A close-up image of a U.S. Army Medical Corps lapel pin on the shirt of OHSU trauma surgeon Philbert Van, M.D., FACS, who also serves in the U.S. Army Reserves. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Army combat medics and licensed practical nurses routinly are embedded at Oregon Health & Science University for about two weeks to sharpen their health care skills. They visit OHSU through the U.S. Army Medical Command’s Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training, or SMART, program, which helps Army health care personnel remain ready for service during times of peace. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

After a nearly year-long stay at OHSU, Cheyenne and Zach Anderson of Grants Pass, Oregon, were finally able to return home with their daughter, Everest, this spring. (Courtesy)

After a nearly year-long stay at OHSU, Cheyenne and Zach Anderson of Grants Pass, Oregon, were finally able to return home with their daughter, Everest, this spring. (Courtesy)

After a nearly year-long stay at OHSU, Cheyenne and Zach Anderson of Grants Pass, Oregon, were finally able to return home with their daughter, Everest, this spring. (Courtesy)

After a nearly year-long stay at OHSU, Cheyenne and Zach Anderson of Grants Pass, Oregon, were finally able to return home with their daughter, Everest, this spring. (Courtesy)