OpMed 2025

The seventh annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. OpMed offers the unique opportunity to learn, network and engage with military medical professionals in an information-driven, networking-focused environment. This year, the symposium will be held on 18–19 March in San Antonio, Texas, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa.

The 2025 symposium will bring together medical professionals from across the US military services, federal government, academia, and industry to improve healthcare service for US military personnel, drive forward cutting-edge innovations in combat casualty care, enhance medical education and training for medical providers, and strengthen the medical readiness of the joint force.

Topics of discussion this year include:

• Coordinating all joint force military health services to optimize operational medicine, force health protection, and force readiness
• Designing the future of army medical capabilities to be responsive, ready, and reliable
• Optimizing agile and innovative medical care for contested operations
• Advancing burn care, treatment, and prevention for combat and disaster scenarios
• Training and education resources and initiatives to advance operational medical care
• Bridging civilian and military care: enhancing operational medicine with National Guard and reserve forces
• Strength in numbers: advancing partnerships and alliances to boost medical readiness and responsiveness
• Modern medicine in space: delivering healthcare capabilities in space.

Featured speakers include:

• MG Paula Lodi, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick
• Maj Gen Sean Collins, USAF, PhD, NP, Air National Guard Assistant to the Surgeon General for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force and Director of Space Force Medical Operations
• MG Lisa Hou, USA, DO, Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon General, National Guard Bureau
• RADM Pam Miller, MSN, DO, USN, Medical Officer of the US Marine Corps, Director of Health Services, HQ USMC; Vice Chief, BUMED, Reserve Policy and Integration
• RADM Paul Jung, MD, MPH, USCG, Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, Work-Life, US Coast Guard
• MG Darrin Cox, USA, MD, Commanding General, 18th Medical Command
• Brig Gen John Andrus, USAF, MD, Joint Staff Surgeon
• CMSgt Thomas Wigington, USAF, Senior Enlisted Advisor
• Brig Gen Eveline Yao, USAF, MD, Chief of Staff Air Force Medical Command
• BG Kathleen Clary, USA, MSN, Deputy Commanding General, 3D Medical Command (Deployment Support)
• Chief Master Sgt Tanya Johnson, USAF, Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Agency
• CSM John E. Dobbins, USA, Command Seargent Major, U.S. Army Medical Command
• And many more.

Registration is open and filling fast! Complimentary attendance for active-duty military and government employees. To secure your seat in the discussion, please visit operationalmed.com.