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ed fairly and are substantially the same as members of other services under similar conditions. The agency operates three Physical Evaluation Boards: at Walter Reed; at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and at Fort Lewis, Wash. More information about the USAPDA is available by clicking on "Physical Disability Evaluation System" at the agency's Web site, https://www.perscomonline.army.mil/t agd/pda/pdapage.htm U.S. Military Cancer Institute The United States Military Cancer Institute is a tri-service, collaborative endeavor to enhance patient care and research among military beneficiaries. The headquarters is in (old hospital) Bldg. 1 at Walter Reed. The institute is composed of military cancer specialists and civilian scientists from the medical departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force. They are working together to answer important questions about the cause and treatment of cancer. A particular interest of the institute is the area of cancer epidemiology, prevention and control. It chose this focus because prevention of cancer is better than its treatment, even when the treatment is successful. Prevention lessens suffering, preserves the wellness of the military, and decreases the economic costs of this disease. For further information, consult our Web site, www.usmci.org. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Forest Glen, is the oldest and largest of the laboratories in the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. It was founded in 1893 as the first school of preventive medicine in the United States and has evolved into the military's premier biomedical research laboratory. Its primary focus is on research that delivers life-saving products to the war fighter. Today WRAIR pursues a research program extending from basic research through product development with emphasis on militarily relevant infectious diseases, combat casualty care, operational medicine, field medical, dental and dental trauma care, and medical defense against chemical and biological agents. In the study of infectious diseases and biological threats, research includes basic molecular biology, epidemiology and vaccine development for diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, leishmaniasis and dengue fever. Prevention of exposure (repellent research and vector surveillance for mosquitoes and sand flies) and prevention education are key elements to soldier health. Vaccine studies are carried out world-wide in areas endemic for these infections. Research benefits the Soldier and civilian populations in areas unstable due to the debilitating effects of infectious disease. WRAIR investigates mechanisms of and innovative care for “Home of Warior Care and So Much More” 29
traumatic injuries due to blast or traditional combat. Investigators have researched new methods for moving blood and blood products, improved storage techniques and regimens for resuscitation. The characteristics of blast injury, unique benefits of body armor and specialized treatment are also being discerned. Basic studies in neurobiology and psychology elucidate determinates of behavior and response to psychological stress and aid in sleep management. Studies so far have quantified combat psychiatric injuries, methods to prevent them and means to benefit performance. Much of WRAIR's work takes place in its main laboratory in Bldg. 503 at Fort Detrick's (Md.) Forest Glen section in Silver Spring, Md. Collocated with it is the Naval Medical Research Center (see separate listing above). Elements of the Institute have operated beyond the main post since Maj. Walter Reed led the Yellow Fever Commission to Cuba from 1900 to 1901. WRAIR special field activities are currently in Thailand, Kenya, and Germany. Field sites exist throughout Asia and Africa. Research in these laboratories provides critical knowledge to protect war fighters deployed overseas. WRAIR is also responsible for scientific and administrative oversight of laboratories that focus on directed energy bioeffects, military dentistry, and operational stress. The directed energy detachment is co-located with the Air Force at Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas. The Dental Detachment is co-located with the Navy at Great Lakes Naval Base. Complementing the successful in-house research produced by WRAIR is its responsibility for managing a broad program of external research. Contracts and cooperative agreements with leading university and industrial laboratories greatly expand the Medical Research and Materiel Command's capability in psychiatry, combat casualty care, and infectious disease and drug development research. The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, through a combination of teaching, research, and product development, exemplifies preventive medicine in its broadest context: identifying potential medical threats, developing specific prevention and treatment methods, instructing others in their application, and constructing drugs and vaccines which simplify the task of conserving the fighting strength. The institute still maintains an educational mission by hosting residencies and fellowships in military preventive medicine, military medical research, clinical pharmacology, and others. College, high school and middle school science programs educate local students about scientific research through hands-on activities and laboratory participation (Phone (301) 319-9259 or 7195 for more information). Borden Institute The Borden Institute, an agency of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, is located on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in Delano Hall, Bldg 11. There is also a satellite office at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Borden mission is to publish the Textbooks of Military Medicine, a series of medical books covering the spectrum of applied biomedicine, including the ballistics of wounding; medical aspects of chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare and terrorism; war psychiatry; deployed critical care and anesthesiology; occupational and physical rehabilitation; human physiology in harsh environments; preventive medicine; and unique aspects of healthcare for recruits. Borden also publishes specialty titles, such as War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq, A Series of Cases, 2003-2007; the Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia (MARAA) Handbook; the Emergency War Surgery handbook; Urology in Vietnam; and more recent historical works including the WRAMC Centennial Pictorial History and History of the US Army Dental Corps. In addition to print versions, most textbooks and specialty books are available in PDF, fully searchable, on the Institute's Web site, www.bordeninstitute.army.mil. Founded for the purpose of documenting and publicizing advances in military medicine, Borden continues to cover timely medical issues and emerging treatments from lessons learned in the current conflicts, with forthcoming projects on topics such as care of the amputee and behavioral health in combat. 30 “Home of Warior Care and So Much More”
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