Col. Mark D. Griffith (’77) MD in Field Hospital Exercise

col-griffithCol. Mark D. Griffith, MD was recently involved in a full-scale mobile field hospital exercise in northern Indiana. During this exercise, a multi-agency team was implemented to respond to natural disasters in the state of Indiana, such as tornadoes, floods, and earthquake relief.

Col. Griffith was the Incident Commander (IC) for the operation which included local fire, police, EMA, as well as a helicopter evacuation unit from Fort Wayne. Col. Griffith is the commanding officer of the Medical Command (MEDCOM) of the Indiana Guard Reserves.

Dr. Griffith is an Illinois Wesleyan University graduate (SP ’77) and received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Advanced Wound Care at Franciscan Health Lafayette.

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