Description
This Track will be piloted in AY 10/11. This is an elective enrichment track in addition to the core curriculum, for those RVUCOM students who are slated to enter active duty service – U. S. Army, Navy or Air Force, and those who exhibit a high level of academic achievement, express a strong interest and can be accommodated. Rocky Vista University COM is committed to medical support of our military through its educational mission and capabilities.
This track will function in conjunction where possible with other COM enrichment tracks (Rural/Wilderness, International) where synergies are evident and possible. These primarily involve certain transdisciplinary areas of study including emerging infectious diseases, public health/epidemiology and debilitating or lethal endemic diseases found in salient regions of the world.
However, the Military Track will also incorporate sessions and experiences related to Medical Corps Officer military obligations, leadership/discipline, harsh mil