MST PMO was established in 2013 by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to:

• Develop medical training science and technology projects.
• Support operational and clinical medical training requirements.
• Standardize and centralize medical training.

Today, MST PMO provides total Click to closelifecycle systems managementThe acquisition management lifecycle across government agencies consistently includes four phases: Plan, Acquire, Implement and Operate. The Medical Simulation and Training Program Management Office leads the development, prototyping, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal of medical simulation and training projects for the Military Health System.lifecycle systems management of medical training aids, devices, simulations, simulators, and services across the Military Health System.

Our Mission

Improve health care and build readiness through simulation, training, and education.

Our Vision

The MHS's recognized center of excellence for acquisition and management of medical simulation, training, and education solutions.

Our Projects

Special Operations Command Purposed Emergency Access Response Point of Injury and Trauma Simulation

A prototype that provides prolonged field care training to the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Joint Trauma and Education Training Delivery Platform

A multiservice application that provides a point-of-demand platform that delivers standardized medical readiness training material across the MHS.

Virtual Education Center

An online educational resource that helps our patients find answers to questions, reinforces the information patients get from their providers, and empowers patients to make informed decisions about their health. Learn more about the Virtual Education Center. 

Defense Health Agency Texting Solution

Enables providers to engage with patients via Short Message Service to deliver secure content from participating enterprise applications such as the Virtual Education Center or MHS Video Connect. Read the SMS Terms and Conditions.

Complicated OB Emergency Simulations System

Standardized upgrade of OB/GYN simulators and curriculum at 46 military treatment facilities.

Our Focus Areas

Near Term

• Extensive use of cloud services to house, manage, integrate, and share data.
• Small leaps in manikin and/or human form technologies and methods.
• Clinical community acceptance of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality.
• Small improvements in the bureaucracy for acquisition of technology products and services.

Far Term

• Major generational leap in manikin and/or human form technologies and methods.
• Advanced augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality technologies and human representations for battlefield medics and clinical care individuals and teams.
• Artificial intelligence-enabled collection, analysis, and manipulation of large amounts of diverse data to solve enterprise and individually targeted issues.
• Revolutionize acquisition practices and policies.