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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the nation’s only Federal health sciences university. USU educates, trains, and comprehensively prepares uniformed services health professionals, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.
USU consists of the:
- F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
- Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing
- Postgraduate Dental College
- College of Allied Health Sciences
USU is the only institute of higher learning to provide a military unique curriculum, in a joint environment, that educates and trains leaders in health care relevant to the military missions.
USU is a global leader in state-of-the-art research including TBI, PTSD, precision medicine, rehabilitation and prosthetics, emerging infectious diseases, tropical medicine, and cancer.
USU faculty serve as a direct connection for DOD for expertise in centers and programs related to global health, TBI, PTSD, disaster medicine, neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine, cancer and human performance.
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May 15, 2024
With a history marked by risk-taking and adventure, Trevor Wallace, a U.S. Coast Guard ensign and medical student in the Uniformed Services University Hebert School of Medicine class of 2027, acknowledges that his journey has been far from ordinary.
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May 10, 2024
The general surgery residency program, part of the integrated Uniformed Services University and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center surgery department, has achieved a significant streak of achievement.
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Apr 12, 2024
USU and NCAA are a decade into their joint concussion partnership and are expanding research into Defense Health Agency centers.
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Apr 10, 2024
The first day of the 2024 Military Health System Conference brought together more than 2000 thought leaders across the MHS to discuss the future of military medicine.
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Apr 8, 2024
A military medical student at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton was reunited with the doctor who delivered her into the world more than two decades ago.
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Mar 27, 2024
When Karen Zalan slid 200 feet down a mountain, a nearby group of Uniformed Services University graduate school of nursing students and faculty jumped into action to come to her aid.
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Mar 7, 2024
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched new clinical trials to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening. This effort is in collaboration with the Uniformed Services University through its Murtha Cancer Center Research Program.
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Feb 26, 2024
Two Uniformed Services University School of Medicine students were named to West Point’s “30 Under 30 Leader Developers” list for their exceptional skills in nurturing future military leaders.
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Feb 8, 2024
Leonard C. Sperling, distinguished professor of dermatology and pathology at the Uniformed Services University, vice Chair of Dermatology, and Sulzberger Chair of Dermatology, was honored with the Elson B. Helwig Memorial Lecture Award by the American Society of Dermatopathology for his significant contributions to the field, including his extensive ...
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Feb 2, 2024
Top military health researchers published a groundbreaking study indicating patients treated within the Military Health System received earlier cancer diagnoses than privately insured or Medicaid patients. Aligning with the White House’s Cancer Moonshot initiative—which aims to prevent more than 4 million cancer deaths by 2047—the study shows that a ...
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Jan 31, 2024
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Bradley, Jr., associate professor and deputy director of the adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences was selected as the recipient of the prestigious AMSUS, , the society for federal health professionals, 2024 Nurse Award.
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Jan 25, 2024
Nutrition is more important than ever, and there’s a science to food that can help people. Dr. Jonathan Scott, assistant professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University, discusses the benefits of dietetics and nutrition.
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Jan 18, 2024
Uniformed Services University medical school students 2nd Lt. Andy Bayne 2nd Lt. Noah Smith invented and patented the Multilayer Glove Loader, a pocket-sized, crescent-shaped device, that helps health care providers put on multiple gloves at one time.
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Dec 15, 2023
Uniformed Services University's Brigade Commander U.S. Army Col. Patrick Donahue passes the guidon to U.S. Army Col. Albert Kinkead, symbolizing a change of command and celebrating Donahue's distinguished 30-year career, as the university looks forward to a new chapter under Kinkead's leadership.
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Dec 6, 2023
The futures of medical students from across the Military Health System were in the hands of members of selection committees the week of Nov. 13-17, when the Uniformed Services University hosted the 31st Annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Last Updated: November 28, 2023