The Military Medicine Program is designed for Rocky Vista University (RVU) College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) students who are slated to enter active duty service with the United States Army, United States Navy, or the United States Air Force. The majority of students in this Program have earned a Health Professions Scholarship through their respective military branch and, as such, have acquired a military service obligation of two-four years, relative to the length of their scholarship. On occasion, other RVUCOM students who are assigned to the National Guard or Reserves, or those with prior military experience, may constitute a portion of the Program members. Regardless of their affiliated pathway, military medicine students should exhibit a high level of academic achievement and express a strong interest in becoming a military physician.
Our unique Program provides an overview and introduction to military medicine through immersion-based reality training, surgical simulation, lectures, and personal military experiences related to Medical Corps Officer obligations. Special emphasis is placed on leadership, discipline, customs and courtesies, participation in field exercises, introductions to disaster stabilization and evacuation, and hands-on triaging in simulated combat environments. Working in close partnership with community leaders, program managers and military officers at United States military installations, medical centers, hospitals, etc., occurs in order to achieve the goals and objectives of this Program.
This Program spans a total of 3.5 years of the students’ core educational experience at RVU, beginning in the second semester of their first year.
