New 'Scholarship in Action' board highlights top academic accomplishments

By Lori NewmanFebruary 11, 2015

BAMC Scholarship in Action
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JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON -- A new Scholarship in Action board by the Emergency Department entrance showcases top-notch academic research accomplished by Brooke Army Medical Center staff.

"We have always prided ourselves on scholarship and doing top quality research that advances the frontiers of science, but we haven't done a great job of advertising ourselves to our patients," said Col. Stephen Harrison, director of Medical Education. "One of the commander's top three initiatives is Scholarship in Action."

According to a memorandum from Col. Evan Renz, Brooke Army Medical Center commander, his top three priorities are Safe, Quality Care; Optimizing Resources; and Scholarship in Action.

"Our personnel represent our most valuable resource, one that must be optimized. Our faculty members teach, guide and mentor our trainees and students," Renz said.

"Scholarship in Action requires that our institution recognize this vital resource by acknowledging and supporting excellence in clinical care and its advancement through scholarly activities, presentations and publication in journals and texts," the commander said.

BAMC has more than 35 graduate medical education programs that train more than 600 resident physicians; however, to meet with the commander's intent, the board isn't just for doctors. It is also designed for nurses and other healthcare professionals who are doing top quality research here, explained Harrison.

Each quarter Medical Education will put out a call for submissions. The top 24 papers will be displayed on the Scholarship in Action board. From there, the research subcommittee of the San Antonio Uniformed Service Health Education Consortium will vote to see which submission will be highlighted as the paper of the quarter.

The individual who is the senior mentor of the paper or who mentored the project, will have his or her photo featured in the center of the board for that quarter.

This quarter's featured article is the "Study of active duty military for pulmonary disease related to environment deployment exposures" by Dr. Michael Morris, Pulmonary/Critical Care Services.

"We pride ourselves as being the flagship of military medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center. Part of being a flagship is to be a great academic center," Harrison said.

"You can't provide top-notch quality care if you are not at the tip of the spear when it comes to researching novel therapies, surgical techniques, imaging modalities or systems based practices."

The next call for submissions will be in May.

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