PAUL FARMER GLOBAL SURGERY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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INTEGRATED MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS AND CIVILIAN TRAUMA SYSTEMS (IMPACT) STUDY
The Integrated Military Partnerships and Civilian Trauma Systems (IMPACT) Study is an innovative project that aims to understand the function and capabilities of military trauma systems, and the level of integration that may exist with civilian trauma systems. Where feasible, the utility of military-civilian partnerships could be viewed as a “leapfrog strategy” to advance trauma systems development.
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Our multi-national collaborative identified a list of factors that encompass integration through a 57-question survey
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In addition, we are organizing focused discussion groups to identify nuanced cultural issues not captured by the survey
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Survey closed 31December2023
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Responses from 77 individual countries
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Our mixed-methods approach provides the foundation for a future Delphi consensus process in which the identified indicators are ranked
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The goal is to build a regional framework for integration that can be offered to countries that wish to utilize civilian-military trauma system integration
MEET THE TEAM
Michelle Joseph
MBBS, MSc, PhD
IMPACT Study PI
Tamara Worlton MD
IMPACT Study Co-PI
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Amila Ratnayake MS
IMPACT Study Collaborator (Sri Lanka)
Rolando Dela Cruz
MD
IMPACT Study Collaborator (Philippines)
Aldo Ayvar MD
IMPACT Study Collaborator (Peru)
Additional Collaborators, Not Pictured:
Ghassan Alswaiti MBBS (Jordan)
Dellali Adzigbli MBChB (Ghana)
Dabota Buowari MBBS (Nigeria)
John Whitaker PhD (United Kingdom)
Research Fellows:
Matthew Arnaouti (UK, 2021-Present)
Joseph Aryankalayil MD (US Army, 2023-Present)
Emad Madha MD (US Army, 2022-2023)
Michael Baird (US Army, 2021-2022)
A message from our collaborators
The IMPACT Study was designed with the help of a multinational collaborative. One of our core objectives is to maintain inclusivity and equity in our research
