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Academic Support Division, MEM, and officer in charge of OperationKerkesner. “I also hope that for those students without prior service thatthey gained some confidence and leadership experience that they cancarry with them as they begin their military career.”Both faculty and staff members are involved with making the exercises asuccess. The enlisted support staff plays an intricate role in both field exercisesfrom planning, setting up, tearing down, to offering mentorship andguidance to the students.“The enlisted support staff is highly important,” Beck said. “We could nothave accomplished the mission without their support. At Kerkesner theenlisted staff was even more critical because they not only accomplished allthe logistics of the exercise but they were instructing the medical studentsas well.”“Faculty members are also invaluable members of the team,” Beckadded. “Visiting faculty from Texas, California, Colorado, North Carolina,New York and Ohio took time away from their regular duties to volunteerto assist us in training the students. The students had the opportunity tocapitalize on the experience of faculty members from all over the UnitedStates that have recently been deployed.”Operation Bushmaster is the School of Medicine exercise that serves asthe practical exam for the Military Contingency Medicine (MCM) course.Drawing from all available “lessons learned” from the current and operationalenvironments, it simulates a military joint task force deployment durr,Bushmaster—Part IISee EXERCISES, Page 4 and 5Photo by MC3 Jeff HopkinsStudents take cover from opposing fire duringthe Care Under Fire lane, in which aplatoon is split into two opposing teams,and then attempt to capture the otherteam’s flag. The lane teaches the students totake care of their medics.Photo by Tech Sgt James SteeleFirst-year students had to rely on teamwork to navigate through a series ofcomplex obstacles during the Leadership Reactionary Course. The lane’spurpose is to help bolster leadership abilities and teamwork among themedical students.Photo by MC3 Jeff HopkinsSSgt Troyann Ernle, MEM, instructs ENS Brian Toupin,MS-I, in the proper reintegration of the M16 at the Survivallane.PAGE 3

Talk of the townCAPT David Wade, MC, USN, gave a presentation on thelatest BRAC/Integration updates during the university’s townhall meeting, July 24. Some of the concepts revealed for thenew Walter Reed National Military Medical Center includethree new operating rooms, 20 new ICU beds, an expandedemergency room, and additional patient and staff parking.Other topics covered during the meeting were updates onbuilding renovations, the National Security Personnel System,the Defense Travel System, and the university’s Branding Initiative.The next town hall meeting is scheduled for Sept. 20.USU Faculty Member Recognized as 2007 HonoredMember of American Association of Clinical AnatomistsBy MC3 Jeff HopkinsAssistant Editor, Office of External AffairsA faculty member at the Uniformed ServicesUniversity of the Health Sciences(USU) was recognized as an honored memberof the American Association of ClinicalAnatomists (AACA) at the 24th annualmeeting June 19.Gary Wind, M.D., FACS, professor of surgery,USU, was awarded honored memberstatus for his distinguished career in, andenthusiasm for clinical anatomy, as demonstratedby his anatomical and surgical publications,the insight of his anatomical, developmental,and surgical illustrations, andPhoto by HM2 Michael Oliverhis pioneer efforts in internet-based surgicaleducation.Wind said he was proud to join theranks of honored members of the AACAwhich include several notable people.“It is a great honor for me to be includedwith surgical luminaries such as Chester B.McVay and Oliver Beahrs, as well as anatomicicons like Russell T. Woodburne, KeithMoore, and John Skandalakis,” Wind said,“and particularly to be linked with FrankNetter and his art.”Wind was also the 2007 Keith L.Moore/Lippincott, Williams and WilkinsPresidential Speaker, and delivered aspeech entitled, “What You See is What YouGet,” a challengeto the meeting’sattendees to effectivelypresentthe next generationof visualmedical information..In addition toworking at USU,Wind is also thedirector of art andeducation forGary Wind, M.D., FACSProfessor of Surgery,USUVesalius, an internet-based resource forsurgical education, and a staff surgeon atthe National Naval Medical Center.Look Who’s Talking… What did you learn from this year’s Operation Kerkesner?SSG Sherry KwasnikNCOIC, Grad HealthEHS“I think themost importantthing tolearn is how tobe organizedand plan carefully,which iswhat madethe missionsuccessful.”SGT Rachael ThompsonFAP“I learned notto go againstHM2 Charles inpugel sticks.The face shemakes alone isscary, and it’sjust inevitablethat you’regoing to getbeat.”2d Lt Roselyn ClementeSOM,Class of 2010“It was a good reminderof why we’reat USU, and goodmotivation for secondyear and providinggood care for thebattlefield.”PAGE 6