ARMEDCOM initiative begins SMART partnership with Hackensack University Medical Center
Soldiers from Army Reserve Medical Command and 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) joined Airmen from the 87th Medical Support Squadron as students along with radiological and laboratory medical technologists from the Hackensack University Medical Center in the first rotation for Operation Hackensack SMART on Jun. 5, 2017. Hackensack University Medical Center and the U.S. Army Reserve announced the formation of Operation Hackensack S.M.A.R.T. (Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training) on Jun. 5, as an innovative, first-of-its-kind partnership which focuses on high-quality, individualized specialty medical training for service members to improve their knowledge, skillets and increase soldier readiness. Soldiers will partner with their civilian counterparts at Hackensack University Medical Center for 14 days of immersion training utilizing cutting-edge technology, at no additional cost to the government. This innovative relationship will contribute to superior readiness and in-depth training within the medical ranks. It will also provide critical knowledge sharing between military and civilian medical professionals about best practices, techniques and procedures to ensure military service members are trained to use the most current technology in today’s rapidly changing health care landscape.