An Interview with Geneva’s Scientific Advisory Board Chair and Board Member Dr. Neil Vining “To understand battlefield medicine, we must start with history to realize that our experiences got us to where we are now,” said Dr. Neil Vining, MD, MBA, National Medical Director for TeamHealth Surgical Services, who also serves as Chair of
A team of research experts and clinicians showcased the ReLOAD technology at the first Mobile Device Outcomes-based Rehabilitation Program (MDORP) Expansion Initiative Advisory Board kick-off meeting The Geneva Foundation (Geneva), in collaboration with the University of Miami, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Department of Defense (DoD), held the first Mobile Device Outcomes-based Rehabilitation
Dr. Eckert’s residents and Geneva researchers Capt. Connor and Capt. Holtestaul win for best podium presentations Madigan Research Day is a peek into the future of military medicine, integrating graduate medical education and research. This year, the 23rd annual Col. Pat C. Kelly Madigan Research Day event was hosted virtually by the Department of
An interview with Geneva Scientific Advisory Board member COL, U.S. Army (Ret.) Dallas C. Hack, MD Although the 1990s were considered the Decade of the Brain, there was less of a focus on translational research as it pertained to the brain and health in both civilian and military populations. In 2007, preempted by new
More than 60 Geneva abstracts were accepted for oral and poster presentations for the Department of Defense hosted Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). This premier scientific meeting is designed for military, government, academia, and industry experts to collaborate and discuss scientific medical advancements specific to the Warfighter. This year’s meeting was canceled as a
Dr. Frank A. Alexander, Jr. is piloting a promising potential additive manufacturing technique used in tissue engineering under the USU-4DBio3 Center’s research program As the number of patients waiting for an organ donor has multiplied five-fold since 1991, three dimensional (3D) bioprinting could be the response for worldwide organ shortages. Frank Alexander, PhD, research
The Geneva Foundation is proud to share our 2019 Annual Report. The report celebrates Geneva’s accomplishments and growth in support of our mission to advance military medicine for the benefit of U.S. service members and veterans, their families, and the global community. View the report
Q2 WAVE THE FLAG RECIPIENT SAMANTHA WALKER Thank you Research Coordinator Samantha Walker at David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center for your outstanding service and dedication to Geneva’s core values and mission! EXCERPTS FROM HER NOMINATION STATES: “Samantha is a natural leader and it shows in the way she takes charge, without hesitation…” “Samantha
Exploring LGBTQ Military Service Members Stressors and Lived Experience In the nine years since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) in 2011, medical research for lesbians, gay men and women, bisexual men and women, transgender men and women, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals has largely been focused on members of the civilian population.