Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents an award for outstanding research accomplishment to Mary Jo Pugh, Ph.D., R.N., professor, Division of Epidemiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. She was ...

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents an award for outstanding research accomplishment for a team to Dr. Jason Sperry, section chief of trauma surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Division of Surgery, at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. ...

Military medical researchers were recognized for their achievements and research during the annual 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium awards presentation in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents an award for warfighter medical research public communication to Doug Jones, research physiologist at the U.S. Naval Health Research Center, and Dr. Timothy Dunn, at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. The duo was ...

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents an award for outstanding research accomplishment for a team to Jaques Reifman, Ph.D., director and senior research scientist of the Biotechnology High-Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, at the ...

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, gives opening remarks at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4. Over 3,000 military and industry health researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals gathered to share their work through plenary and breakout sessions. MHSRS ...

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents an Individual Distinguished Service Award to retired U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Robert Ursano, director of the Uniformed Services University ‘s Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on ...

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Zivan Aviad Beer, surgeon general, Israel Defense Forces, delivers a presentation during the plenary session on the first day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4. His session was titled, Military Medicine Redefined: Courage and Leadership during War.

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Zivan Aviad Beer, surgeon general, Israel Defense Forces, delivers a presentation during the plenary session on the first day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4. His session was titled, Military Medicine Redefined: Courage and Leadership during War.

A plenary panel discussion titled, Drone Warfare and the New Resilience Paradigm, featured members of the Ukrainian military, speakers from within the MHS, and medical professionals on the opening day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4.

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. MHSRS is a venue ...

U.S. Navy Lt. Soojeong Shin, U.S. Naval Experimental Diving Unit, Panama City, Florida, takes some notes during a breakout session on the opening day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4.

Jesus Caban, chief data and analytics officer, Defense Health Agency, gives a presentation titled, Red Teaming Generative AI for Military Medicine: Evaluating Risks and Biases, on the opening day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4.

The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4–7, is focused on, “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. MHSRS is a venue to ...

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents a team award for outstanding program management to Dr. Chandar Thakur, chief, Medical Devices and Diagnostics Branch at the Defense Health Agency Research and Development-Medical Research and Development Command’s Office of Regulated Activities, at the 2025 ...