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Category: May 2019

May is National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM). We reached out to several ASSH members who have served or who are currently serving in the armed forces and asked, “How has being a member of the military shaped your perspective as a hand surgeon?”

Patient Safety Scenario #11: Paramilitary

This essay is the eleventh installment of the monthly Patient Safety essays, produced by the Patient Safety Subcommittee of the Ethics and Professionalism Committee. The essays are written in the spirit of the aviation industry’s “Black Box Thinking” in order to inform and improve our medical safety record. To read earlier essays and learn how […]

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Privileged

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By Col. P. Shea Brannan, MD The “thank you for your service” greeting is always appreciated by United States military personnel.  However, as I near the end of my military career, it is not I who should be thanked […]

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Proud of my Effort

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By John C. Dunn MD, MAJ, MC US Army I have great pride in being an Army hand surgeon. The father of hand surgery, Sterling Bunnell, served in World War I on the Western Front. He later closed is […]

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Take Care of Your People

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By James Fowler MD, FACS It is an honor to be asked to write for the ASSH Perspectives on: “How being in the military shaped your perspective as a hand surgeon.” Being an officer in the US Military and […]

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Camaraderie

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By Emily Gilley, MD As many do, I distinctly remember what I was doing when I saw the image of a fire burning from the 80th floor of the North Tower at the World Trade Center on September 11, […]

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Reflections of Career Air Force Hand Surgeon

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By John V. Ingari, MD When asked to reflect on my hand surgery career in the United States Air Force a flood of thoughts emerged.  I spent 25 years on active duty, beginning as a second lieutenant in 1982.  […]

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The Real Heroes

** The views expressed in this article are those of the author only and do not represent the views of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The US Army, The US Navy, or the Department of Defense. ** By Col. Derek F. Ipsen, DO I am currently on my third deployment to the Middle East, […]

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The Importance of Service

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By Evan M. Jones, MD Being a member of the Air Force has shaped my perspective as a hand surgeon by underscoring the importance of service. Each branch of the military has a common set of core values among […]

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Honoring Our Origin and Legacy

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS (Captain USAR, Retired) ASSH President As a retired reservist in the US Army medical corps, I would like to share my thoughts about the value of military service to our country and the importance […]

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An Unlikely Marriage

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By David M. Lichtman, MD, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired) Please follow the link below (PDF) to read Dr. Lichtman’s article in The Journal of Wrist Surgery, published in 2013, titled, “An Unlikely Marriage: Life As a Wrist Surgeon […]

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