{"id":19375,"date":"2023-07-18T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=19375"},"modified":"2023-07-20T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T06:44:14","slug":"naval-medical-forces-atlantic-hones-mentor-train-and-evaluate-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=19375","title":{"rendered":"Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Hones Mentor, Train, and Evaluate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>                            The MTE program, which started as a pilot project in 2021, is in the initial operational capability stage where it is being incorporated into the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). MTE consists of the planning and execution of scenarios and simulations where teams of subject matter experts guide and assess current and future medical department capabilities afloat.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe goal is to maximize shipboard medical capabilities through the use of subject matter experts and high-fidelity simulation drills,\u201d explained Capt. Kathy Kyser, the NMFL regional chief medical officer and MTE program co-lead.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Medical personnel from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth and Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 8 participated in pier-side trauma drills with ship medical personnel aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The events included simulations of surgery in the ship\u2019s operating room (OR), a head trauma patient, activation of the walking blood bank, and a mental health scenario requiring a medical evacuation.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe training aboard the Bataan was the first time we added multiple simulations to the medical drills,\u201d said Kyser. \u201cThe fleet tells us what their training needs are, and what drills they need in order to keep skills sharp.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The participants were then evaluated by NMFL staff, as well as surgeons and fleet medical officers from USFFC, Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), Naval Surface Forces Atlantic, Naval Surface Forces Pacific, and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 80 who served as mentors and proctors for the training.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cWe evaluated the teams based on their own standard operating procedures,\u201d described Capt. Stephanie Higgins, the NMFL chief nursing officer. \u201cImmediate feedback is given during the scenarios along with a debrief for the entire medical department on areas for improvement as well as accolades for excellent processes.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>After the training, the MTE teams provided real-time feedback and after-action reports that identified weaknesses and readiness gaps to build opportunities for future knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and for improving readiness proficiency on operational platforms.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cEach ship is different and that is why it is important to conduct the training on multiple platforms,\u201d stated Terri Shambach, the NFML lead for improvement sciences. \u201cWe have been able to go out and help the fleet make internal improvements through MTE.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The MTE teams also conducted trainings aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN) 77 underway and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN) 78 pier-side. The next MTE will be led by NMFP in San Diego aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>NMFL, headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, delivers operationally focused medical expertise and capabilities to meet Fleet, Marine and Joint Force requirements by providing equipment, sustainment and maintenance of medical forces during combat operations and public health crises. NMFL provides oversight for 21 NMRTCs, logistics, and public health and dental services throughout the U.S. East Coast, U.S. Gulf Coast, Cuba, Europe, and the Middle East.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Navy Medicine \u2013 represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian health care professionals \u2013 provides enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea, and ashore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MTE program, which started as a pilot project in 2021, is in the initial operational capability stage where it is being incorporated into the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). 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