Jackson Health System
It is Governed by the Public Health Trust (a team of citizen who volunteer and act on behalf of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners).[1] It is also home to Ryder Trauma Center, one of the only adult and pediatric Level 1 trauma centers in Miami-Dade County, and to a designated U.S. Army Forward Surgical Team Training Facility, where military healthcare personnel prepare to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield.[citation needed] Jackson Memorial Hospital operates a graduate program in conjunction with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine faculty.This collaborative effort offers patient care, educational programs, research-focused clinical settings, and community services for health-related issues.Jackson North Medical Center maintains an affiliation with the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University.