Mustafa Dogan, Kerem Teralı, Recep Eroz, Hüseyin Kılıç, Alper Gezdirici, Burçin Gönüllü
Discovery of a novel homozygous SOD1 truncating variant bolsters infantile SOD1 deficiency syndrome
Molecular biology reports
military physicians must prepared lead health care teams across complex landscapes war future small largescale combat operations preparation optimally begins medical school early career physicians fully ready first deployment past qualitative research suggested military physicians attended civilian medical school well prepared operational environment physicians attended uniformed services university usu nations military medical school however lack largerscale quantitative research comparing readiness differences two medical school pathways purpose study therefore quantify differences first deployment preparation students attending usu civilian medical schools health professions scholarship program hpsp compared usu hpsp graduates first deployment experiences distributing 14item likert survey active duty military physicians us army us navy us air force graduated within past 10 years medical school usu civilian usu graduates rated significantly higher hpsp graduates readiness deployment 383 vs 324 p 001 ability navigate operational environment 359 vs 299 p 001 confidence communicating commanding officer 359 vs 299 p 002 navigating combined role physician officer 333 vs 284 p 004 leading health care team 394 vs 343 p 001 preparation medical school 378 vs 252 p 001 overall readiness compared peers 420 vs 349 p 001 significant difference two pathways regarding stress level beginning deployment 274 vs 268 p 683 clinical preparation 394 vs 376 p 202 success first deployment 387 vs 391 p 792 largest effect size difference two pathways noted question well medical school prepare first deployment cohens 102 groups believed prepared first deployment usu graduates consistently reported prepared medical school first deployment hpsp graduates close readiness gap supplemental military unique curricula may help optimize hpsp students readiness