Day in the Life
Locations Army physicians work in some of the most advanced medical facilities as part of one of the largest healthcare networks in the world. The Army also has the largest graduate medical education program of all the Service branches. Locations for Army Graduate Medical Education continue to evolve to meet the needs of the nation and currently occur in 11 military health training facilities and three research institutes. The locations below provide some additional information on a select few examples of the Army’s global healthcare presence.
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center
This center is the sole facility caring for combat burn casualties, beneficiaries and civilian emergencies. Notably, the center’s Army Burn Flight Team is capable of providing worldwide assessment, treatment, and transport of military personnel who have sustained thermal and nonthermal trauma.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center – Kaiserslautern, Germany
This hospital is a primary evacuation point for service members who need further treatment before coming home to the United States, or who are returning to their units in theater.
Tripler Army Medical Center – Honolulu, Hawaii
This is the largest Army treatment facility in the Pacific Basin and happens to be the only United Nations-designated Peace Operations Training Institute in the United States.