Will IACH's Soldiers make the cut? The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) is the ultimate test for Army medical professionals. It pushes them to their physical and mental limits, demanding excellence in medical skills, battlefield evacuation, and combat readiness. But with a brutal historical pass rate of 11-27%, most who try will fail.
Four IACH Soldiers are about to face this grueling challenge. Their test begins Monday, May 6th. Will they have what it takes to join the elite ranks of the EFMB?
Watch and witness their intense training as they prepare to prove their courage, skill, and dedication in the pursuit of medical excellence. Will they defy the odds and earn the coveted badge?
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FORT RILEY, Kansas — Irwin Army Community Hospital conducted a combined ceremony Tuesday, June 14, where Col. Edgar G. Arroyo relinquished command of the hospital to Col. Anthony D. Gray; and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Dills II transferred responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. George L. Foster Jr.
Regional Health Command-Central Commanding General Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby presided over the ceremony.
Robbin Cole, the CEO of Pawnee Mental Health Services, thought it was a bad idea, but said it anyway to a brainstorming group of community leaders from Manhattan, Junction City and Fort Riley, “why not pool together all mental health resources in the community into one location?”
Dr. Eva Ewers, a pediatrician at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas, demonstrates a home remedy for eye discharge in newborns. No need to purchase over-the-counter ointments or medications. Eye discharge is a common condition among newborns who are still developing tear ducts to drain through the nose.
If the discharge is thick and looks like puss, and recurs five minutes after cleaning the area, or the white of the eye...