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Musings of an Academician on Changing Times in Hematology and Oncology
I began making house calls when I was 5 years old. That was when my father started taking me along on his house calls. He was an internist in New...
In response to the shift in focus of the Military Health System (MHS) from treating disease to preventing it, the Military Vaccine Agency (MILVAX) and Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network (VHCN) have joined to become 1 agency. As a single agency, MILVAX-VHCN says it will be better able to do more of what the 2 agencies have done separately in the past: provide expert consultation, educate and train, enhance safety surveillance and research, and implement communication activities. Regional support operations at more than a dozen sites have also been combined to reduce gaps and redundancies, the MHS said in a January 2, 2014, press release.
The move will have significance for more than 9 million beneficiaries worldwide, the MHS notes. Dr. Limone Collins, deputy director of clinical services, said the expansion will allow for a better use of resources, including doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel. Lt. Col. Jorge Carrillo, acting director of the MILVAX-VHCN, said the integration “also allows for an expanded and dedicated staff to focus on research and enhancing scientific understanding of vaccine safety and effectiveness.”