Regents of the University of Colorado Denver
The Center for Combat Medicine and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research is dedicated to solving the U.S. military’s toughest medical challenges by leading high-impact research, education, and innovation. The center collaborates with government, academic, and industry partners to turn military medical gains into better healthcare for all. It focuses on combat and deployment-related medical research, leveraging over 100 years of combined military experience to address current military medicine research gaps and translate solutions to civilian communities. The center also emphasizes the importance of education and mentorship in advancing the next generation of military physicians and researchers.
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Regents of the University of Colorado Denver
Products
Firearm injury prevention resource toolkit
An online mapping and resource toolkit to support voluntary firearm storage and community injury-prevention strategies.
Safety in Dementia decision aid
A decision aid developed for caregivers addressing firearm access, driving, and home safety for people with dementia; subject to funded evaluation studies.
Wearable biosensor clinical evaluation
Clinical study evaluating wearable sensors for early infection detection and continuous physiologic monitoring in research cohorts.
Multi-site trauma research platform
A collaborative research network linking trauma sites across settings to support comparative and implementation research on trauma care and outcomes.
Education analytics dashboard platform
Dashboard platform that aggregates program- and individual-level education metrics to support faculty participation tracking, didactic evaluation, and trainee assessment.
Wilderness and expedition medicine course packages
Short-course and expedition-style programs delivering wilderness first aid, expedition medicine skills, and field simulation exercises for students and clinicians.
Firearm injury prevention resource toolkit
An online mapping and resource toolkit to support voluntary firearm storage and community injury-prevention strategies.
Safety in Dementia decision aid
A decision aid developed for caregivers addressing firearm access, driving, and home safety for people with dementia; subject to funded evaluation studies.
Wearable biosensor clinical evaluation
Clinical study evaluating wearable sensors for early infection detection and continuous physiologic monitoring in research cohorts.
Multi-site trauma research platform
A collaborative research network linking trauma sites across settings to support comparative and implementation research on trauma care and outcomes.
Education analytics dashboard platform
Dashboard platform that aggregates program- and individual-level education metrics to support faculty participation tracking, didactic evaluation, and trainee assessment.
Wilderness and expedition medicine course packages
Short-course and expedition-style programs delivering wilderness first aid, expedition medicine skills, and field simulation exercises for students and clinicians.
Services
Research collaboration and facilitation
Facilitate and manage collaborative research projects between academic, military, government, and industry partners, including study design alignment and partnership agreements.
Medical education, fellowship and residency training
Design and deliver residency, fellowship, clerkship, and advanced practice training programs covering clinical rotations, subspecialty fellowships, simulation, and field-focused curricula.
Research fellowship and investigator development
Accredited research fellowship combining mentorship, coursework, and mentored research projects, plus longitudinal mentorship and grant-preparation support for early-career investigators.
Clinical informatics and AI project development
Design and implementation of NLP, machine-learning models, and EHR-integrated clinical decision support to improve documentation accuracy, diagnostic support, and prescribing workflows.
Research training courses and leadership curricula
Short courses and curricula on research management, leadership, team science, grant preparation, and mentoring for early-career investigators.
Grant management and sponsored research administration
Support for securing, administering, and reporting externally funded research projects across federal and non-federal sponsors.
Research collaboration and facilitation
Facilitate and manage collaborative research projects between academic, military, government, and industry partners, including study design alignment and partnership agreements.
Medical education, fellowship and residency training
Design and deliver residency, fellowship, clerkship, and advanced practice training programs covering clinical rotations, subspecialty fellowships, simulation, and field-focused curricula.
Research fellowship and investigator development
Accredited research fellowship combining mentorship, coursework, and mentored research projects, plus longitudinal mentorship and grant-preparation support for early-career investigators.
Clinical informatics and AI project development
Design and implementation of NLP, machine-learning models, and EHR-integrated clinical decision support to improve documentation accuracy, diagnostic support, and prescribing workflows.
Research training courses and leadership curricula
Short courses and curricula on research management, leadership, team science, grant preparation, and mentoring for early-career investigators.
Grant management and sponsored research administration
Support for securing, administering, and reporting externally funded research projects across federal and non-federal sponsors.
Expertise Areas
- Combat casualty care research
- Trauma systems and hemorrhage control
- Prolonged field care and austere-environment medicine
- Infectious wound infections and antimicrobial resistance
Key Technologies
- Telemedicine and virtual health platforms
- Wearable biosensor technology
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- High-resolution diagnostic imaging