Free “Just-in-Time” Resource to Improve Trauma Surgery Skills Is Released

In late 2022, the ACS, in coordination with the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons (MHSSPACS) and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, released the first 12 modules of the Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum (mCurriculum).

Recently, an additional 32 modules were released, representing the full slate of 42 free, easily navigable “just-in-time” educational elements for surgeons to access whenever they need to hone their surgical skills. Developed with military surgeons in mind, the mCurriculum modules can be an invaluable tool in an era defined by conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.

The course is designed to improve the trauma surgery skills of deployed military surgeons, but also is of great use for general surgeons operating in civilian settings, particularly rural ones.

The mCurriculum is broken down into seven domains of knowledge, with multiple modules in each section:

• Airway and Breathing (six modules)
• Critical Care and Prevention (four modules)
• Expeditionary Unique (10 modules)
• Head and Spine Injury (five modules)
• Torso Trauma (five modules)
• Transfusion and Resuscitation (six modules)
• Wounds, Amputations, and Fractures (six modules)

The 32 new modules detail critical topics such as trauma airway management, urologic and gynecologic trauma, fresh whole blood transfusion, infection control, critical care, neurosurgical management, and many more.

The mCurriculum represents one of the several successful resources that have been developed through the military-civilian partnerships between the ACS and the US Military. Read the thoughts of Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, ACS Executive Director & CEO, on these recent activities.

Access the mCurriculum modules and learn more about MHSSPACS on the ACS website.