Name
Wednesday Leadership Plenary Session and MilMed Award
Speakers
BG (Ret) John Cho , AMSUS
BG (ret) Anthony Tata
Mr. Keith Bass , MHS
RADM Darin Via
LTG Mary Izaguirre
Lt Gen (Dr.) John DeGoes , US Air Force
CMSgt James Woods
RADM Rick Freedman
MG Clinton Murray
Dr., MG, USAR (Ret.) Jonathan Woodson, , USU
BG (ret) Anthony Tata
Mr. Keith Bass , MHS
RADM Darin Via
LTG Mary Izaguirre
Lt Gen (Dr.) John DeGoes , US Air Force
CMSgt James Woods
RADM Rick Freedman
MG Clinton Murray
Dr., MG, USAR (Ret.) Jonathan Woodson, , USU
Services/Agencies represented
US Air Force, US Army, Defense Health Agency (DHA), Joint Staff Surgeon (JSS), US Navy, Uniformed Services University (USU)
Session Type
Plenary
Date
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Start Time
8:00 AM
End Time
11:00 AM
Location
Woodrow Wilson Ballroom
CE/CME Session
CE/CME Session
Session Currently Live
Description
• 8:00am – 8:10am Welcome / Intro; Military Med Award
• 8:15am – 9:00am Keynote: Hon. Anthony Tata
• 9:00am – 9:30am Hon Keith Bass, Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs
• 9:30am – 10:00am VADM Darin Via, Director, Defense Health Agency
• 10:00am – 10:15am LTG Mary Izaguirre, Army Surgeon General
• 10:15am – 10:30am Lt Gen John J. DeGoes, Air Force Surgeon General & CMSgt James Woods, AFMEDCOM SEL
• 10:30am – 10:45am RADM Rick Freedman, Acting Navy Surgeon General
• 10:45am – 11:00am MG Clinton Murray, Joint Staff Surgeon
• 11:00am – 11:15am Dr. Jonathan Woodson, President, USU
• 11:15 – 11:20 Closing remarks Dr. John Cho, AMSUS Executive Director