The Ground Zero experience “made me acutely aware that you needed to be able to prepare units and leaders to assess situations (and) find solutions in confusing, certainly unclear environments.”— Dr. Jonathan Woodson, President of the Uniformed Services University
What happens when military medical professionals are called into an unfolding crisis with more unknowns than answers?
Dr. Jonathan Woodson, president of the Uniformed Services University, shares his firsthand experience responding to the Sept. 11 attacks at Ground Zero, where medical teams had to adapt, coordinate, and solve problems on the fly. He explains how those lessons continue to influence how military medical leaders are trained to operate in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments.
| Date Taken: | 08.31.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.11.2026 13:36 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Audio ID: | 93792 |
| Filename: | 2609/DOD_111967213.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:11:56 |
| Location: | US |
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