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A team from the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s (NMFDC) Navy Medical Modeling and Simulation Training (NMMAST) program attended the Joint Trauma System Combat Casualty Care Simulation Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 13-14, 2025.
Located within the Navy Medicine enterprise, the NMMAST program serves as the central hub for identifying, evaluating, validating, and overseeing the use and implementation of new and emerging simulation methodologies to support both medical education and training, and Expeditionary Medical (EXMED) systems for the purpose of improving overall health-related outcomes.
At the symposium, NMMAST team members engaged with industry vendors, academic partners, and military medical leaders to explore the latest in simulation-based training technologies, immersive medical environments, and trauma-care best practices. Their participation both supports the Navy’s expeditionary medical readiness and strengthens NMMAST’s mission of ensuring operational medical personnel’s readiness and effectiveness by providing realistic and challenging training opportunities to enhance medical skills, teamwork, communication and are proficient in high-risk, low volume procedures through simulation.
"The expo was a vital opportunity for NMMAST because it allowed us to collaborate with industry experts and simulation leaders across the services to ensure we are delivering the training that our EXMED platforms need,” said Capt. Tshawnda Burke, NMMAST program director. “By engaging directly with vendors and understanding the latest advancements in simulation technology, we can better evaluate and recommend modalities that precisely match the demands of the EXMED training that will keep our Sailors ready for any operational environment.”
The event aimed to address critical needs in military medical training, emphasizing integration of advanced simulation technologies with robust data analytics. During the event, participants had the opportunity to test out the latest technologies in augmented and virtual reality.
“As Navy medicine adapts to the ever-changing operational demands, it’s imperative that our NMMAST program stay at the cutting edge of technology and industry development to maintain a ready, capable and responsive medical force,” said Capt. Sharon House, NMFDC's deputy commander.
NMFDC is the headquarters element designated within the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as a direct subordinate to the Surgeon General of the Navy, charged with leading and managing all medical training, education, professional development, and instruction to produce highly trained and ready medical personnel.
| Date Taken: | 11.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.17.2025 15:40 |
| Story ID: | 551415 |
| Location: | FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, US |
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