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Unit 02: Rural Systems & Frontline Resilience | IHRI
Strategic Unit 02

Rural Systems &
Frontline Resilience.

Hardening the human infrastructure. We architect sustainable health models for isolated populations and design high-reliability frontline systems that bridge the gap between primary care and emergency response.

Operational Research Labs

Unit 02 solves the crisis of clinical delivery at the edge of civilization.

Community & Integrated Rural Care

Lab 02-A

Advancing workforce capability, digital health policy, and health equity through community-led models and economic analysis.

The Wicked Problem

How do we design, fund, and staff sustainable, tech-enabled health models that overcome geographical isolation, chronic workforce shortages, and deep-rooted health inequities?

Status: Lead Appointing

Pre-Hospital & Frontline Health Systems

Lab 02-B

Leading the professionalization of paramedicine and the design of mobile integrated health networks for austere theaters.

The Wicked Problem

How do we dismantle the silos between emergency medical services (EMS) and primary care to create a seamless health network that treats patients in-situ rather than defaulting to hospital transport?

Lead: Dr. Angela Martin

Unit Command

Unit 02 is led by a convergence of system-level policy architects and field-proven clinical commanders.

Dr. Angela Martin

Dr. Angela Martin

Strategic Lead: Frontline Systems

An international authority on paramedicine and mobile integrated care. Dr. Martin translates 25 years of frontline command into the operational readiness protocols for IHRI’s health defense network.

Strategic Lead Appointment

Lab 02-A Commander

Currently evaluating senior practitioners.

Doctoral Research Integration

Unit 02 provides the research framework for the Doctor of Health Science (DHS) program, focusing on high-stakes leadership in human infrastructure.

Track: Systemic Triage

Thesis focus on the economic and workforce dynamics of sustainable rural care models and digital health scaling.

Track: Operational Readiness

Thesis focus on paramedicine professionalization, EMS systems design, and mobile clinical integration.

Harden Your Health Infrastructure

Sovereign health ministries and clinical networks are invited to sponsor an Executive Fellow within Unit 02.

Begin Collaboration Protocol