Useful Military Medical Websites

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for those of us with some fun in the desert in our near futures, i'd like to start a list of online resources that would be useful in a deployed environment. I'll prune this thread periodically to consolidate the links on one post.

--your friendly neighborhood prefers his sands on a beach caveman

http://lukeballard.tripod.com/HPSP.html

http://hpsp.rwlake.net/

Originally Posted by cavaor

http://hpsp.rwlake.net/

Thanks for the plug. I've updated this site and bought the address www.armyhpsp.info.

www.nko.navy.mil

This is where most of the medical related information is now found for the Navy. Unfortunately, you need to already be in the Navy to access this info.

http://medlinet.amedd.army.mil

May require AKO account.

http://www.fas.org/main/home.jsp
Info on most military equipment.

http://www.usuhs.mil/mim/Links/MCOAT.xls
Medical course of action tool. It's a spreadsheet based on historical data that helps calculate expected casualties and medical resources necessary given current circumstances.

http://call.army.mil/

http://MilitaryMed.com

This is a new veteran owned and operated web site that features outstanding practice opportunities for separating/prior service military healthcare providers. All positions posted are presented to be from "veteran friendly" hospitals and organizations. Meaning you may receive special incentives because of your service to our country. Drop by for a visit and pass it along to you friends.

MIscellaneous useful Navy sites

http://www.defenselink.mil/

http://www.estripes.com/

Originally Posted by Homunculus

for those of us with some fun in the desert in our near futures, i'd like to start a list of online resources that would be useful in a deployed environment. I'll prune this thread periodically to consolidate the links on one post.

--your friendly neighborhood prefers his sands on a beach caveman

some tips for deployment.
1. Don't trust TMOP (mail order pharmacy) to get stuff to you in a timely fashion, get supply of meds from local pharmacy.
Alternative method, is to get access to CHCS 1 (Navy) and put prescription in at home pharmacy, and state in comments, please allow spouse to pick up meds and mail to deployed service member. this usually works.

IF your network at deployed sight is fast enough this is useful, otherwise, make sure all your sailors have 6 months or more supply prior to leaving.

2: Get a password, or access to uptodate, or similar reference of your choice, since as a GMO your phone a friend may not work when you need it most. Of course, murphy dicates, that this would be precisely the same time that internet will be down.

Prepare to work across service boundries, since you will see pretty much any coalition force. That includes all the US forces, as well as any of our coalition friends. Also will likely see locals in whatever theater your in.

i want out

www.nomi.med.navy.mil

Some good training opportunities for active and reserve medical personnel in all services.

Does anybody have any idea how to log on and complete the CBRNE module? They have told us to do this at my hospital, but have given us no instructions on how to go about doing so. Thanks for any help.

Originally Posted by turkish

Does anybody have any idea how to log on and complete the CBRNE module? They have told us to do this at my hospital, but have given us no instructions on how to go about doing so. Thanks for any help.

At MAMC you can access CBRNE training through the Swank Health website. You need a password to log in. I'm not sure where else you can go for the CBRNE training, but I believe there is an Army specific site where it can be accessed also. It takes a LONG time. It took me several days working an hour or two a day. Definately not worth the time, but mandatory, none the less. At some places there is a "study guide" to help you with the answers. Ask around in your department.

if you need "training aids" for CBRNE, PM me.

--your friendly neighborhood CBRNE qualified caveman

Homunculus, are you in San Antonio?

Originally Posted by turkish

Homunculus, are you in San Antonio?

nah. DC area (NCA)

--your friendly neighborhood DC metro commute hating caveman

There is an army website that shows the base pay for physicians and the bonuses for their area of specialty. It also shows how much the housing allowance is for different cities. Does anyone have the link to this site?

Originally Posted by jb2

There is an army website that shows the base pay for physicians and the bonuses for their area of specialty. It also shows how much the housing allowance is for different cities. Does anyone have the link to this site?

For basic pay and bonuses:
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/...006updated.pdf
-these are the 2006 rates, everything goes up roughly 2.2% stating 2007

For BAH:
https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil...?SMIDENTITY=NO
-new BAH rates will be released within the next 2 weeks

Thanks!

Cheers all. Active Duty Navy Doc, getting out to head for the hills and civilian residency.

Does anyone have or know of solid resources/info on receiving GI Bill benefits while you're in residency? The www.gibill.va.gov website seems to be fairly worthless, for anything that pertains to physicians using the GI Bill and residency.


"Where we gone one, we go all."

Originally Posted by divemeddoc

Cheers all. Active Duty Navy Doc, getting out to head for the hills and civilian residency.

Does anyone have or know of solid resources/info on receiving GI Bill benefits while you're in residency? The www.gibill.va.gov website seems to be fairly worthless, for anything that pertains to physicians using the GI Bill and residency.


"Where we gone one, we go all."

You will have to go through the VA to get the benefits. When you go off AD, there is supposed to be a checkout counseling course you go through that explains this. You might call ahead and get the contact information from the people who do the counseling so you can set things up. Your personnel dept ought to be able to tell you who to call, since they do some of the outprocessing for those who are separating.

This website is for anyone in the New York City Metro area who is interested in learning more about the Health Professions Scholarship Program. Contact info is included...

http://www/usarec.army.mil/1stbde/1zbn/NYCHPSP

If anyone has questions for me on this forum - shoot...I have been recruiting for over a year and I have an answer for most questions. Also - I have no interest in BS'ing anyone as I leave here in 5 months to attend the Interservice Physician Assistant Program in San Antonio. I see a lot of postings from people who feel they were lied to or otherwise misled. I'm here to get you all the right answers asap. I hope I can help!

I look forward to hearing from you!!

CPT Letourneau
justin.letourneau@usarec.army.mil

Originally Posted by dtn3t

For basic pay and bonuses:
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/...006updated.pdf
-these are the 2006 rates, everything goes up roughly 2.2% stating 2007

For BAH:
https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil...?SMIDENTITY=NO
-new BAH rates will be released within the next 2 weeks

Another pay calculator - worth checking out. It adjusts income for the tax advantages of nontaxable income like BAH and BAS.


http://www.dod.mil/cgi-bin/rmc.pl

Here are some interesting websites for shipboard medical officers and GMO if anyone is interested:

The Medical Officers Guide to the Navy
http://www.officersguide.org/index.html

LT Christian's Little Blue Book: An Unofficial Guide For U.S. Navy Shipboard Medical Officers
http://www.brooksidepress.org/Produc...leBlueBook.doc

Operational Medicine 2001: GMO manual
http://www.operationalmedicine.org/e.../GMOManual.htm

Originally Posted by rwlake

Thanks for the plug. I've updated this site and bought the address www.armyhpsp.info.

this is the same as the prev rwlake site. both are outdated.

One thing I wish I'd known earlier when I was on the HPSP teat - there are good reputable services which provide leased laptops and computers to student scholarship recipients (from all branches) at prices within the constraints of the HPSP contract. One such service is in Houston, TX:

http://cambridgecomputers.blogspot.com

cheers,
K-steiner

I'm currently a flight surgeon in the navy and about to head out to the desert. This website is helpful to prepare medical briefs to the squadron.

http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/HIOMTB/

Good luck to all.

Blog from a AF Intern soon to be flight surgeon.

www.sixtysixwhiskies.wordpress.com

does anyone know how to get a PGY1 (Internship) in a Military Hospital being a civilian?

@aegis > btw.. that blog rocks.. especially the first section.. nice.."feed me","no more","helpp"

Bump

Anyone written or know of a new, good, relevant blog?

Self promotion is authorized.

MB

Hello!

I'm a young doctor from Albania. I have just started to work in a blood donation bank. In a transfusion medicine book I read that the US Army Blood Service has a list of medications that suspend the donor from blood donation. I couldn't find it online. Can anyone help me find this list?

Thank you!

whoever has the list lemme know!

Originally Posted by MedicoBoomstick

Bump

Anyone written or know of a new, good, relevant blog?

Self promotion is authorized.

MB

Self Promoting....in the process of updating from deployments..

www.whitecoatrevolt.com

I wanted to share this for current and up and coming millitary doctors, corpsmen, medics, etc.
For the warfighter - mainly important OCONUS but in the states too- here's the link to Vector Map- it lists the vectors of medical relevance.
http://www.vectormap.org/

Our main focus here at WRAIR is mosquitos and sandflies (for leish, malaria and dengue) but it will help reduce your risk for any vectorborne illnesses when you know what's in the area you're deploying.

Originally Posted by grumbo

http://www.fas.org/main/home.jsp
Info on most military equipment.

http://www.usuhs.mil/mim/Links/MCOAT.xls
Medical course of action tool. It's a spreadsheet based on historical data that helps calculate expected casualties and medical resources necessary given current circumstances.

Thanks for sharing the useful information.