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Data Management and Technical Support

The Division of Data Management and Technical Support (DMTS) provides the technical infrastructure and database management expertise to support the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch's (AFHSB's) mission to conduct comprehensive surveillance and analysis of health-related information regarding Department of Defense (DoD) service members and military-associated populations. 

To accomplish its mission, the division manages/operates the following:

Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS)

The DoD's premier epidemiological resource, is a continuously growing longitudinal database of health-related information on service members collected from the time they enter military service until they are no longer eligible for care. The DMSS contains more than 1.5 billion records including medical encounters (hospitalizations, outpatient visits, immunizations, reportable medical events, health risk appraisals, deployment health assessments), demographic characteristics, and military experiences (deployments, assignments, casualty information) of military service members and medical encounters on military associated populations.

Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED)

Provides worldwide access to de-identified data contained in the DMSS. Through a user-friendly interface, authorized users are able to create customized queries of disease and injury rates in active duty populations spanning a 20 year time period of time.

DoD Serum Repository (DoDSR)

The world's largest serum repository with more than 50 million specimens on more than 9 million individuals. Originally established for the purpose of storing remaining serum from routine HIV testing, its mission has expanded to include an archive of operational and surveillance specimens. The availability of serial specimens in the DoDSR that are linked to relevant demographic, occupational, and medical information within the DMSS provides a unique and powerful resource to conduct military medical surveillance, clinical care, and seroepidemiologic investigations.

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AFHSB deputy director reflects on career in military medical surveillance

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8/16/2016
Dr. Jose "Toti" Sanchez, deputy director of AFHSB, delivers presentation at African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance sponsored by U.S. Africa Command in support of military medical surveillance. (Courtesy Photo)

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch is running a series featuring its preventive medicine doctors and how it influences their work. Dr. Jose Sanchez began his career in epidemiology and public health in 1980 as an Army public health officer. Known to his colleagues as “Toti,” Dr. Sanchez is now AFHSB’s Deputy Chief. He reflects on his past work and new role in preventive medicine.

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