Advancing Force Readiness Through Overseas Tropical Medicine Training: Experiences from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research–Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences provides medical readiness training in the Indo-Pacific. While executing Thailand rotations, it is developing similar training opportunities in the Philippines. Increased funding and personnel support ensure that this program supports the force health protection readiness of military health professionals.
Authors
- David H. Yun
- Eric C. Garges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-7228)
- Edgie-Mark Co
Institutions
- CECOM Software Engineering Center (US)
- Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science (TH)
- U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag132
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00