Are there unintended consequences for civil-military relations?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 174746 “Warriorization” of military health care during the global war on terror: Are there unintended consequences for civil-military relations? Monday, October 27, 2008: 5:05 PM Stephen K. Trynosky, JD, MPH , U.S. Army Reserve, Washington, DC Audio (mp3) recording Multimedia recording As the doctor draft era of medical professional conscription (1950-1973) recedes from our collective national consciousness, today’s entering cohort of military healthcare professionals is increasingly unreflective of its civilian peers: educationally and demographically. This trend is compounded by the efforts of the military services to inculcate a warrior ethos within their respective medical communities. This trend towards the warrior acculturation of the military medical community has increased precipitously since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. Over the last seven years, a number of military policy initiatives have sought to bring uniformed med