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Individual Medical Readiness (IMR)

Date of Publication:

6/16/2016

Definition:

A means to assess an individual Service member’s, or larger cohort’s, readiness level against established metrics applied to key elements of health and fitness to determine medical deployability in support of contingency operations.  The extent to which a Service member is medically ready to participate in an operational deployment, as measured by six key elements: 

  • a current periodic health assessment,
  • the absence of deployment-limiting health conditions,
  • a favorable dental readiness classification,
  • currency in required immunizations,
  • the completion of readiness-related laboratory studies, and
  • the availability of individual medical equipment.

Source of Definition:

Force Health Protection Quality Assurance Program

Related Glossary Terms:

Individual Medical Readiness [DoDI 6025.19]

Last Updated: December 20, 2022
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