Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists (Rand Corporation Monograph)

To reduce costs and increase interoperability of the military services, a joint medical education and training campus is being established at Fort Sam Houston, Texas with a view to consolidating training across the services. A methodology is outlined for defining and implementing a common standard of practice for a given specialty and its use illustrated through an application to the medical surgical technologist specialty.

A methodology is outlined for defining a common standard of practice that can be applied to the surgical technologist specialty--or any other medical specialty--with the goal of consolidating training for enlisted military personnel across services.