MRDC Commander Makes a Double Visit to TATRC
December 31, 2019 | Download PDF
TATRC had the opportunity to welcome our newest Commanding General of USAMRDC, Brigadier General Michael Talley to two back-to-back visits last Fall for a site visit, portfolio review, and a deep-dive discussion on the potential timeline for enabling the Army’s transition to Autonomous Combat Casualty Care (ACCC). BG Talley is making his way around the command and learning about all of the different units and components that fall under MRDC. Team TATRC was pleased to host BG Talley for his incoming orientation brief of the organization.
Mr. Geoff Miller (right) briefs and presents to Brigadier General Michael Talley (center) the plans for TATRC’s new Technology Comparative Effectiveness Lab, as COL Jeremy Pamplin and Dr. Robert Walker look on.
TATRC Director, COL Jeremy Pamplin, kicked off the 2 day visit and briefing with a TATRC Overview and introductions of TATRC’s respective Lab Leads. mHIC Deputy Lab Lead, Mr. Ron Yeaw, joined by Dr. Robert Walker of the Surgeon General’s Office of Innovation, followed with a deep-dive presentation and explanation on the “Capability and Timeline for Enabling the Transition to Autonomous Combat Casualty Care.”
Dr. Robert Walker stated, “TATRC’s far forward views of what it will take to bring true autonomous medicine to the battlefield resonated very strongly about both this year’s Defense Health IT Symposium (DHITS ) and the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) conference. I’m glad BG Talley had the opportunity to hear them as well.” BG Talley echoed this feeling, inviting COL Pamplin to provide the same brief to the MRDC Leadership Conference being held the following month with the entire command.
TATRC’s Lab Lead for Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization, Mr. Geoff Miller, provided Dr. Walker and BG Talley a walkthrough of TATRC’s developing SIM Environment, the Battlefield Emergent Stabilization Skills Lab, as well as future plans for TATRC’s Technology Comparative Effectiveness Lab. Mr. Miller was eager and pleased to explain what these unique features and new future capabilities will allow. “TATRC’s ability to develop a true Human Performance Capability Lab will truly redefine what the field of human performance means to many people, and I was glad to see BG Talley’s interest in this new area,” said TATRC Director, COL Jeremy Pamplin.
BG Talley was very pleased with all he saw, telling the TATRC Team to “Keep doing what you are doing, I love the work, and we need your partnership more than ever.”
Discussions with BG Talley also included viewing TATRC’s capabilities related to Virtual Health, Vertical Lift, and Artificial Intelligence-based Medical Assist tools. BG Talley was very pleased with all he saw, telling the TATRC Team to “Keep doing what you are doing, I love the work, and we need your partnership more than ever.” BG Talley specifically appreciated the vast cross-lab, academia, and industry partnerships and relationships that TATRC has fostered to help ensure our portfolios continue to keep up with the pulse of technology across both the military and commercial spaces.
TEAM TATRC Thanks BG Talley for spending some of his valuable time gaining a deeper understanding of the important work we do!
This article was published in the July 2020 issue of the TATRC Times.