The DHA Research and Engineering Directorate leads the discovery of innovative medical solutions responsive to the needs of combatant commands, the military services, and the Military Health System. The directorate guides research investments in military health and medicine that lead to solutions to enhance future warfighter health and readiness.
R&E manages the enterprise research portfolio to improve medical care for service members, their families, and all Military Health System beneficiaries. This includes the Defense Health Program Research, Development, Test and Evaluation appropriations that support the health and medical mission of the MHS. The directorate guides innovative medical materiel products and clinical practice knowledge solutions from concept to product development. R&E also oversees several MHS centers of excellence which advance scientific knowledge and evidence-based practices to diagnose and treat conditions that impact service members and other beneficiaries.
R&E achieves its mission by:
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Strategically managing the enterprise research portfolio to meet prioritized needs
- Producing new knowledge through health studies and analyses
- Synthesizing evidence from existing knowledge
- Applying findings to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based solutions to improve health outcomes
R&E Divisions
Science and Technology Portfolio Management Division
Develops research investment strategies for the Defense Health Program Science & Technology Program based on validated, prioritized joint requirements and manages the transition of successful S&T efforts into appropriate translational pathways to enhance warfighter medical care and inform health policy.
Research Support & Implementation Division
Supports and enables enterprise-wide scientific studies, research activities, and analyses to advance research priorities. The division performs research support functions in joint clinical investigations, implementation science, military health system research, regional research support centers and enterprise support for clinical trials and research data management.
Clinical Investigations
Implementation Science
Military Health System Research
Regional Research Support Centers
Research Data Management
Clinical Trials Coordination
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Preserves, inspires, and informs the history, research, and advancement of military and civilian medicine through world-class collections, digital technology, and public engagement.
Centers of Excellence
Conducts, evaluates, and translates the latest research into evidence-based practice for psychological health, ocular health, auditory and vestibular health, traumatic brain injury, and extremity injuries.
Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence
Hearing Center of Excellence
Psychological Health Center of Excellence
Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence
Vision Center of Excellence