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Has anyone else been forced to go to that presentation on med corp career progression by a big wig med corp colonel and HRC? I was forced to go to it recently and it was pretty scary how out of touch he was.
The colonel (who is an FP doc) went on and on about how we need more specialists and surgeons doing operational medicine like brigade surgeon tours. And he also stated how it important it was we try and go out and do "adventure training" like dive school and EFMB. Then he literally made fun of physicians who didn't want to go to ILE because they "thought clinic was so important" (he said that last part in a funny voice).
Naturally he never mentioned issues like skill erosion. It's just pretty scary to see the mindset of the med corps leadership up close. The future of the med corps just keeps looking worse and worse.
The colonel (who is an FP doc) went on and on about how we need more specialists and surgeons doing operational medicine like brigade surgeon tours. And he also stated how it important it was we try and go out and do "adventure training" like dive school and EFMB. Then he literally made fun of physicians who didn't want to go to ILE because they "thought clinic was so important" (he said that last part in a funny voice).
Naturally he never mentioned issues like skill erosion. It's just pretty scary to see the mindset of the med corps leadership up close. The future of the med corps just keeps looking worse and worse.