RUNNING THE OPTIONS
CHANGING THE FIGHT
The National Defense Industrial Association’s Army Science & Technology Symposium & Showcase explored the future of warfighting and how it is changing with technology modernizations. (Photo by Christina Watson, MRMC Public Affairs)
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maintaining qualified personnel, staff can get frustrated with current government processes that could use improvement, and some government processes can take longer than expected to complete.
To ensure that the acquisition system runs efficiently, MRMC uses its decision-gate process with every medical R&D prod- uct that enters the pipeline. Decision gate provides a governance structure for the development of products throughout the acquisition process, and features event- driven milestones that allow successful products to move along the development pathway.
Te decision-gate process was implemented in 2005 as a way for MRMC to manage its medical materiel development efforts. It is an overarching process that integrates DOD acquisition processes with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration require- ments and industry business practices. Te goal is to focus materiel development efforts on meeting DOD requirements as quickly and efficiently as possible.
FORUMS AND EVENTS Forums and events are great opportunities for MRMC commanders and their staff to
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learn about other R&D efforts and their importance within the command. During forums and events, leaders and industry can have face-to-face discussions, network and gain knowledge through professional development. Such events allow govern- ment, academic and private sector experts to explore emerging medical technologies and their potential roles in support- ing military medicine. For example, the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) 4th Annual Open House and Technology Demon- stration in September 2018 educated the military medicine community and exter- nal partners about TATRC’s focus on supporting military readiness through innovative technologies across the Mili- tary Health System.
VENDOR DAYS Military Health System Vendor Days are cooperative ventures by the military services, located at Fort Detrick, Mary- land. Typically held seven times a year, the event focuses on assisting the services’ medical agencies with strategic market analysis of products and technologies that may be applicable to austere medical envi- ronments.
Te agencies involved are:
• Defense Health Agency Medical Logis- tics Division.
• U.S. Army Medical Research and Mate- riel Command.
• U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency. • Naval Medical Logistics Command. • U.S. Air Force Medical Opera- tions Agency.
• U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command.
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUMS Like open houses, conferences and sympo- siums facilitate networking, collaboration with peers and small-group discussion sessions. One such event, the Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 20-23, is considered by many as a premier DOD medical research meeting, bringing together military and civilians to collabo- rate and create partnerships.
MRMC also participated in the 2018 National Defense Industrial Association’s Army Science & Technology Sympo- sium & Showcase, held Aug. 21-23 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Events such as this allow representatives and leadership
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