WarDocs - The Military Medicine Podcast

BG Mary V. Krueger, DO- Successful Mentorship- Keys for a Mentee- Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series

     BG Mary V. Krueger was commissioned through the Health Professions Scholarship program and received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995 from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency training in Family Medicine in 1998 and Faculty Development Fellowship in 2002, both at Madigan Army Medical Center. She is board certified in Family Medicine and earned a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of Washington, a Masters of Military Arts and Science from the Command and General Staff College, and a Masters in National Security and Resource Strategy at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy.  She currently serves as the Commanding General, Regional Health Command – Atlantic, and the Chief of the Army Medical Corps.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, BG Krueger focuses on the role of the mentee in the mentorship relationship.  You will hear her provide insightful answers to the following questions:
How do you choose a Mentor?
How many Mentors should you have? Does it matter?
What should a Mentee expect?
What are the characteristics of effective Mentees?
What kind of Mentorship Relationships should a mentee look for?
What are some key Mentor/Mentee activities?
Is a personal vision statement important for the mentee?
Is Mentee the best term? What about Protégé Apprentice?
Personal Reflections on Mentorship
Who was your most influential mentor? Why
What was the best advice you got from a mentor?
What do you know now that you wish you would have learned much earlier?
What characterizes a “good” or “not so good” mentorship relationship from your experience? Provide examples
What is some practical advice for someone interested in mentoring or being mentored? What are the next steps to take?
BG Krueger shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don't want to miss this special episode!
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The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
 
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
 
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
 
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CAPT Robert A. Liotta, MD – Deployed Navy Flight Surgeon and Cardiothoracic Radiologist Serves as Recruitment and Admissions Associate Dean at USUHS

CAPT Liotta is a Naval Academy graduate and received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).  After completing a General Surgery Internship, he was selected for additional training at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, FL, where he earned designation as a Naval Flight Surgeon.  He then deployed to Iraq with a Marine Unmanned Vehicle Squadron.  Following the deployment, Dr. Liotta completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and then completed fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Radiology at the University of Michigan.  CAPT Liotta is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at USUHS.  He has served in multiple leadership roles in Navy Medicine, including areas such as Graduate Medical Education as well as Medical Training and Research. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions at USUHS
    In this episode, CAPT Liotta discusses his experiences as a Navy Flight surgeon providing support to areas in the Pacific as well as deploying to OIF in support of a Marine UAV Squadron. He talks about his training as a diagnostic radiologist and receiving further specialty training in cardiothoracic imaging.  He explains how he uses these skills to support military medicine in garrison and in a deployed environment. 
    Dr. Liotta describes his role as the Dean of Recruitment and Admissions at USUHS and provides some “behind the scenes” perspectives into the application and selection process that USU and other Medical Schools utilize in decision-making to fill incoming classes.  He advises how students can optimize their chances of matriculating at their school of choice.   He also highlights some of the unique aspects of USUHS and its value to Military Medicine and the national healthcare system.  CAPT Liotta has had unique and interesting experiences during his distinguished Navy Medicine career and provides important lessons learned and recommendations through engaging stories and personal reflection.
      
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Honoring Military Medicine's Past to Improve Healthcare's Future
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you.
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
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Colonel Edward Horvath Jr, MD - Good Medicine, Hard Times: Experiences of a Reserve Physician in Combat

COL (Dr.) Horvath is a veteran of the US Army Reserve Medical Corps, having served in three deployments to Iraq. He is an internal medicine physician specializing in occupational medicine and pulmonary disease. His first deployment to Iraq was at the age of 56 after a 26-year break in military service, having served as a U.S. Navy officer earlier in his career. He returned to the military, in part inspired by his two sons, whom both joined the Navy following 9/11. During his last deployment in 2011, he served as the Task Force Deputy Commander and Chief of Clinical Services for a combat hospital near Tikrit, Iraq, and was responsible for the medical care of over 20,000 U.S. soldiers in the northern half of Iraq. His civilian career has ranged from serving as the Medical Director for major corporations such as BP and General Electric to now serving as a primary care physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland.
In this episode, he discusses the role of Occupational Health and Preventative Medicine in war zones. He describes why he was drawn back to the military at the age of 56. We then dive into his clinical roles during his deployments and what it was like providing care for detainees at Abu Ghraib. We discuss how serving in the reserves differs from active duty and how he stayed clinically prepared to provide combat casualty care for each deployment. He discusses some of his most traumatic cases and how this has impacted his mental health upon returning. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of serving as the leader of a combat hospital for a yearlong deployment. We also learn about why mentoring is so important to him and how he fosters these relationships. He finishes by describing why he wrote a memoir about his experiences as a deployed physician titled “Good Medicine, Hard Times.”
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Honoring Military Medicine’s Past to Improve Healthcare’s Future
 
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
Good Medicine, Hard Times: Memoir of a Combat Physician in Iraq by Edward Horvath available on Amazon- https://amzn.to/3A3I9jL
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you.
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LTC (R) Steve Peth- Former Vietnam Medevac Pilot serves Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed as a Red Cross Volunteer

LTC (R) Steve Peth is a highly decorated Vietnam Medevac pilot and is even in the Dustoff Hall of Fame. Upon retirement from the military and the Raytheon corporation, he continued to serve the nation’s brave soldiers in the Department of Rehabilitation at Walter Reed. He helps organize the volunteer force and discusses many unique ways the nation gives to those who have given their limbs and are forced to embark upon a long road to recovery.
You will hear about Steve’s immense volunteer service experience as well as ways in which others can volunteer to assist wounded servicemembers and support the mission of Military Medicine.
  Steve shares many insights and lessons learned over his many years as a Red Cross Volunteer and provides some insight and sage advice for all listeners. You don’t want to miss this episode.
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Honoring Military Medicine’s Past to Improve Healthcare’s Future
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you.
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
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MG(R) David Rubenstein, FACHE- Keys to Successful Mentorship- The Mentorship Relationship- Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series

MG(R) David Rubenstein spent 12 years in command and ended his 35-year Army career as Army Deputy Surgeon General and then Commanding General of the Army Medical Department Center and School and, concurrently, as 16th Chief of the Medical Service Corps.  General Rubenstein is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the Army War College and has a master’s degree in Health Administration from Baylor University.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, MG(R) Rubenstein focuses on the important facets of the mentorship relationship.  You will hear him provide insightful answers to the following questions:
How does a mentoring relationship begin?
Are a mentee’s personal vision statement or specific goals important to have near the start of the relationship?
Is there a defined end to a structured mentorship relationship?
How important is meeting in person, or can the relationship take place entirely virtually (phone, email, video chat)?
How often should meetings take place, and how long should they be?
How and Who sets the agenda for the discussion?
What topics are discussed in a mentorship session?
Do you use any templates or take notes during a mentorship session?
Personal Reflections on Mentorship
Who was your most influential mentor? Why
What was the best advice you got from a mentor?
What do you know now that you wish you would have learned much earlier?
What characterizes a “good” or “not so good” mentorship relationship from your experience? Provide examples
What is some practical advice for someone interested in mentoring or being mentored? What are the next steps to take?
MG(R) Rubenstein shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don’t want to miss this special episode!
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The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
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Chief Hospital Corpsman Peter McGuyer: Navy Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman Training Combat Medic Sustainment Skills and Focusing on Wellness

  Pete has served and deployed with Fleet Marine Force RECON and was an instructor at the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center.  He is currently a Senior Enlisted Leader with the 2nd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion. He is incredibly passionate about wellness, suicide prevention, and extremely demanding medical training.  Pete is the Joint Trauma System’s Wellness Leader and has developed a wellness/behavioral health class, Maintaining Peak Performance.
  In this episode, you will learn about what it takes to become a Navy Independent Duty Corpsman and hear about Pete’s experience training and deploying with elite special operations units.   Pete describes the life circumstances that inspired his passion for wellness and behavioral health advocacy.   He describes how important it is and provides strategies to Maintain Peak performance and foster resilience even in the most demanding of environments.
  Pete shares many insights and lessons learned over his distinguished career and provides some insight and sage advice for all listeners. You don’t want to miss this episode.
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Honoring Military Medicine’s Past to Improve Healthcare’s Future
The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you.
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
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COL Andrew Morgan, MD- Army Special Operations Emergency Medicine Physician and NASA Astronaut

     COL Andrew Morgan is a NASA Astronaut who performed over 45 hours of spacewalks on a 9-month spaceflight to the International Space Station. He is an emergency medicine physician with fellowship training in Sports Medicine. He also supported Special Operations soldiers in combat with the 3rdSpecial Forces Group (Airborne) “Desert Eagles” during combat deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa.  
    In this episode, Dr. Morgan discusses his time at West Point on the parachute team, his affiliation with the Golden Knights, and his training and pathway to becoming a special operations physician completing Ranger school, combat diver training, and military freefall training along the way. He describes his pathway to applying and becoming an astronaut and his experience now serving on the board for the selection of future astronauts.  Hear about this unique pathway to becoming a NASA astronaut that well suits military physicians and the training that astronauts complete before their first space mission.
Drew shares many interesting insights and lessons learned over a distinguished career in Army Medicine and with NASA. You don’t want to miss this episode!
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The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
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MG Telita Crosland, MD- Keys to Successful Mentorship- What Should a Mentor Know? Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series

      Dr. Crosland is a graduate of West Point and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.  She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has held many significant responsibilities in her Army Medicine Career.  She currently serves as the Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and Chief of the Army Medical Corps.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, MG Crosland focuses on important things that successful mentors know.  You will hear her provide insightful answers to the following questions:
How do you choose a Mentee?
What are the characteristics of effective mentors?
How many Mentees should you have? Does it matter?
What are some Mentor competencies?
What “process skills” are necessary for Mentors
How do you know you are ready to be a Mentor?
How do you prepare to be a mentor?
What are some “Don’ts” for a Mentor
What do you do if the relationship is not working out or you just want out?
Personal Reflections on Mentorship
Who was your most influential mentor? Why
What was the best advice you got from a mentor?
What do you know now that you wish you would have learned much earlier?
What characterizes a “good” or “not so good” mentorship relationship from your experience? Provide examples
What is some practical advice for someone interested in mentoring or being mentored? What are the next steps to take?
Telita shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don’t want to miss this special episode!
                           
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The WarDocs Mission is to improve military and civilian healthcare and foster patriotism by honoring the legacy, preserving the oral history, and showcasing career opportunities, experiences, and achievements of military medicine.
Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm
WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible, and 100% of donations go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in military medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. 
WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.
 
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