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Military-Civilian Surgery Partnerships Enhance Combat Trauma Care

September 23, 2025

The ACS has long supported the implementation of civilian-military trauma partnerships, which would allow military trauma surgeons to maintain and enhance their combat injury readiness at civilian hospitals. Watch as Dr. Andrew Anklowitz discusses his recent study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, which found that the Army Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training (AMCT3) program provided significant readiness benefits to military surgeons.