Military Medicine Research in Malaysia

Abstract

Research in military medicine is well established and rec- ognised in many developed countries. For example, military medicine research in the USA has even explored applications of regenerative medicine, reconstructive medicine, transplantation immunology and neuroscience, including traumatic brain injury and neuroprosthetics, with the aim of getting innovative therapies to their wounded soldiers. In expanding their military capabilities, research has become important to determine the expected outcomes of developed nations which involve many specialised areas in the field of medicine. Research in military medicine in Malaysia has also become more important lately. This paper highlights certain areas where research has been conducted in military med- icine, mainly in underwater and hyperbaric medicine, aviation medicine and operational medicine. Areas for future research development of military medicine in Malaysian are also discussed.