve educational opportunities, systems-based practices, and research capabilities in surgery. The strategic partnership—launched December 2014—will facilitate collaboration and the exchange of information between ACS and MHS to advance high-quality, cost-effective care for surgical patients.
The Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum is designed for a general surgeon deployed to a relatively far forward battlefield base who must be capable of providing initial trauma resuscitation and life- and limb-saving surgical procedures for those injured in combat.
February 14-15, 2023 | Chicago, IL
The Military Health System Strategic Partnership recently hosted the Military Health System (MHS) Surgical Quality Consortium (SQC) Meeting on February 14-15 in Chicago. This is the first time the group has met in person since 2019 and hosted 47 in-person and 37 virtual registrants. The goal of the meeting was to support the ongoing development and member needs of the MHS SQC. The SQC was chartered to provide guidance and governance on issues related to surgical quality and serves as an advocating body over the Department of Defense National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (DOD-NSQIP) collaborative to include Pediatric NSQIP.
Out of the Crucible: How the US Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan
Signing of the MHSSPACS charter
M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS, new Medical Director of MHSSPACS
MHSSPACS Leadership Group holds inaugural meeting in Chicago, IL
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