About Walter Reed Army Medical Center - DCMilitary.com

cialty-specific education critical for functioning as a medical
officer during deployment, national crisis, war, or overseas
assignment.
Walter Reed's programs are among the top rated in the
United States, and its graduates have a first-time pass rate of
more than 95 percent on their specialty board examinations.
Approximately 400 teaching staff members who are board
certified in their respective specialties supervise the trainees'
clinical care and encourage the residents and fellows to do
clinical and bench research while at Walter Reed. Faculty and
residents frequently publish articles in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, New England Journal of
Medicine, and other specialty journals.
Graduate medical education at Walter Reed has grown significantly
since its start in 1947 with small medical and surgical
residency programs to prepare medical officers for certification
by American specialty boards.
Nursing Education and Staff Development Service provides
continuing education and staff development opportunities to
meet the learning needs of more than 6,000 health care staff
members, including more than 1,400 nursing staff at Walter
Reed.
The service conducts seven programs to prepare nurses with
new military and nursing skills, and update their current
knowledge. As a major Army Phase II site for training certified
registered nurse anesthetists, Walter Reed prepares skilled
providers through the U.S. Army Graduate Program in
Anesthesia Nursing and the Uniformed Services University of
Health Sciences Nursing Anesthesia Program. Graduates earn
a Master of Science in Nursing on completing the 18-month
program.
With readiness at the forefront of education, military and
civilian nurses learn specialized skills and earn new occupational
codes in the 14-week Phase II of the Critical Care
Nursing Course. The 16-week Perioperative and
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Courses prepare skilled nurses
for assignments in the United States, overseas and in
deployment. The 20-week Dialysis Technician Course awards
the M3 skill identifier to Army practical nurses and prepares
them to provide dialysis to patients in hospitals and field settings.
The 52-week Phase II of the U.S. Army Practical Nurse
Course prepares graduates to take the practical nurse licensure
examination after intensive clinical and classroom training.
Nursing Education conducts resuscitation courses, Health
Care Specialist (91W) training, and the Instructor Training
Course for providers and instructors at the medical center.
NESD manages the automated training database that monitors
training and licensure requirements for Walter Reed staff
members.
The Department of Clinical Investigation oversees Walter
Reed's clinical investigation and research program involving
human, animal, and laboratory related studies. DCI provides
support to clinical investigators in the areas of research review;
biometrics; automation support; research administration; funding;
education and training; research laboratory support; and
publication clearance. DCI directs, supports and reviews medical
research and education programs with related activities
throughout the medical center and the North Atlantic Region.
Walter Reed physicians are involved in research investigating
a wide array of challenging clinical conditions, including
the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV; viral hepatitis;
prostate, breast, thyroid, gynecological and hematological cancers;
cardiovascular disease, head injury; and deployment
related illnesses. Hospital clinicians also do research involving
surgical techniques and procedures. Many Walter Reed physicians
collaborate with investigators from the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed
Army Institute of Research as well as civilian institutions.
The department also supports researchers through laboratory,
computer and statistical assistance and through various
research courses. Educational offerings include a research
course for Walter Reed clinicians covering ethical issues, current
regulations, and design considerations in conducting medical
research. The department also offers a molecular biology
course that introduces current concepts and provides hands-on
experience with specific molecular biology laboratory techniques.
Four times a year, DCI biostatisticians teach a series of
introductory, hands-on seminars to familiarize researchers with
Statistical Product and Service Solutions software and its
applications to data management and analysis.
The Nursing Research Service carries out many nursing
research projects, externally funded through the TriService
Nursing Research Program and the Telemedicine and
Advanced Technology Research Center. Current study topics
include nurse staffing and patient safety, research utilization,
telenursing, and the work environment in Army hospitals. At
NRS, doctorally prepared nurse researchers support nursing
research and scholarly activities conducted by nurses throughout
Walter Reed.
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