The
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences is committed to service, education,
research and training in support of the combat and peacetime needs of the Armed
Forces of the United States of America. We
are dedicated to the serve the needs of all the Uniformed Services through
excellence in active clinical practice, research, and the education, training,
and professional development of medical students, physicians, and other allied
health care providers. In order to
accomplish this mission, the following core principles guide our department:
- We strive to develop and nurture a highly
skilled professional faculty to ensure excellence in patient care,
education, and research.
- We are committed to active integration of our
expertise into all four years of medical student education.
- We are committed to active support of the
education, research and patient care goals of the National Capital
Consortium Anesthesiology Residency and its component fellowship programs
(Critical Care and Pain Management) in order to recruit trainees of the
highest caliber, and to develop the trainees to their greatest potential as
anesthesiologists, intensivists, and pain physicians.
- We are committed to maintaining the 20 year
history of excellence of the Department of Anesthesiology Malignant
Hyperthermia Diagnostic Center. We
will continue to provide consultative and diagnostic services for the
evaluation and management of service members and dependants suspected of or
diagnosed with Malignant Hyperthermia.
In maintaining this excellence, we will continue to provide advice to
the Department of Defense on policy development and other issues related to
Malignant Hyperthermia.
- We are committed to maintaining and developing
active research programs that will create new knowledge, enhance healthcare,
and maintain our department as a leader in Malignant Hyperthermia and Combat
Casualty Care Research. We will
actively support and develop the research endeavors of faculty and trainees.
- We are committed to the development and
integration of effective simulation in the medical student and residency
curricula. We will further
strive to support simulation development for the education and training of
all Department of Defense Healthcare Providers.
- We will strive to become a central critical
resource for the Department of Defense Anesthesia Community in areas of
education, training and professional development.
- We support efforts to collaborate with the
education, healthcare, and scientific community in areas that are consistent
with our mission and core principles.
- We will allocate resources according to our
mission and core principles.
This page was last updated on July 27, 2001
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