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Military Health Institute
Briefing to the Council of Principal Investigators
Byron C. Hepburn, MD, Maj Gen USAF (Ret)January 21, 2015
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San Antonio: Military City, USA
Ft Sam Houston
Lackland AFB
Randolph AFB
Camp Bullis
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San Antonio: Military Medical City, USASan Antonio Military Health System
Taylor Burk Health Clinic
Randolph Clinic
Schertz Medical Home
Fort Sam Houston Primary Care Clinic
North Central Federal Clinic
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
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Medical & Education Training Campus
Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center
San Antonio Military Medical Center
(Level 1 Trauma Center)
TriService Research Laboratory
Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital
Polytrauma Center
Center for the Intrepid
San Antonio: Military Medical City, USA
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Building Partnerships
Military Health Institute established October 1, 2014to strengthen and expand collaboration with the DoD and VA
Army MEDCOM
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Mission
The mission of the UT Health Science Center’s Military Health Institute is
to improve the health of our nation’s military
service members, veterans and their families through collaborative education,
research and clinical care.
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UT Health Science CenterLongstanding Military Collaborations
• Military health professionals were integral to the establishment of the university
• 12% of faculty/staff have a military background • 231 students funded by VA/Hazelwood Act • 64 active duty military student scholarships• $10 million in DoD funded research annually
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Education
School of Medicine• DoD scholarship students (HPSP)• Integrated Psychiatry residency and
Nephrology fellowship• Multiple clinical rotations for undergraduate
and graduate students• Graduate Medical Education: shared Grand
Rounds
School of Dentistry• DoD scholarship students (HPSP)• Masters in Dental Sciences
Diagnostics/Periodontics/Prosthodontics• Partnering with Endodontics, Periodontics,
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 8
Education
AnesthesiologyCritical Care Medicine
SAUSHEC SurgeryCritical Care Medicine
Surgery Critical Care Medicine
Critical Care Fellowship Consortium
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Education
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Education
School of Nursing • Active duty and veteran presence
in undergraduate and graduate programs• Penny Flores, PhD, RN, Advancing Care
Excellence for Veterans
Graduate School of Biomedical Science
Military advanced degree students
School of Health Professions
Army paramedic training
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Research
• The Military Health Institute will endorse, present and champion new local and national research collaborations with the DoD and VA.
• The UT Health Science Center will seek opportunities that align directly with:• Defense Medical Research and
Development Program• Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Program• TriService Nursing Research Program • VA Cooperative Studies Program
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School of Medicine: Alan Peterson, PhD, STRONG STAR multi-disciplinary PTSD Research Consortium, aims to reduce or eliminate combat related PTSD
in active duty military and recently discharged veterans
Research Partnerships: STRONG STAR-CAP
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Research Partnerships: Remote Trauma Outcomes Research Network (RemTORN)
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Research Partnerships
School of Dentistry
Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, research in non-narcotic pain management
School of MedicinePaula Shireman, MD, VA Vascular Injury Study (VAVIS): VA/DoD extremity injury outcomes collaboration
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Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP)
Priorities:
• Diagnosis and treatment of brain injury• Poly-trauma and blast injury• Psychological health and wellness
for military personnel and families• Operational health and performance• Infectious diseases• Radiobiology• Rehabilitation • Medical training systems, models
and simulations 16
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis• Autism• Bone Marrow Failure • Breast Cancer • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy • Epilepsy• Gulf War Illness • Joint Warfighter • Lung Cancer • Burns• Multiple Sclerosis• Neurofibromatosis
• Parkinson's • Orthotics and Prosthetics • Ovarian Cancer• Alzheimer's • Cancer• Medical Research • Orthopaedics• Prostate Cancer • Spinal Cord Injury• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex • Vision
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TriService Nursing Research Program
Priorities:
• Force health protection • Nursing competencies and practice• Leadership, ethics and mentoring
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Clinical Care
• Seek to enhance the level of military/VA beneficiary participation with UT Medicine
• Seek opportunities for UT Medicine/UT Nursing Clinical Enterprise to partner with the DoD/VA on process improvement, patient safety and new practice models
• 6% of UT Medicine patients are funded by TRICARE 19
Moving Forward
• Military Health Institute charter established• Strategic plan in development• Military Health Student Special Interest
Group active• Military Health Institute Seminar Series
featuring two lectures per semester• DoD Grant Seekers Workshop: March 2015• DoD Grant Seekers Mentoring Program • UT System Office of Federal Relations
creating Military Health Working Group, cross collaboration among UT Health Institutions
• Regular interface with VA Health Services Research Group 20
Military Health Institute
Briefing to the Council of Principal Investigators
Byron C. Hepburn, MD, Maj Gen USAF (Ret)January 21, 2015
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