High Performance Team Training

Challenge

Research revealed that Army crew coordination failures from FY84-89 contributed to 147 aviation fatalities and cost more than $290 million.

Solution

DRC began its industry-leading team training work in Army aviation by developing a comprehensive team training program to reduce team errors among Army aviators. DRC later produced a medical team training program that was grounded in the lessons learned from two decades of our aviation safety team training. More recently, DRC has successfully transitioned our team training products to ground systems.

Benefits/Achievements

Results of a validation study on DRC's aviation team training program provided evidence for a number of significant improvements, including a 20% improvement in mission performance and a 40% reduction in safety related errors. The Army estimated that they would save 15 lives and nearly $30 million by implementing the program. The MedTeams program was also scientifically validated in a series of studies. The results of these studies indicated that the program could potentially save $4 to $10 per patient.

Examples of team training include Digital Battle Command Team Training (DBCTT).

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