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Feb. 7, 2024
American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. The efforts and innovations of the military medical research community has advanced the treatments, logistics, procedures, and medications often taken for granted in today’s civilian medical settings. From emergency response to ...
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Jan. 5, 2024
Abstracts for the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium are due by Feb. 21, 2024.
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Dec. 19, 2023
A group of clinicians and researchers from across the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs have come together to share their knowledge on auditory processing disorders and raise awareness.
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Oct. 19, 2023
Senior leaders from the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration came together to discuss collaboration and innovation between the two agencies during the first AMSUS sponsored Innovation Symposium: A Collaboration by Innovators from the VHA and the DHA Agency on Sept. 18 in Bethesda.
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Sept. 1, 2023
Awards were handed out to top participants in the 2023 Young Investigators Competition and the poster presentations at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, August 17.
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Aug. 30, 2023
The annual Medical Simulation Expo was held at the Defense Health Agency headquarters on Thursday, August 3, 2023.
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Aug. 14, 2023
The SAVE-O2 Research Team, led by Dr. Adit Ginde at the University of Colorado, has made significant contributions to military medicine through their examination of supplemental oxygen and the benefits of targeted normoxemia in critically injured and ill patients. The Team’s efforts have led to the determination that targeted normoxemia is safe, ...
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Aug. 14, 2023
The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium, the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter, launched on Aug. 14.
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Aug. 9, 2023
The 2023 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium opened August 8 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event is being held until August 10.
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June 23, 2023
The Defense Health Agency Office of Research Protections protects the rights and welfare of human and animal subjects and encourages ethical research. As such, ORP plays a key role in bringing new medical treatments to the field and improving military medical readiness. The office is part of DHA’s Research and Engineering Directorate.
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Fact Sheet
March 31, 2022
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This flyer describes the process for applying for and receiving funding by the Military Health System Research Program.
Report
Jan. 11, 2021
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S. 3159, SAC Report for FY 2019 , 115-290 , Pg. 210
Report
Aug. 8, 2017
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A report from the Defense Health Board (DHB) that summarizes the findings and recommendations from its independent review of Improving Defense Health Program (DHP) Medical Research Processes.
Meeting Reference
Feb. 9, 2017
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Minutes from the DHB meeting on February 9, 2017
Meeting Reference
Feb. 9, 2017
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Agenda for the February 9, 2017 DHB Meeting
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