Podcast Title:  Physicians and the Military

Brief Summary: This podcast discusses Physicians in the Military, with specific focus on deployment, benefits, and the real need for physicians in all branches of the military.  Dr. Greg Bump, our DIO, interviews Dr. Gregory Watson, a general and trauma surgeon and Dr. Watson also shares incredibly meaningful experiences and thoughts from his military service.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the differences between active military service as a physician compared to service in the reserves

1. Describe how to learn more about service opportunities in the military

1. Describe different paths to service in the military as a physician

   Speakers:

   -Greg Bump, MD, Associate Dean, UPMC GME, Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    

   -Gregory Watson, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery & Critical Care Medicine, Director, MS III Surgery Clerkship, , Faculty Advisor, Surgery Interest Group, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Group (SIG), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

    

   Course Directors:

   -Greg Bump, MD, Associate Dean, UPMC GME, Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

   -Melinda Hamilton, MD, MS, Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Program Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Co-Chair, UPMC GME Professional Development Subcommittee, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

   -Julie McCausland, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program, Co-Chair, UPMC GME Professional Development Subcommittee, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    

   Moderator:

   -Greg Bump, MD, Associate Dean, UPMC GME, Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    

   CME Accreditation and Credit Designation

   In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

   The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

   No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

    

   Instructions for receiving CME credit

    

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