From July 2023-February 2024, Naval Medical Research Unit INDO PACIFIC, Naval Medical Research Command, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research conducted the “Long-term Immunity against Novel and Known Strains of SARS-CoV-2” (LINKS-COVID) study, the largest and most in-depth analysis regarding the need for COVID-19 boosters among active-duty personnel.

This award is to highlight significant accomplishments of Ms. Roxana Lescano during her 35 years of service. Ms. Lescano has demonstrated unwavering dedication to advancing research integrity and compliance within the Military Health System. One example, to strengthen Military Health System Research Integrity, Ms Lescano successfully coordinated and ...

Lt Col Aja is a facility dog at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. She works with her handler, Lt Col Kristen Shear, a nurse scientist, to help reduce staff stress. People tend to carry stress in their shoulders, so Aja is trained to give hugs, putting her head on pressure points on the shoulder to help reduce stress.

Alexis Gore, a phlebotomist with the Armed Services Blood Program, encourages everyone to donate blood. It's fun!

The PMS 408 Expeditionary Medical team is recognized for a groundbreaking achievement: developing the Navy's first official requirements document for Naval Medicine, supporting casualty care during multi-domain operations, large scale combat operations, and prolonged care. Their work established a crucial framework for acquiring and evaluating ...

Military Health Research Symposium 2024 Awards Ceremony

Military Health Research Symposium 2024 in Kissimmee, FL - Opening remarks by Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

The FIPI team, led by Dr. Emmy Betz, has made tremendous contributions to military medicine through their work to prevent firearm-related injuries and death, specifically firearm suicide prevention since 2023.

One of the most popular research topics at MHSRS 2024 is infectious diseases because they pose a serious threat to the health and readiness of our warfighters, especially in the remote and austere environments in which they often operation. At the Military Health System Research Symposium, it's exciting to see all the innovative research dedicated ...

The Military Health Research Symposium honors Dr. Alyssa Davidson, a research audiologist at Walter Reed Medical Center, for her outstanding research in hearing and audiology research in service members and veterans. Notably, she created a standardized test for clinicians to administer across the MHS that tests hearing using a simple tablet and ...

The Military Health Research Symposium honors Dr. Craig Shriver, Director of the Murtha Cancer Center, for his outstanding work and long-career as a researcher, surgeon, mentor and leader in cancer research in the Military Health System. His research has led to incredible outcomes for patients and the future of cancer research in the world. Dr. ...

The Military Health Research Symposium honors Dr. Lynette Hamlin, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the USU Graduate School of Nursing for her research on Women's Health.

Today was day two at the Military Health Research Symposium and there was lots of research goodness going on. Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, the NMFP commander and DHN Pacific Rim director, shares some thoughts on the important work our researchers are doing in the field of mental health.

At this year's Military Health System Research Symposium, our best and brightest are advancing the science of trauma and combat casualty care. On the battlefield, every second counts and researchers across the Defense Health Network Pacific Rim and Naval Medical Forces Pacific are dedicated to giving our warfighters the best possible chance of ...

One of our key focus areas in military medical research is human performance to support the physical and mental demands our warfighters face. At MHSRS 2024 researchers from across the Military Health System are sharing their exciting work to ensure our service members are at their peak performance, ready for any mission.