08/06/2025
The Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS)—the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused on military medical research—is taking place this week in Kissimmee, Florida.
Hosted annually, MHSRS brings together military, academic, and industry experts to share the latest advances in combat casualty care, operational medicine, and military health readiness. It’s where science meets the front lines—ensuring that today’s research leads to tomorrow’s battlefield survival and medical innovation.
In his opening remarks, acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara emphasized that military medical research must evolve—fast and with focus—to meet the demands of modern conflict. Read more here: news.usuhs.edu
As part of the Defense Health Network–National Capital Region, our military treatment facilities play a key role in advancing research, testing innovative technologies, and translating evidence into care that saves lives and strengthens force readiness.
We are proud to support a system that not only heals—but leads.
“Whether you're in a lab or you're in a field hospital, or you're leading an operational test meeting, you're part of the system that directly affects the ability to save lives on the battlefield.”
The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium kicked off this week with a powerful keynote address from Dr. Stephen Ferrara, acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs and a 1995 graduate of the Uniformed Services University’s School of Medicine.
Full story: https://news.usuhs.edu/2025/08/military-medical-research-must-evolve.html
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