WarDocs - The Military Medicine Podcast

Lieutenant General (Ret). Mark A. Ediger, MD- Keys to Successful Mentorship- Defining Mentorship Relationships and Helping them Develop and Flourish.

   Lt. Gen. (Ret) Ediger served as the 22nd Surgeon General of the Air Force.
   On this episode of our Military Medical Mentorship Moments Series, Dr. Ediger focuses on how to develop and cultivate mentorship relationships.  You will hear him provide insightful answers to the following questions:
What are the different types of Mentorship Relationships?
Can one convert between one type and another? How does that happen?
What is the primary goal/purpose of a Mentorship relationship?
What are some key Mentor/Mentee activities?
What makes mentoring relationships successful?
How do mentorship relationships fail?
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?
     Lt. Gen.(Ret) Ediger shares many insights and mentorship lessons learned over a distinguished career. You don't want to miss this special episode!
     Dr. Ediger received his MD degree at the University of Missouri and holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health in San Antonio. Dr. Ediger trained in Family Medicine at Wake Forest University and subsequently completed an Aerospace Medicine Residency at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, TX. He served as a Flight Surgeon for the 94th Fighter Squadron and was the Command Surgeon for several units, including the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field in Florida, HQ U.S. Air Forces Europe and HQ Air Education and Training Command. Lt. Gen. Ediger deployed to Southwest Asia as the Commander of the 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group and later served as the Commander of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency.  
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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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CMC(Ret) Tyrone Willis: Shipboard Medicine Insights and Positively Impacting Military Careers and Organizations

Willis is a retired Command Master Chief after completing 32 years of service in Navy Medicine.  In this episode, CMC Willis discusses his pathway to becoming a Navy Corpsman and the unique aspects of delivering shipboard medical and marine medical Care.  He deployed to both Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses the role of the Corpsman in combat and the preparations for combat care. He also gives excellent insight into Senior Enlisted Leadership and the challenges and his tips on handling difficult leaders and positively shaping subordinates who may not fully understand the mission. He discusses why he volunteered to join the board of WarDocs and how he hopes this organization will help positively impact military medicine, capture history, and increase public awareness.
  CMC(Ret) Willis has held several senior enlisted positions at all levels, retiring as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Defense Health Agency, Capital Region Directorate. He has deployed several times around the world to include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom with Marines and sailors.  He received his BS and MBA from Grantham University. He is currently employed at the Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences as a Recruitment Specialist for Diversity. He has had unique and interesting experiences during his distinguished Navy Medicine career and beyond. He shares 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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MG(R) Joseph Caravalho Jr., M.D. Operational Expertise Enhances Strategic Medical Leadership in the Joint Force Environment

   Dr. Caravalho received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Gonzaga University and his medical degree from the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences. He completed an internal medicine residency and nuclear medicine and cardiology fellowships.
   Dr. Caravalho served in several clinical roles and operationally as a medical officer in the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group; Joint Special Operations Command; 75th Ranger Regiment; U.S. Army Special Operations Command; and XVIII Airborne Corps. He also commanded the 28th Combat Support Hospital. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and served as the senior medical officer for both Multi-National Force-Iraq and Multi-National Corps-Iraq. He also has been the Commander of Brooke Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, both the Army's Northern and Southern Regional Commands, and the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC).
    MG(R) Caravalho's culminating assignments on Active Duty were as Army Deputy Surgeon General and then as Joint Staff Surgeon, where he served as the chief medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  He currently serves as President and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF).
    In this episode, Dr. Caravalho talks about his extensive experience in operational medicine in the Special Forces and in the 75th Ranger Regiment and how that prepared him to serve at the highest strategic levels in Military Medicine.  He reflects on his many commands and the lessons he's learned during his distinguished career.  He describes the importance of research within Military Medicine and the incredible accomplishments of the MRMC.  Dr. Caravalho provides a unique perspective of how Military Medicine needs to be able to function at the highest levels in a Joint Force environment where individual Services can’t afford to operate within silos. 
   Dr. Caravalho also describes the mission and purpose of HJF and how the organization has been able to support Military Medicine in performance improvement, research, and innovation in ways that supplement the efforts of the Services. MG(R) Caravalho has had unique and interesting experiences during his distinguished Army Medicine career and beyond, and he shares 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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MG(R) Jonathan Woodson, MD- Shaping the Future of Military Medical Education and Research

    MG (R) Jonathan Woodson, MD, is the current president of the Uniformed Services University.  He has a long career in the US Army Reserves, where he has had multiple deployments to combat zones. He most recently served as the Commanding General of the US Army Medical Reserve Command and, before that, was the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. In these roles, he helped shape the reserve medical force and facilitated the restructuring and reforming the military health system.
In this episode, you will hear about his life growing up in Brooklyn, NY, and his training in internal medicine, general surgery, vascular surgery, and critical care at Massachusetts General Hospital. He discusses his deployments to Panama, Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Kosovo, and OIF/OEF. He used his military experience to help shape military medicine at the highest levels in the federal government political system and within the US Army Medical Reserve Command.  This is an exciting interview and not only discusses strategic military medicine topics but complex clinical cases as well.
Dr. Woodson has had unique and interesting experiences during his distinguished Military, and Federal Medicine careers, and he 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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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.
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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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.
 Become a Volunteer for Service to the Armed Forces | Red Cross.
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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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