Military and civilian researchers ask questions of a speaker during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 17 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Andrew Clark, with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, receives third place in the 2023 MHSRS Young Investigator Award for his presentation titled ”Combating Volumetric Muscle Loss: An Investigation of Two-Staged Treatment Strategy Utilizing an Acute Muscle Void Filler Followed by Delayed Definitive Treatment” at the 2023 ...

U.S. Army Capt. Margeaux Auslander, presents her talk about why service members are hesitant about receiving vaccinations, including the COVD-19 vaccination. Her talk was titled “COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, Intentions, and Uptake among U.S. Soldiers: Trends over Time and Associations with Demographics Leader Behaviors, and Intentions to Leave Service, ...

Lauren Hurtado, with the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, presents her talk about why service members are hesitant in receiving vaccinations, including the COVD-19 vaccination. Her talk was titled “Examining Associations Between Perceptions of Leadership and covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Sailors,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Medical researchers from the Naval Medical Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise specializing in undersea health met for a panel during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHRSR) on Aug.15.

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium opened with a morning plenary panel discussion on the theme “Casualty Care Across the Continuum: Operational Vignettes.”

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, gets a close look at a field hospital tent at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Heather Mahaney, with the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, gives a presentation titled, “Demographic Characteristics and Outcomes of Active Duty Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 2020 – 2023,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visits the Naval Health Resource Center table during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, gets a close look at an insect specimen while visiting the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the DHA’s Public Health directorate visit with officers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, takes a closer look at the inside of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ambulance Kit while visiting the exhibition hall during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visits the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the Department of Defense’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 15.