Adaptability of Medical Surge Preparedness Practices to Large-Scale Combat Operations

Pranav P Shetty¹, Clark J Lee¹, Amy H Kaji¹+6

• ¹Pranav P. Shetty, MD, MS, MPH, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA. Clark J. Lee, JD, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Research Associate; Michelle M. Kimball, MS, LTC USAR (ret.), is former NDMS Pilot Deputy Director for Program Operations; Daphne Hurlock, MA, MAJ ARNG (ret.), is a Strategic Planning Specialist; Alison Ng, MS, is a Senior Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist; and Kaitlin Rainwater-Lovett, PhD, MPH, is Chief Scientific Officer; all at The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. and The National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Clemia Anderson III, MPH, CAPT MSC USN (ret.), is former NDMS Pilot Director, and Jeffrey D. Freeman, PhD, MPH, is Inaugural Executive Director and Special Assistant to the President; both at The National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD (posthumous), was Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs and Executive Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.