The Virgin Galactic (VG) AME workshop is a 3-hour workshop conducted on 28 Oct, as part of the ICASM 2025 programme.

There are 3 sessions as part of this comprehensive workshop:

• Session 1: Introduction to the Virgin Galactic future astronaut medical screening process.

  Speakers

  

  Dr. Karen Ong

  Flight Surgeon

  

  James Willoughby

  Vice President & General Manager, Customer Operations

• Session 2: Virgin Galactic AME registration, profile creation, and legal documents.

  Speakers

  

  Johnene Vardiman-Ditmanson

  Project Manager, Medical Operations

• Session 3: Conducting and documenting a Virgin Galactic flight physical.

  Speakers

  

  Dr. Duncan Hughes

  Chief Medical Officer

The workshop consists of 3 sessions and is an instructional session teaching AMEs the VG process for AME physicals. Please note that the workshop is not marketing or promotional in nature.

Please email medical@virgingalactic.com if you plan to attend the workshop for RSVP/attendance estimates. Thank you!