Name
Tuesday Leadership Plenary Session and Award Presentations
Speakers
BG (Ret) John Cho , AMSUS
RADM (ret) Michael Mittelman , Salus at Drexel University
ADM Brian Christine MD , USPHS/HHS
John Bartrum , Veterans Affairs
Dr. Lee Payne
COL (Ret) Ken Canestrini , AMSUS
John Cho Michael Mittelman Brian Christine John Bartrum Lee Payne Ken Canestrini
Services/Agencies represented
US Public Health Service/Health Human Services/Indian Health Service (USPHS/HHS/IHS), Veterans Health Administration/Veterans Affairs (VHA/VA)
Session Type
Plenary
Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Start Time
8:00 AM
End Time
11:00 AM
Location
Woodrow Wilson Ballroom
CE/CME Session
Non-CE Session
Session Currently Live
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Description
  • 8:00 – 8:40 – Opening Ceremonies; Welcome Remarks - AMSUS Executive Director and CEO BG John Cho, MC USA (Ret); AMSUS Board Chairman RADM Mike Mittelman, MSC, USN (Ret);
  • AMSUS Awards
  • 8:45 – 9:45 ADM Brian Christine, Assistant Secretary for Health
  • 9:45 - 9:55 BREAK
  • 9:55 – 10:20 USPHS Leadership Panel: RADM Paul Jung, M.D., Acting Deputy Surgeon General 
    -    RADM Richard Childs, M.D., Scientific Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health 
    -    RDML Curi Kim, M.D., Assistant Director, Healthcare Systems and Oversight Directorate, Office of Health Security, Department of Homeland Security 
    -    RDML Richard Schobitz, Ph.D., ABPP, Director, Commissioned Corps Headquarters, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services 
  • 10:25 – 11:00 John J. Bartrum, Under Secretary for Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs