Lackland Air Force Base, Texas--Army Medicine command teams attended a week-long training session June 8-12 to continue the dialogue on lessons learned and leading practices outlined in the November session. The discussion focused on opportunities and initiatives related to becoming a System for Health (SfH), and providing tools to enable command teams to accomplish their mission.
Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) hosted the forum that allows command teams to learn from each other and develop connections and partnerships that will lead to improved excellence in the delivery of High Reliability Healthcare and the Health Readiness of the Army.
Horoho challenged the leaders to expand their boundaries outside of the brick and mortar facilities and to get into the Lifespace to improve Soldiers' health readiness.
The semi-annual Command Team Leader Development and Training Session (CTLDTS) provided a forum for Commanders to understand and address the challenges in order to continue to deploy and sustain comprehensive, responsive, and flexible health services to support global joint and integrated operations. The theme for the training session was "Adaptive Leaders Creating Opportunities."
"We must provide influence through leadership as we continue to change," said Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald Ecker, MEDCOM Command Sergeant Major.
Army Medicine is striving to lead the way to become a High Reliability Organization (HRO) operating within the Operating Company Model (OCM) to reduce variance across MEDCOM and achieve a culture of safety through the transformation to a System for Health (SfH).
"We are realigning our capabilities across Army Medicine to create a more consistent experience," said Horoho.
This session was also a chance to gain an understanding of command team progress made towards becoming a System for Health and modeling Health Readiness Platforms (HRP) to enhance a medically ready force.
Horoho emphasized to the group "don't assume people know our business--we have to keep telling our Army Medicine story," said Horoho.
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