PCOM Perspectives: Osteopathic Medicine and the Military

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Dr. Robert Bassett about his experiences in military medicine and the role of osteopathic physicians in this field.

For this episode, I talk with Robert Bassett, DO ’06, a clinical associate professor in PCOM's Department of Emergency Medicine, about his extensive experience in military medicine, why so many doctors of osteopathic medicine serve our country, and how our shared specialty of emergency medicine continues to evolve.

People in this episode

Guest: Robert Bassett

Topics covered

• Osteopathic Medicine
• Military Medicine
• Emergency Medicine

Keywords

• military
• doctors
• emergency medicine
• PCOM

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