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Military Health System Research Symposium

The Defense Department's premier scientific meeting, the MHSRS, is a joint symposium that provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, military scientists, academia, and industry to exchange information on research and health care advancements within the areas of Combat Casualty Care, Military Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, and Military Infectious Disease Research Programs. 

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Military Health System Research Symposium: Medical Readiness for the Future Fight

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MHSRS Young Investigators Award Winners 2022

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MHSRS Young Investigators Award Winners 2022

During this year’s Military Health System Research Symposium, participants of the Young Investigators Competition presented a series of scientific research focused on warfighter health.

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Mr. Fred Brozoski

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MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Mr. Fred Brozoski

Mr. Fred Brozoski, Distinguished Service Award – The Air Medical Research Lab’s Mr. Fred Brozoski provides insight to his Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award-winning research into blast, blunt, accelerative exposure in training exercises. His research includes the development of warfighter protective equipment and vehicle occupant safety systems, as well as test methodologies and devices for predicting the effectiveness of novel protective equipment at mitigating injury to Soldiers and aircrew. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases. (Defense Health Agency video by Ms. Sara Barger, and Mr. Patrick Moore)

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System

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MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System

The Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical’s Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System’s Dr. Saumil Shah discusses his Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award-winning research into increasing warfighter readiness and reduced operational risk to opioid threats. Dr. Shah’s team provided access to a point-of-injury countermeasure such as the 10mg naloxone auto-injector, ahead of schedule and under cost, is a major step forward to protect and maintain the readiness of the joint force. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases.

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Chief Master Sgt. Rodriquez, Jr.

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MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Chief Master Sgt. Rodriquez, Jr.

Chief Master Sgt. Rodriquez, Distinguished Service Award – The U.S. Air Force’s Chief Master Sgt. Dario Rodriquez’s son, Steven Rodriquez, and his colleagues discuss Chief Master Sgt. Dario Rodriquez’s Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award winning research into en route combat casualty care to the warfighter. Chief Master Sgt. Rodriquez’s expertise was sought after by national and international collaborative, including the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Science and Technology Organization. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases.

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Regional Hearing Conservation Program

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9/21/2022
MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: Regional Hearing Conservation Program

Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory’s Regional Hearing Conservation Program’s Dr. Jeremy Federman discusses his Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award-winning research into novel treatments, strategies, and technologies in hearing and balance health. The Regional Hearing Conservation Program team’s work significantly impacted the DOD by translating key research advancements into critical changes to hearing conservation policy and practices that support both the operational readiness and lethality of our service members. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases. (Defense Health Agency video by Ms. Sara Barger, and Mr. Patrick Moore)

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)

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MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)

Dr. James Henry, Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team/Academia or Industry) – Veteran Affair’s Dr. James Henry and Dr. Kelly Reavis discuss their Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award winning-research into noise outcomes in service members epidemiology (NOISE). The research in this video is the only Department of Defense/Veteran’s Administration jointly-funded longitudinal, epidemiologic study on hearing health in Service members and Veterans across the life course. The NOISE study is the first to demonstrate an impact of tinnitus, the most common service-connected disability in the VA, on a Service member’s job performance. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases.

MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: STRONG STAR Consortium

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MHSRS 2022 Award Winner: STRONG STAR Consortium

Dr. Alan Peterson, Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team/Academia or Industry) - South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR) Consortium’s Dr. Alan Peterson discusses his Military Health Research Symposium 2022 award-winning research into stress and adjustment disorders in military service members. The outcome of this seminal study greatly advances the care and treatment of those with psychological health conditions, helping more service members and veterans recover and maintain or resume healthy, productive lives. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases.

2022 Military Health System Research Symposium Opening Plenary Session

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9/16/2022
2022 Military Health System Research Symposium Opening Plenary Session

The 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium opened with a morning plenary at the Gaylord Hotel in Kissimmee, FL on Monday, September 12, 2022. MHSRS 2022 provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives falling under the topic areas of Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and Infectious Diseases.

Leadership visits the exhibit hall at MHSRS 2022

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Leadership visits the exhibit hall at MHSRS 2022

Leaders from across the Military Health System toured the exhibit hall at the Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Exhibitors demonstrated a wide variety of technologies and knowledge products from a wide variety of military medical research disciplines. Exhibitors represented agencies from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Health Agency, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

MHSRS 2022 Opening Highlight Reel

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MHSRS 2022 Opening Highlight Reel

Highlight video of the MHSRS Opening Plenary Session featuring Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Ms. Seileen Mullen; Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, Dr. Terry M. Rauch; President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Dr. Jonathan Woodson; Defense Health Agency Director, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ronald J. Place; and Deputy Assistant Director, Research and Engineering Brig. Gen. Katherine A. Simonson.

MHSRS 2019 Army Maj. Nicholas Koreerat

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8/22/2019
MHSRS 2019 Army Maj. Nicholas Koreerat

Army Maj. Nicholas Koreerat talks about his poster research

MHSRS 2019 Army Sgt. 1st Class Noah Gaylor

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8/22/2019
MHSRS 2019 Army Sgt. 1st Class Noah Gaylor

Army Sgt. 1st Class Noah Gaylor, a combat medic, talks about his experience at MHSRS 2019

MHSRS 2019 Air Force Col. Eveline Yao, USSOCOM Surgeon General

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8/22/2019
MHSRS 2019 Air Force Col. Eveline Yao, USSOCOM Surgeon General

Air Force Col. Eveline Yao, speaks about the relationship between USSOCOM and MHS research.

MHSRS 2019 Army Col. Deydre Teyhen and Command Sgt. Maj. Natasha Santiago

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8/22/2019
MHSRS 2019 Army Col. Deydre Teyhen and Command Sgt. Maj. Natasha Santiago

Army Col. Deydre Teyhen and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Natasha Santiago speak about WRAIR at MHSRS

MHSRS 2019 Navy Lt. Cdr. Andrew Olsen

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8/22/2019
MHSRS 2019 Navy Lt. Cdr. Andrew Olsen

Navy Lt. Cdr. Andrew Olsen speaks about his research

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