DIVISION SURGEON LTC POWELL
AGENDA Mission Organization Functions Medical Operations Preventive Medicine Summary
MISSION To Coordinate and Monitor Combat Health Service Support for All Field and Garrison Operations. To Advise the Command on All Medical Readiness Issues for Our Paratroopers and Their Families.
DIVISION MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
DIVISION SURGEON ORGANIZATION
DIVISION SURGEON FUNCTIONS General Robinson Health Clinic Medical Training Medical TDY Funding [Off-post care] PROFIS Coordination Physical Evaluation Process MOS Medical Retention Board (MMRB) Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) Physical Evaluation Board (PEB)
DIVISION SURGEON FUNCTIONS Preventive Medicine –Mission –Medical Intel. / Threat & Countermeasures –Field Sanitation Team Training –Field Deployment Missions –Garrison Inspections –Immunizations
MEDICAL TRAINING The Surgeon’s Office Monitors the Following Medical Training Events: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Expert Field Medical Badge (DMOC) Combat Lifesavers PROFIS Participation in FTXs, JRTC Continuing Medical Education For the Docs and PAs
DEPLOYMENTS SINAISINAI KAZAKHSTANKAZAKHSTAN KUWAITKUWAIT SAUDISAUDI PURPLE DRAGONPURPLE DRAGON
PHYSICAL EVALUATION PROCESS Is the Soldier Fit for Duty? –MMRB –MEB –PEB
PROFIS Professional Officer Filler System (PROFIS) AMEDD Personnel are assigned to TDA units and attached to Division to fill early deploying units PROFIS conducts training, weapons qualification, SRP, and alert procedures with their unit
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE MISSION “COUNTER THE HEALTH THREAT” Ensure a Healthy Combat Force Is Able to Deploy Anywhere in the World in 18 Hours, Maintain the Health of the Force During Deployment, & Re- deploy Healthy Paratroopers Assist Commanders in All Aspects of Preventive Medicine
MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE THREAT & COUNTERMEASURES Medical Intelligence Officer for Division Analyze Medical Intel and Advise the Surgeon on Measures Required for Any Contingency Prepare & Brief Medical Threat to CDRs, Key Leaders, and Troops prior to all Deployments, & EDREs Monitor/ Recommend Class III and VIII ESIP items to Counter Health Threat
SUMMARY Medical Operations –Physical Evaluation Process –Medical Training Preventive Medicine –Medical Intelligence, Threat & Countermeasures –PVNTMED Support for Deployments –Immunizations (Flu and Anthrax) –Garrison Surveillance –Field Sanitation Team Training & Support