Modernizing the Capstone: How Operation Bushmaster Prepares Medical Officers for Large-Scale Combat Operations
BLUF – The Uniformed Services University modernized its annual Operation Bushmaster field exercise to prepare nearly 200 graduating medical students for large-scale combat operations, incorporating drone threats, updated Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines, disrupted communications, delayed evacuations, and multinational medical operations. The five-day exercise emphasizes clinical decision-making, leadership under stress, and casualty management in contested environments, reinforcing Navy Medicine’s need to prepare medical officers for prolonged casualty care, mass casualty events, and operational challenges where traditional evacuation and medical support may be unavailable.
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