1. Differentiate between operational medicine and military medicine.
2. Explain public health and the role of public health within injury prevention and/or mitigation in the U.S. military.
3. Define LSCO (Large Scale Combat Operations), BI (Battle Injury), and DNBI (Disease Non-battle Injury).
4. Describe Musculoskeletal Injury (MSKI) in the U.S. military.
5. Analyze the provider’s clinical context and the context of military patients in relation to military operational medicine.
6. Develop injury prevention and mitigation strategies for common military-related health issues.

1. Identify the key signs and symptoms of acute radiation syndrome aiding in prompt patient triage and initial management.
2. Describe the protocols for medical response to radiation exposure, including immediate and supportive care measures.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of current radiation prophylaxis and post-exposure treatments in mitigating the health impacts of radiation.

1. Describe evidence-based psychotherapies that effectively reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors, with particular emphasis on suicide-focused cognitive behavioral approaches.
2. Evaluate innovative delivery models (e.g., telehealth, group-based treatment) designed to increase the reach and accessibility of suicide prevention interventions while maintaining clinical effectiveness.
3. Apply scalable training and implementation strategies, including web-based clinician training frameworks, to support dissemination and fidelity of suicide prevention treatments across diverse practice settings.

1. Explain the “peacetime effect” and describe how it compromises medical readiness.
2. Describe the Joint Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (JKSA) Clinical Readiness Program framework and summarize the purpose of each line of effort (knowledge, skills, clinical activity).
3. Identify current measures of clinical readiness within the Military Health System (MHS) (including JKSA measures).
4. Describe the key elements of a military- civilian partnership quality improvement program.
5. Compare and contrast data capture options across key care settings and structured self-report, including tradeoffs in completeness, burden, and credibility.

1. Identify core ethical tensions unique to operational military medicine, including dual loyalty, command influence, and resource scarcity, as they arise across combat, preventive medicine, and humanitarian contexts.
2. Analyze operational clinical scenarios to distinguish medical judgments from command decisions and to clarify the ethical responsibilities of clinicians.
3. Apply established ethical frameworks (e.g., beneficence, justice, proportionality, least-restrictive means) to real-world operational dilemmas such as triage and force health protection measures.
4. Evaluate ethically complex operational decisions for their potential downstream effects on patient trust, force readiness, professional integrity, and moral injury among medical personnel.
5. Formulate ethically defensible courses of action and communication strategies that preserve medical professionalism while operating effectively within the military command structure.

Kyle Kunze, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Midwest Orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Ill.

Sloane Lipkin, BA
Research Assistant
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Ill.

1. Identify the common clinical presentations and risk factors for four common soft tissue hip injuries.
2. Describe the current evidence-based diagnostic approaches for evaluating soft tissue hip injuries.
3. Explain the pathophysiology of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral tears and how these contribute to hip pain and dysfunction.
4. Discuss non-surgical and surgical management strategies for gluteal tears, labral tears, FAI, and hamstring injuries, including expected outcomes, and rehabilitation considerations.
5. Apply key clinical decision-making principles to develop initial management plans for patients presenting with soft-tissue hip injuries.