2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS)
The MHSRS is the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting where new research and knowledge focused on the unique medical needs of the warfighter are shared collaboratively among the DoD, academia, industry, and international partners. The meeting highlights innovations and medical advances for improving the health, safety, and readiness of our service members. This year, researchers from across the Defense Health Network Pacific Rim and Navy Medicine shared findings from their work with fellow attendees and Rear Adm. Guido Valdes.
A Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) researcher who was on hand to present her findings was Lt. Cmdr. Charlotte Hughes, a Navy ENT/otologist and the ENT residency associate program director. She studied the effects of a ship’s motion on cognitive performance, which was the focus of her presentation, “Exploring the Impact of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome on Cognitive Function in Sailors: A Study Aboard the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19).”
Hughes collected the data while she was underway aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during her deployment for Pacific Partnership 2024.