The military has been a pioneer in healthcare simulation for decades, rapidly integrating new training technologies into programs of instruction and pushing the utilization of simulation technologies for first responders and beyond. At present, the military training enterprise, in particular that of the Army, are at an historic inflection point, as the Synthetic Training Environment (STE) develops, holding the promise of improving and modernizing the next-generation of collective training. Concurrently, key enabling technologies, such as mixed reality, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence, are seeing explosive growth and development across the commercial and defense sectors. In order to lay the foundation for the next generation of medical training, the military medical community must leverage these ongoing efforts, while also undertaking critical science and technology (S&T) initiatives specific to the medical training use case. Within this paper, representatives from the Office of the Surgeon General, the acquisition community, and the S&T community have envisioned the future of military medical simulation, including a medical STE and the next generation of standalone medical training capabilities. This paper will present a research and development strategy, focusing on the technologies needed to actualize this vision, as well as a data strategy underpinning the technical implementation. To provide context, a series of use cases will be discussed illustrating how the implementation and execution of these strategies can result in improved training capability. Finally, the paper will conclude a comprehensive concept for the evolution of military medical training and actionable steps to achieve this goal.  

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3D PRINTING,HEALTH CARE,MEDICAL MODELING AND SIMULATION,MILITARY LEARNING,MIXED REALITY

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