Realistic training of health personnel for the resuscitation of military casualties is problematic. There are few opportunities for personnel to obtain the necessary experience unless working in a busy emergency or trauma environment. Even so, the specific nature of military trauma means that many aspects of casualty management may not be adequately covered in the civilian domain. This paper di...

Training time is a costly, scarce resource across domains such as commercial aviation, healthcare, and military operations. In the context of military applications, serious gaming – the training of warfighters through immersive, realtime environments rather than traditional classroom lectures – offers benefits to improve training not only in its hands-on development and application of knowledge...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) manages over 10.1 million ha of land, much of which is used for training military personnel. However, vast sections receive little or no use, and military lands have become refuges for many species. At Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, USA, populations of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) are found in oak and pine barren communities where ...

BACKGROUND There is concern regarding the number of US medical graduates choosing careers in primary care. To address this, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Future of Family Medicine project has recommended increasing the length of family medicine residency from 3 to 4 years as one way to increase student interest in family medicine. Given increasing training requirements for fa...

BACKGROUND Optimal training required for proficiency in bedside ultrasound is unknown. In addition, the value of proctored training is often assumed but has never been quantified. METHODS To compare different training regimens for both attending physicians and first year residents (interns), a prospective study was undertaken to assess knowledge retention six months after an introductory ultr...