USU Medical Team Brings Military Medicine Expertise to Ironman World Championship
BLUF – A Uniformed Services University medical team, including retired Army Col. Francis O’Connor, Army 2nd Lt. Michael Kim and Navy Ensign Paige Sim, provided medical support at the 2026 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, gaining hands-on experience managing heat illness, dehydration, electrolyte disturbances and other emergencies in a demanding environment. For Navy Medicine, their participation demonstrates how military medical training in triage, operational medicine, interdisciplinary teamwork and rapid clinical decision-making translates to civilian endurance events while strengthening skills essential for caring for sailors and Marines in austere operational settings.
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