Individual military and civilian medical researchers received top honors at the 2025 Military Medical System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. Their work focused on advancing care and medical readiness for the warfighter in the areas of traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, dental care, and the digital healthcare landscape.

Military and civilian medical research teams received top honors at the 2025 Military Medical System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. Their work focused on advancing care and medical readiness for the warfighter in the areas of traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, dental care, and the digital healthcare landscape.

USU faculty presented research on pain management, military nutrition, infectious diseases, and environmental health risks at the Military Health System Research Symposium.

Young Investigators and researchers with poster presentations—representing the future of military health research—received top honors at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 7 in Kissimmee, Florida.

The Warfighter Readiness, Performance, and Brain Health project management office took part in the Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida.

Research physiologist, Dr. Doug Jones and cognitive scientist, Dr. Tim Dunn of the Naval Health Research Center’s warfighter performance department, together with the NHRC public affairs team, have been awarded the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium Warfighter Medical Research Public Communications Award.

Researchers, leadership, and exhibition representatives with Navy Medicine Research and Development kicked off attendance at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 4.

Artificial intelligence and digital tools are transforming how the military trains its medical workforce.

Around the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium includes remarks from the Pentagon’s top doctor on how innovative research saves lives, recognizing those dedicated to advancing warfighter health, and poster awards showcasing the latest developments in military medicine.

Dr. Michael Roy gives a presentation on warfighter brain health, titled, “Heavy Weapons Training and the Brain: Lessons Learned about the Sub-concussive Blast from the INVestigating training AssoCiated blasT pAthology (INVICTA) study,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6.

Alfreda Brown, a phlebotomist with the Armed Services Blood Program at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, assists a donor during a blood drive at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6. Working behind Brown is U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Whittaker, combat medic specialist at Fort ...

U.S. Army Lt. Col Bridgett Owens, U.S. Army of Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, presents a poster at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Active-Duty Soldiers: An Analysis of Data from the ...

The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4–7, focused on the theme, “Supporting the Deployed Warfighter through Military Medical Research.” Over 3,000 military and industry health researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals shared their work through plenary and breakout sessions.

U.S. Army Col. Matthew Scherer moderates a panel discussion on blast overpressure exposure and blast-induced traumatic brain injuries at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Desirae Pierce, Naval Hospital Guam, presents a poster at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “NeoStaT: A Critical Team Providing Neonatal Care for Military Families in Guam.”