ATLANTA — On Sep. 19, Grady Memorial Hospital and the U.S. Army Surgeon General’s Office held a signing ceremony, announcing a partnership that will make Grady the eighth trauma center in the country to serve as a training site for Army trauma teams, according to a news release.
According to a news release, the partnership will allow military medical personnel to improve their clinical skills by working at one of the premier trauma centers across the country.
In exchange, military personnel will teach the hospital staff about combat and casualty care.
“Through the AMCT3 program, military personnel will share knowledge and advances in combat casualty care and learn from their civilian colleagues at Grady’s nationally verified Level 1 trauma center,” Grady Memorial Hospital said in a release. “This military-civilian partnership between Grady and Army Medicine will work towards achieving the goal of eliminating preventable trauma-related deaths on battlefields or in civilian settings.”
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