January 19, 2007

Medical Experts Meet, Share Ideas


Spc. Laura M. Bigenho
28th Public Affairs Detachment

CAMP VICTORY — Dozens of division and force surgeons, hospital commanders, other medical unit commanders and medics traveled from throughout theater to Camp Victory for the first Multi-National Corps-Iraq Surgeon’s Conference of the year Jan. 7-9.

Guests included Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, U.S. Army Surgeon General, Brig. Gen. Samir Abdullah Hassan, Iraqi Armed Forces Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mahde Jowed Ali, Iraqi Ground Forces Command Surgeon. “Medical Transitions in Iraq” was the theme.

With new leadership at MNC-I and other surrounding bases, all of Iraq is going through a transition of many sorts, said Lt. Col. Larry Patterson, MNC-I medical personnel manager and acting deputy corps surgeon.
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(Photo: Soldiers stand by to provide casualty evacuation assistance. Official Department of Defense photo.)

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