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LTC Amelia Duran-Stanton Leads the Way in Education and Research

"The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading
them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you

do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership." -General Colin Powell
LTC Amelia M. Duran-Stanton, PA-C, PhD, DSc, MPAS, DFAAPA
Deputy Chief, Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, USARIEM, Natick, Massachusetts

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Amelia program. Medal, the Army Service Medal,
Duran-Stanton is from Pampan- the Overseas Service Ribbon,
Her military education includes
ga, Philippines and Alta Loma, the Combat Medical Badge and
the Patient Administrator
California. She is currently the the Expert Field Medical Badge
Course (Distinguished Honor
Deputy Chief, Thermal and (Distinguished Honor Graduate).
Graduate), the Interservice Phy-
Mountain Medicine Division, Her skill identifiers are: the 9A
sician Assistant Program (IPAP),
USARIEM, Natick, Massachu- Proficiency Designation, Inspec-
the orthopaedic physician assis-
setts. tor General, Tagalog Linguist,
tant training program, the Army
instructor, orthopaedic physi-
LTC Duran-Stanton’s military Medical Department (AMEDD)
cian assistant, Medical Research,
and medical career began in Basic and Advance Courses, the
Development, Test and Evalua-
basic training on 7 July 1992. Tactical Combat Medical Course,
tion, and Lean Six Sigma Black
She was a patient administrator Intermediate Level Education,
Belt. She is a member of the
for eight years where she was the Mary Lipscomb Hamrick
Order of Military Medical Merit
stationed in Fort Buchanan, Research Course, the Manage-
(O2M3), an Iron Majors recipi-
Puerto Rico and Fort Carson, ment of Burns and Multiple
ent, and a Distinguished Fellow
Colorado and attained the rank Trauma Course, the Joint Opera-
of the American Academy of
of staff sergeant. She earned a tions Medical Management
Physician Assistants. LTC Du-
Bachelor of Science Degree in Course, the Tactical Combat
ran-Stanton was the first
Business Administration in 1997 Medical Care Course, the Lean
from Regis University prior to Six Sigma Black Belt Course, the physician assistant recipient
being accepted to the University Inspector General Course and of the AMSC New Horizon
of Nebraska Medical Center/ Defense Acquisition Courses. Research Award. She was
Interservice Physician Assistant also named as one of the
Her deployments include Koso-
Program Class 2-98 where she st Global100 Most Influential
vo and Iraq with the 1 Armored
earned a Bachelor of Science
Division and Afghanistan with Filipina Women in the World
Degree in Physician Assistant th
the 10 Mountain Division. She by the Filipina Women’s Net-
Studies and commissioned as a
was the Fort Bragg Medical Sim- work. She has published and
second lieutenant. Her first duty
ulation Training Center OIC, the presented on topics such as
station as a physician assistant
Womack Army Medical Center
was with the 47th Forward Sup- orthopaedics, women’s
senior military orthopaedic phy-
port Battalion in Baumholder, health, and leadership.
sician assistant/IPAP Phase 2
Germany and she finished a
Clinical Coordinator, and the As illustrated by her deploy-
Masters Degree in Physician
MEDCOM IG Deputy Chief of ments, awards, and honors,
Assistant Studies during deploy-
Inspections prior to her current LTC Duran-Stanton is dedi-
ment in Kosovo through the
position.
University of Nebraska Medical cated and motivated as a
Center. She earned a Doctor of Some of her awards and deco- Soldier and leader.
Philosophy (PhD) in Postsecond- rations include the Meritorious
She is married to Ralph Stan-
ary and Adult Education through Service Medal (2 OLC), the Army
ton, Jr. and they have two
Capella University and a Doctor Commendation Award (4 OLC),
of Science (DSc) degree in Clini- the Global War on Terrorism beautiful children, Sofia and
cal Orthopaedics through the Service Medal, the Global War Antonio.
U.S. Army/Baylor University on Terrorism Expeditionary