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NEWS | March 13, 2020

Local Army Reservist wins French medical award

By Medical Readiness and Training Command Medical Readiness and Training Command

An Army Reservist serving as an exercise and training development officer for the 3rd Medical Training Brigade, Medical Readiness and Training Command, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was selected for the Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers Martelet Cup.

At the Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers, or CIOMR, Summer Congress in Tallinn, Estonia, Maj. (Dr.) Katie Odom, U.S. Army Reserve, presented her research team’s findings in a report titled “Behavioral Health Management Following a Severe Burn Injury: A Pilot Study and the Way Forward for the US Army Burn Center and Indicators for Brief PTSD Management in Operation."

The Martelet Cup is a yearly award that was established by CIOMR’s Board in the name of retired Col. Francois R. Martelet, France, CIOMR Secretary General from 2011-2020, for his long service and dedication to CIOMR. It was established to reward the best scientific paper presented at CIOMR by a junior medical reserve officer.

Odom served in the Army for eight years, seven of which were in the active component with her final position being a chief in burn rehabilitation at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research's Burn Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Brig. Gen. Lisa Doumont, Medical Readiness and Training Command commanding general, attended CIOMR's Mid-Winter Meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where the Martelet Cup was presented to Odom.

"We are so proud of Maj. Odom for her excellent work and accomplishment. She would not have had this opportunity without the stellar world stage and challenge CIOMR offers. The high degree of cultural immersion coupled with the intense medical acumen can be found nowhere else for these rising stars!"

Odom now specializes in polytrauma care as well as conducting research in the areas of suicide, PTSD, blast injuries, brain injuries, amputations and burn injuries.