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)
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 – 9:20am Hon Keith Bass, Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs
• 9: 20am - 9:50 VADM Darin Via, Director, Defense Health Agency
• 9:50am – 10:05am LTG Mary Izaguirre, Army Surgeon General
• 10:05am – 10:20am Lt Gen John J. DeGoes, Air Force Surgeon General & CMSgt James Woods, AFMEDCOM SEL
• 10:20am – 10:35am RADM Rick Freedman, Acting Navy Surgeon General
• 10:35am – 10:50am MG Clinton Murray, Joint Staff Surgeon
• 10:50am – 11:05am Dr. Jonathan Woodson, President, USU
• 11:05 – 11:15 Closing remarks Dr. John Cho, AMSUS Executive Director