Clinical Readiness and Training Affiliation in Army Anesthesiology

Desiree Chappell and Lieutenant Colonel Daniel P. Raboin, MD, PharmD, U.S. Army anesthesiologist and pharmacist who serves as the Deputy Anesthesiology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Lieutenant Colonel Jordan Lane, MD, U.S. Army anesthesiologist at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and Colonel Michael S. Patzkowski, MD, MHA, Army Anesthesiology Consultant to the Surgeon General. Recorded at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 in San Antonio, we discuss clinical readiness and training programs within Army anesthesiology, cover the importance of maintaining clinical readiness through specialized training, partnership agreements with civilian trauma centers, and how these programs help in preparing anesthesiologists for deployment situations. The discussion also highlights the logistical and administrative challenges of such programs and the solutions implemented to overcome them.