Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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| Motto: | Learning to Care For Those In Harm's Way |
| Established: | 1972 |
| Type: | Federal medical school |
| President: | Charles L. Rice, MD |
| Faculty: | > 100 |
| Undergraduates: | None |
| Postgraduates: | 750 - 850 |
| Location: | Bethesda, Maryland,  United States |
| Campus: | Suburban, ?? acres |
| Colors: | Red, White, and Blue |
| Mascot: | None |
| Affiliations: | United States Navy, United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Public Health Service |
| Website: | www.usuhs.mil/ |
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), was established in 1972 by F. Edward Hebert, a Louisiana Congressman, and graduated its first class in 1980. The university is a center for military medical education and research. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the country at home and abroad in the medical corps. USUHS has officially changed its acronym to USU (Uniformed Services University). Both the Medical School and Graduate School of Nursing are located on the USU Campus, along with several research departments.
Students attending USU can focus on their education without the worry of incurring debt. Medical students enter the university as commissioned officers in the grade of O-1 in one of the four uniformed services: Army, Navy, Air Force or Public Health Service. No prior service is required for admission to USU. Students with prior active duty service as officers must forfeit all of their earned rank and start over as O-1s. Students pay no tuition or fees and, in fact, receive the full salary and benefits of a uniformed officer in the pay grade of O-1 throughout their four years at the university in exchange for a seven-year active duty service commitment following their Internship and Residency service after graduation. In addition, due to new legislation as of Federal Fiscal Year 2008, students who were officers in a pay grade higher than O-1 when they entered the Medical School, even though reduced in rank to O-1, will continue to be paid their former higher base pay while students. Students in the Graduate Programs are a mix of both civilians and uniformed officers. They also pay no tuition or fees. Civilian students may receive stipends and uniformed graduate students continue to receive their active duty pay and benefits while attending school at USU. The Graduate School of Nursing students are all active duty uniformed nurses or nurses in federal civilian service. Neither pay tuition or fees at USU, and unlike the medical students, both graduate students and nursing students maintain their rank and continue to receive their regular salaries while students at the university.
The university currently has two mottos: "Learning to Care For Those In Harm's Way" and "Providing Good Medicine In Bad Places."
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[edit] USU School of Medicine
With an enrollment of approximately 170 students per class, USU School of Medicine is located in Bethesda, Maryland on the campus of the National Naval Medical Center and is located across Maryland Route 355 from the National Institutes of Health. The school is named in honor of former Congressman Felix Edward Hébert.
Typically, the first year class is composed of 63 Army students, 51 Air Force students, 51 Navy students, and 2 Public Health Service students. The Class of 2010 increased the Public Health Service student number to 6. Students attending this institution receive free tuition, as well as reimbursement for all fees. They also receive salaries and benefits as junior officers. Textbooks are issued to the students at the beginning of each semester.
USU School of Medicine students are considered active duty military personnel during their schooling and receive pay befiting the rank of O-1 (2nd Lieutenant for the Army and Air Force, Ensign for the Navy and Public Health Service). Medical Students are not promoted while enrolled in the School of Medicine and do not receive time in grade or time in service. USU is the only place in the entire United States military where active duty officers are prohibited from being promoted despite satisfactory performance of their duties. Approximately 25 students in each class have prior active duty service as commissioned officers in the military. These officers forfeit their previously earned rank, but (as of FY 2008) not their former base pay, in order to matriculate as medical students. Upon graduation, medical students are promoted to O-3 (Captain for the Army and Air Force, Lieutenant for the Navy and Public Health Service) and are expected to serve at least 7 years active duty and 6 years on inactive ready reserve. Currently, students graduating from the USU School of Medicine receive four years credit toward retirement, which is obtained after he or she reaches twenty years of service credit.
Curriculum at the School of Medicine includes two years of basic sciences, integrated into several key courses. Additional courses include Parasitology, Combat Medical Skills, Medical and Military History, Officer Professional Development, Military Applied Physiology, Epidemiology, and several other courses. The third and fourth years are spent performing clerkships at various military hospitals.
Approximately 80% of military physicians reaching 20 or more years of service are graduates of USU. Also, a majority of medical corps leadership positions are occupied by graduates of USU. Graduates of USU make up a majority of Army Special Forces physicians.
USU is featured in the upcoming release of the documentary "Fighting for Life". It will address USU's important place in military medicine and the essential work that its graduates perform.
[edit] Military/Affiliated Civilian Teaching Hospitals
- National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
- Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, MD
- Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Falls Church, VA (Civilian)
- St. Elizabeth's Hosptial, Washington, DC (Civilian)
- Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (Civilian)
- DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, VA
- Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA
- Naval Medcial Hospital, Camp Lejunne, NC
- Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA
- Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood, TX
- Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
- Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
- Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
- Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX
- David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
- 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, FL
- Martin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Benning, GA
- Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC
- Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
- San Diego Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
- Naval Hospital Pensacola, Pensacola, FL
[edit] USU Graduate School of Nursing
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences also has a Graduate School of Nursing (GSN). Unlike the medical students who must forfeit their rank and don't receive credit for time at USU, students enrolled in the GSN program maintain active duty rank and privileges, to include time in service, time in grade, and promotions.
[edit] USU Graduate School
The graduate programs in biomedical sciences and public health in the USU School of Medicine are open to civilian and military applicants. The graduate program at USU currently has approximately 170 full-time graduate students.
USU currently offers Ph.D. degrees in the Interdisciplinary Programs in
- Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)
- Medical & Clinical Psychology (MPS)
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (MCB)
- Neuroscience (NES)
- Pathology (PATH)
- Preventative Medicine & Biometrics (PMB)
- Military & Emergency Medicine
Master's degree programs are offered in
- Comparative Medicine
- Military Medical History
- Public Health
- Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Civilian students can apply to any of these programs and the majority of professors are civilians. Incoming classes usually range from 3 to 8 depending on the program. There is no tuition, stipends are guaranteed for 3 years, and no military service is required after graduation. There also is no undergraduate teaching.
There are military students in the graduate programs, notably Public Health, MPS, NES, PMB, and any program that focuses on the military. Generally, military students were in the military before beginning their graduate training, but some commission as they enter their programs. Military students are considered to be on active duty, and unlike medical students, they can be promoted during schooling, and schooling counts towards retirement. Military students are expected to complete their degrees in 4 to 5 years, and are required to serve 7 years after completion.
[edit] USU Affiliated Programs and Centers
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Alumni Association
- Center for Deployment Psychology
- Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
- Center for Health Disparities
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
- Courage to Care Health Campaign
- DoD Center for Education & Research in Patient Safety
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Medpix
- Military Cancer Institute
- Military Medical Student Association
- National Capital Simulation Center
- Spaceline
- Tropical Medicine Central Resource
[edit] External links
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is at coordinates Coordinates:
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