. >> army times editor tony lombardo sat down with lieutenant general mark herd ling who retired fromthe commanding general of u.s. army europe. he shared how the u.s. can advance the quality of healthcare. >> within a month of being there, the chief medical officer said you guys in the army know how to do some pretty good things in growing leaders. could you help our doctors become better leaders? they had been trying to do that for several years. trying to find a way to do that. after about another 30 doing analysis and looking at some outside organizations that might help, we came to the conclusion that we could apply military techniques in learning leadership to a bunch of physicians. and it has taken off. started about three years ago. we've now graduated about 250 healthcare provide everys from this course. and it's making a world of difference within our organization. >> to be very clear, this is not an army doc talking to doctors. >> not at all. this is leadership advice. that's the key point. when we talk to the chief medical officer and said here's what we plan on doing, one