Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)

Since 1959, NHRC has been committed to optimizing the readiness and lethality of the world’s most elite fighting forces, and the well-being of their families, and all Department of Defense beneficiaries. We are one of the eight laboratories wit aries. We are one of the eight laboratories within the Navy Medicine Research & Development Enterprise. Together, we support military mission readiness with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges our servicemembers. NHRC’s team comprises researchers and scientists whose areas of expertise include physiology, microbiology, biomedical engineering, psychology, epidemiology, and software engineering. Our staff is a mix of active duty service members, federal civil service employees, and contractors who are dedicated to our vision of being DoD’s premier operational health research center. Our science spans a wide spectrum, from operational physical readiness and joint medical planning to wounded warrior recovery and behavioral health needs, focusing on the health, readiness, and well-being of our nation’s military members and their families. Our research is operationally relevant and driven by fleet requirements. Our core research areas are Operational Readiness, Military Population Health, and Operational Infectious Diseases. Navy Medicine is the whole of the US Navy’s Medical Support to the Fleet and Fleet Marine Force to ensure readiness both at peace and in combat. The personnel of Navy Medicine are grouped into six Corps. Medical Corps Dental Corps Medical Service Corps Nurse Corps Hospital Corps Civilian Corps These medical and support personnel serve around the globe and here in the United States. The US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is the headquarters for Navy Medicine and issues policy regarding the development and practices of Navy Medicine as well as collaborating with our sister services and the Defense Health Agency. BUMED is directly responsible for the Navy personnel at Military Treatment Facilities, our medical research commands and our medical training and support commands. Navy Medicine personnel assigned to ships, submarines, aviation squadrons, Special Forces units, Marine battalions and other operational positions report to their operational commands while assigned to those units. Navy Medicine supports the warfighter, projecting medical power to enhance survivability of our forces, to sustain US Naval superiority. ...view more