Interested in understanding DoD medical research? Attend MHSRS

If you are interested in learning more about how the Department of Defense (DoD) thinks about and funds medical research, consider applying to present your work and/or attend the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). It is held usually in the fall.

The 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) Call for Abstracts is currently open and will close 31 Mar 2021. We WILL NOT accept abstract submissions after 31 Mar, so please plan accordingly.

The MHSRS is the Department of Defense's premier scientific meeting. It provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, DoD scientists, academia, and industry to meet and exchange information on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.

The theme of the 2021 MHSRS is "Channeling the Challenge - The Agility of Military Medical Research". The meeting will have four presentation focus areas: Warfighter Medical Readiness, Expeditionary Medicine, Warfighter Performance, and Return to Duty.  In addition, there will be breakout sessions dedicated to DoD-sponsored SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) related research.  

Go to the MHSRS website (https://mhsrs.amedd.army.mil/) to review the titles and descriptions of the 2021 scientific breakout sessions and to submit an abstract.  

As of this time, we are projecting the 2021 MHSRS to be an in-person meeting. Meeting Approval is pending. The date and location are pending. This information will be posted on the MHSRS website and communicated via a mass e-mail to those registered on the MHSRS website when it is available.