Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons

About MHSSPACS

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.

Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum

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.

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Surgical Quality Consortium

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.

Meeting Agenda Program Information

The Excelsior Surgical Society presented this plaque containing two flags flown by the 772nd Forward Surgical Team at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq (left), and the 555th Forward Surgical Team at Camp Brown, Kandahar, Afghanistan (right). Pictured from left are (all MD, FACS, except for Mr. Kirk) Col. Jeff Bailey, Dr. Peggy Knudson, Col. Rob Lim, CDR Gordon Wisbach, Col (Ret.) Jeffrey McNeil, Col. Matthew Martin, Col. Steve Satterly, Dr. David Hoyt, Capt. Eric Elster, and Garrett Kirk, MPH.

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Out of the Crucible: How the US Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan

A Shared Ethos: The Military Health System Strategic Partnership with the American College of Surgeons

Military Civilian Partnerships in Training, Sustaining, Recruitment, Retention, and Readiness: Proceedings from an Exploratory First-Steps Meeting

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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Interested in learning more and participating in the discussion about military surgery, join the ACS Military Surgery Community today. In this community, connect with surgeons interested in military surgery, trauma surgery, and education; learn about upcoming events; ask for advice; and share valuable resources.

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Excelsior Surgical Society

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