Episode 24: Combat Wounded Green Beret Roland Paquette
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2017
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
Roland Paquette enlisted in the US Army after the events of September 11th, 2001. He graduated from the Q-Course and served with the 3rd Special Forces Group as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant, (Green Beret Medic/18D). He deployed to Afghanistan with his ODA specializing in Mountain Warfare and High Altitude Rescue.
Roland was traumatically injured by an IED blast resulting in both legs being amputated above the knees and medically retired from the US Army. After working in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, Roland decided to return to something that he enjoyed during his Army career, Medicine. Roland returned to school to become a Physician Assistant and now is an Emergency Medicine PA staffing multiple emergency rooms and clinics in South Texas.
In addition to his clinical work, Roland is Adjunct Faculty at University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Physician Assistant Students and a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Within academic medicine Roland was a primary investigator on a Department of Defense funded hemorrhage control clinical trial and precepted/taught physician assistant and medical students in Emergency Medicine. Roland founded and owns a Service Connected Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Med Training Group, LLC that provides medical training and products for first responders in the civilian and government sectors. Roland is also a founding board member of MedCognition, Inc that is focused on improving medical simulation and medical education through simulation by using cutting-edge innovations.
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Mike Simpson has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as a Doctor of Emergency Medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Throughout his career, Mike has deployed to 17 different countries, from counter-narcotics operations in the jungles of South America, to the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Along the way, Mike has been trained as a demolitions expert, SWAT Sniper, High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachutist, civilian paramedic, Special Forces Medic, Operations and intelligence Sergeant, and finally, a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician.
Mike is also a martial arts enthusiast, who trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. His passion for martial arts motivated him to become a practicing fight doctor. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical trauma medicine and combat sports medicine, Mike is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor, working extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. He co-stars with Tim Kennedy on Hunting Hitler on the History Channel.
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| 0:00.0 | The Since the dawn of time there has existed an elite warrior class, those with the courage |
| 0:20.3 | and the will to achieve victory have always set themselves apart. |
| 0:24.1 | Today, these warriors can be found not only on the modern battlefield, but also in the |
| 0:28.7 | sports arena, in the boardroom, and in the classroom. |
| 0:32.3 | Now join our host Dr. Mike Simpson, |
| 0:35.0 | former Special Forces Operator and highly regarded |
| 0:37.5 | mixed martial arts fight doctor, |
| 0:39.0 | as he takes you inside the mind of the warrior. |
| 0:52.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to mind of the warrior. Very pleased to be able to have a true |
| 0:55.1 | warrior with us on the show today. Roland Piquette, former Special Forces |
| 1:01.4 | Medic 18 Delta,ounded Warrior wounded by an IED Blast |
| 1:06.8 | currently a practicing physician's assistant specializing in emergency medicine here in the great state of Texas, as well as being founder and owner of |
| 1:16.1 | Med Training Group LLC, which enables him to provide his medical expertise gained as a special force medic and a physician assistant |
| 1:25.0 | with both government and civilian organizations. Roland joins us on the phone now. |
| 1:31.0 | Roland, welcome to Myter the Warrior. |
| 1:33.0 | Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. I appreciate the invite. |
| 1:36.0 | Roland and I are both members of a couple of very exclusive Special Forces only Facebook groups, and I saw some stuff about him on there |
| 1:45.8 | and I said wow this is definitely a guy that I need to need to have on a former |
| 1:50.4 | SF brother that has a really interesting and motivational story. |
| 1:54.0 | Roland nobody gets off of the mind of the Warrior podcast |
| 1:58.0 | without reliving some childhood trauma. |
| 2:00.0 | So tell me where you're from and tell me about your upbringing. |
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