The Schott Foundation Seeks to Improve Surgical Capabilities

Colonel Jay Johannigman served his country for nearly four decades as a military trauma surgeon in the United States Air Force. Decorated with numerous military awards over his seven combat deployments, he also served as a trauma and critical care surgeon as a civilian with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. During his tenure at the university, Jay Johannigman and his trauma and critical care team received a generous gift from the Schott Foundation to support research efforts, training, and scholarships for the medical center.

The Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Ohio, donated over $3 million to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the College of Medicine in 2017.

Caring for over 5,000 trauma patients annually for injuries resulting from a myriad of causes, such as automobile and industrial accidents and violence, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center is the only trauma center in the Greater Cincinnati area that provides Level 1 trauma care for adults. With the Schott Foundation donation, the medical center has been able to expand its research efforts as well as provide endowments for a chair and an SICU nurse-training program. Upgrades to the SICU were also part of the gift.

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What Are the Military Reserve Components Categories?

For nearly four decades, Dr. Jay Johannigman has provided critical and acute care as a private practice and military trauma surgeon. Following a career in the United States Air Force, Jay Johannigman joined the US Army Reserves.

To ensure that there are enough trained and deployable service members, each military branch commands its own reserves. Within each component, service members may hold one of three statuses.

The Ready Reserves describes service members who have completed military training but are not enrolled in active duty. They may be called upon at any time to support domestic and foreign military missions.

Selected Reserves are attached to a unit and are trained for active duty. At a minimum, they must participate in weekend drills once a month and two weeklong drills during the year.

Standby Reserves retain their military rank by performing government or civilian duties. They are recalled to active duty only in crises.

Retired Reserves have completed at least 20 years of service but have yet to reach retirement age. These individuals may be called to duty if their skills are deemed essential.