Six military medicine personnel received the Medal of Honor for their lifesaving actions during World War I. Beginning July 28, 1914, the war defined modern military medicine, fueled by the medical heroes on the front lines.

Prominently displayed in the executive conference room at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, is a portrait of Vice Adm. James Zimble, the Navy Surgeon General from 1987 to 1991. At first glance, you may not see anything unusual in the oil painting. Even if your eyes brush past it, the peculiar ...

America's founders began an experiment in self-government. USU President Dr. Jonathan Woodson says it is up to each generation—including the university’s newest graduates—to carry it forward.

Medical evacuation from the battlefield have evolved from wagons to mobile intensive care units to efficiently evacuate injured service members — getting service members treatment sooner, saving lives, and getting the warfighter back into the fight.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alexander T. Augusta faced challenges as he worked towards military medical excellence. His unprecedented impact on wartime care, hospital leadership, public health, and medical education paved the way for those behind him. Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center honors its namesake through high-quality, award-winning healthcare ...

As the Military Health System marks 250 years of military medicine, the Uniformed Services University educates and equips the force.

What was the most significant challenge early medical pioneers faced during the 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge?

What new miracle substance did combat medics start carrying onto the battlefield to treat shock, saving thousands of lives before patients reached a hospital?

What was the first-ever mass medical mandate issued for the Continental Army by General George Washington to combat a deadly silent killer?

Which Army physician led the commission proving mosquitoes were the primary carriers of tropical diseases, eventually saving thousands of lives during the construction of the Panama Canal?

Col. William Keller nicknamed the “Grand Old Man of Army Medicine,” spent decades spearheading surgical innovation, training techniques, and high-quality clinical care to keep warfighters in the fight.

Col. Patrick Madigan, was known as the “Father of Army Neuropsychiatry,” strengthening how U.S. Army medicine provided mental health support for the force

Known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology,” Maj. (Dr.) Williams Beaumont showed that scientific research and medical experiments can provide a better understanding of how the body functions, giving military doctors the ability to provide better, more effective, and adaptive care.

For today’s Sailors the summons from their command’s urinalysis coordinator is as routine as morning colors: "The following personnel have been selected by the Navy Drug Screening Program to provide a sample...."

Military nursing in the United States grew from wartime necessity into a permanent arm of military medicine, shifting from improvised bedside support to a profession vital to keep service members healthy and lethal.