Abstract The Australian Defence Force (ADF) aspires to provide high-quality medical care to personnel deployed on operations. Medical procedural specialists are key enablers of this capability. In the late 20th Century, the ADF relied upon Reserve clinicians to staff deployed health facilities. Though generally successful, this approach is limited in the extent to which it… Read more »
Background Hippocrates recognised that civilian practice alone does not prepare military surgeons for the trauma they may treat while deployed. Similarly, many medical professionals acknowledge that the technical and non-technical skills required of military General Surgeons are unique to the combat environment. Civilian general surgery practice is increasingly characterised by subspecialisation and minimally invasive operative… Read more »
K Bender, A Pearson Introduction Until as recently as the second Gulf War, the skill sets of civilian general surgeons were readily transferrable into military surgical practice. The modern Australian Defence Force (ADF) faces an evolving issue where this is no longer the case. Civilian surgical practice has evolved rapidly, with newly qualified general surgeons … Read more »
