Maj. Gen. Dató Ahmad Badrus bin Othman, Director General of the Malaysian Armed Forces Health Services Division and the Malaysia co-host, attaches the 12th Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC) streamer to the APMMC flag during closing ceremonies.

Maj. Gen. Nancy R. Adams, Commander of Pacific Regional Medical Command and Tripler Army Medical Center, and the U.S. co-host, passes the APMMC flag to Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Kambhu Na Choochat, Royal Thai Army Surgeon General. Thailand will co-host the 13th APMMC in Bangkok in May 2003. This was Maj. Gen. Adams’ sixth and last conference before retiring after 35 years of service.

"Despite differences in language, culture, and religion those of us in military medicine are all motivated to do our best to care for people," she said. "None of us has all the resources we need, so we come together to leverage each other’s capabilities. (This conference) presents a forum to learn new concepts and explore thought-provoking ideas and programs in anticipation of future engagements."

The next conference is scheduled for May 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand, co-hosted by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Kambhu Na Choochat, Surgeon General, Royal Thai Army Medical Department, and by the Royal Thai Army. The planned theme for the 13th gathering is "Healthy People Equal Great Soldiers."

"I invite you all to participate in the 13th Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference in Bangkok," Lt. Gen. Choochat said. This will be the third time the Royal Thai Army has hosted the conference.