Part-time sustainment model of a military-civilian partnership in pediatric neurosurgery

The authors demonstrate that an MCP can successfully benefit both the civilian community via improved pediatric call coverage and the military neurosurgeon via enhanced combat surgical readiness and skills, providing a blueprint to a unique targeted strategy for successful future MCPs. The significant case volume growth and diversity seen over the first 2 years suggest greater longitudinal benefit over shorter "just-in-time" predeployment-type training opportunities at civilian institutions.