TRC4 Impact

2026

The RAPID Approach to Battlefield Airway Access

Funding Type: Early Career Mentored Research

Led currently by Jacob Provencio at UT San Antonio, the RAPID project develops soft robotic technology to maximize battlefield intubation success and lighten medic loads.

UT Health San Antonio Advancing Polytrauma Survival Rates Through the H-CARE Study

Funding Type: Preclinical Translational Research

Led by Primary Investigator Dr. Patrick C. Ng at UT Health San Antonio, the H-CARE initiative is a collaborative research effort developing safer methods to extend the use of life-saving hemorrhage control devices in prehospital and combat settings.

UT FORCE: Pioneering Prehospital Clinical Trials in Texas

Funding Type: Clinical Research

Key partners including UTSW, UT Austin, and the military, drive UT-FORCE, a system-wide research network that links EMS agencies to universities to accelerate high-impact clinical trials in prehospital innovation and veteran trauma care.

2025

UT El Paso Leads AI Initiative to Empower Veterans in Career Transitions and Pathways

Funding Type: Clinical Research

UTEP is developing an AI prototype to help veterans with physical and emotional war trauma find sustainable, meaningful employment and community reintegration.