Surgical critical care initiative (SC2I) FY 21 core

The Department of Defense Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences awarded an $8.45 million cooperative agreement under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects (CFDA 12.750) federal grant program to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation For The Advancement Of Military Medicine, Inc. from April 7, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The award will support the Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2I), which partners the DoD and civilian academic surgeons to advance best practices for critically injured patients by leveraging military trauma experiences.

Key products and services to be delivered through sub-awards include research at Emory University on applying military decision support tools to civilian trauma patients, expansion of surgical biorepositories at Duke University and other partner sites, and development of clinical decision support tools by DecisionQ Corporation to simplify deployment and commercialization. Relevant contextual details include the program's goal of validating evolving surgical practices within the military and implementing insights gained from military experiences to improve civilian surgical quality.