Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Colonel Tien, thank you for your testimony. I have a question that's somewhat similar to the one my colleague asked about nurses. Nurses have to provide such assistance to injured soldiers on a daily basis. I am wondering the same thing about surgeons. You are a surgeon. I assume that, in a civilian hospital, you don't have to deal with any cases similar to those following a bomb explosion in Afghanistan.
As part of continued training for surgeons, are you sent to any other theatres of operation where Canada is not involved, but where you may come across similar types of injuries? Are there any joint programs with the American army, for instance, that would allow surgeons to come in contact with similar injuries?