What advances for MTBI/TBI survivors has the NNMC (or anyone else,) found & used successfully, that are not well known to US civillian Dr.'s today? What has been learned about the use of stem cells for brain injury survivors ... weather it be from cord blood stem cells, analogous stem cells, or fetal brain stem cells? I'm 35 & my multiple MTBI's were from child abuse, ages 6 through 12. What can be done for soldiers & civillians alike, this far post injury, to create a more productive, safe, successful life? Are stem cells our only chance of hope to hold onto for "normal life" & if so, how many decades away is the ability to donate my eggs to couples who wants kids & need the eggs, just for me to get the cord blood stem cells hopefully having more of a statistical chance of matching HLA factors? How many decades away is the ability to have analogous stem cells being useful in TBI/MBTI post-injury survivors, so we can skip the ethical questions by using stem cells from our own bodies, hence, analogous stem cells? Comment directly to me if you like, at KLPCreations@aol.com

Sent by Kelly Parsons | 7:19 PM ET | 05-08-2007

I had the opportunity to attend the broadcast from the National Naval Medical Center on May 8th and found it very interesting. I would like to respond to Commander Jadick's comments in the second hour about medical students with military scholarships not being aware of the likelihood for them to deploy, as well as other realities of a military career, and that leadership is not taught in medical schools. I am a faculty member at the Uniformed Services University, in the medical school run by the Department of Defense. From the time that applicants come to interview, we emphasize the personal sacrifices, including deployment to areas of conflict, inherent in the combined professions of medicine and the military. USU is fully accredited with a traditional medical school curriculum and over 800 hours of additional military unique curriculum. Leadership and management are integrated throughout our educational program. Prior to graduation, our students must function as leaders during a practical laboratory exercise in a field combat setting. While I can not speak for these issues at other schools, at USU our students know very well what commitments they are making and are prepared to be the future leaders of our military health system.

Sent by Colonel Charles Beadling | 9:33 AM ET | 05-09-2007