Dr. Allyson Howe fist bumps one of USA’s women’s ice
Dr. Allyson Howe fist bumps one of USA’s women’s ice hockey team members during the 2018 Winter Olympics. Howe is a graduate of the National Capital Consortium's (NCC) Military Primary Care Sports Medicine Fell... More
Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Richter listens to a lecture
Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Richter listens to a lecture at George Mason University-Prince William Campus, Manassas, Va., as a student in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Enlisted to Med... More
From left to right: U.S. Public Health Surgeon General
From left to right: U.S. Public Health Surgeon General Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, U.S. Navy Surgeon General Vice Admiral Forrest Faison, and U.S. Army ... More
Nearly 170 uniformed medical students from the DoD's
Nearly 170 uniformed medical students from the DoD's F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine -- "America's Medical School" -- at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., received the... More
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
Something bugging you? There's an app for that
Navy Ensign Cole Denkensohn (left), a fourth-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University, discusses his new iPhone app, µBio Reference, with Navy Lt. (Dr.) Nelson Desouza, an internal medicine res... More
Military Medical Student Receives 2017 Maryland Governor's Service Awa...
Navy Ensign Meghan Quinn, a student in the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, was awarded the Governor's Service Award on behalf of Maryland Governo... More
USU Professor Named Among 2019 Carnegie Corp. “Great Immigrants, Great...
Dr. Rahul Jindal, a professor in the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University, this year was named one of 38 "Great Immigrants, Great Americans" by the organization for his humanitarian work. ... More
Navy Lt. (Dr.) Yarrow Sheldon practices her suturing
Navy Lt. (Dr.) Yarrow Sheldon practices her suturing skills, one of a number of tasks she and other students participating in the Uniformed Services University’s Surgery Boot Camp reviewed prior to their gradua... More
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program has provided funding to a number of organizations who train dogs to provide assistance to active duty service ... More
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant professor in the Global Health Division of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) preventive medicine and biostatistics department, rec... More
America's Medical School Graduate Selected for NASA Spaceflight Missio...
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, a military physician and graduate of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the DoD's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, has been assigned to Expedition 60/6... More
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the first Uniformed Services University (USU) graduate to receive the Patrick D. Sculley DDS Board of Regents Award, presented during the USU Class of 2017 gradua... More
Students from the Uniformed Services University's Graduate
Students from the Uniformed Services University's Graduate School of Nursing became the first armed forces nursing students to complete clinical rotation in American Samoa. (courtesy photo)
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
A former contemporary singer-songwriter, Navy CTI1
A former contemporary singer-songwriter, Navy CTI1 Paden Smith, is taking the next steps to become a military physician. On May 16, 2018, he graduated from the Uniformed Services University's two-year enlisted ... More
Olympian Trades in Silver Medal for Gold Bars
At the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), incoming medical student Josephine Pucci (right) faces off against Canada’s Tessa Bonhomme. Pucci, an Olympic silver medal-winning hockey playe... More
Army 2nd Lt. Vidya Lala (top) and Army 2nd Lt. Molly
Army 2nd Lt. Vidya Lala (top) and Army 2nd Lt. Molly Lonneman (ground) work as a team to get a heavy sandbag over a pull-up bar. The action simulates carrying and evacuating a patient and is part of the overall... More
Major-General Jean-Robert Bernier (left), chair of
Major-General Jean-Robert Bernier (left), chair of NATO's Committee of Chiefs of NATO Medical Services, presents the 2018 Dominique-Jean Larrey Award to Dr. Richard Thomas, president of the Uniformed Services U... More
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
Students from the Uniformed Services University's Graduate
Students from the Uniformed Services University's Graduate School of Nursing became the first armed forces nursing students to complete clinical rotation in American Samoa. (courtesy photo)
Dr. Allyson Howe, far right, is a graduate of the National
Dr. Allyson Howe, far right, is a graduate of the National Capital Consortium's (NCC) Military Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship based at the Uniformed Services University, in Bethesda, Maryland. She serv... More
Omni Cassidy, a graduate student at the Uniformed Services
Omni Cassidy, a graduate student at the Uniformed Services University, won second place in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). Here, she presents on her thesis, “Food Marketing and Obesity." (Photo by Christ... More
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Army 2nd Lt. Mary Thomas and Navy Ensign Lucy Yuan recently traverse along the Green Road site, located on Naval Sup... More
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) grad Rachel Stankowski, left, has been working to combat the opioid epidemic in northern Wisconsin, where she currently works as a project manager at t... More
Retired U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. (Dr.)
Retired U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. (Dr.) Kenneth Moritsugu, a member of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences board of regents, watches as students in the medical laboratory techno... More
Air Force 2nd Lt. Sidney Peters, who just began her
Air Force 2nd Lt. Sidney Peters, who just began her studies as a first-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University, has been named as one of the NCAA's Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees. (Photo co... More
Dr. Laura Brosch, Distinguished Expert in Research Compliance, Joins U...
Dr. Laura Brosch, a retired Army colonel and the new Assistant Vice President for Research Initiatives and Compliance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), left, meets with Dr. Petr... More
Navy Ens. Evan Moore does Bulgarian split squats as
Navy Ens. Evan Moore does Bulgarian split squats as part of the Operational Fitness training program. The exercise, part of an overall routine, helps prepare Uniformed Services University medical students for t... More
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant professor in the Global Health Division of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) preventive medicine and biostatistics department, rec... More
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Kevin deWeber, a graduate of
Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Kevin deWeber, a graduate of the National Capital Consortium's (NCC) Military Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship based at the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, Maryla... More
Dr. Matthew Wilkerson, associate professor and
Dr. Matthew Wilkerson, associate professor and Bioinformatics Director of The American Genome Center and the Collaborative Health Initiative Research Program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health S... More
Uniformed Services University medical students use
Uniformed Services University medical students use the Triage, Transport and Track (T3) board game to learn about preparing for deployment. The game was developed by faculty members in USU’s Department of Mili... More
The now famous photo of Sully H.W. Bush keeping watch
The now famous photo of Sully H.W. Bush keeping watch over the casket of former President George H.W. Bush. (Photo by Evan Sisley, Office of George H.W. Bush)
Military Medical School Researcher Awarded Prestigious Bayer Grant for...
Dr. Ai-Hong Zhang (far right) was presented the 2017 Bayer Hemophilia Award July 10 for his research on Factor VIII, an essential blood-clotting protein. Zhang is a research assistant professor in the Uniforme... More
Air Force 2nd Lt. Drew Raboy, a first-year medical
Air Force 2nd Lt. Drew Raboy, a first-year medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine -- "America's Medical School" -- at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.,... More
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can help teach average citizens how to control severe blood loss in a mass trauma event. The app was developed by the Uniformed Services University's National Cen... More
Dr. Matthew Wilkerson, associate professor and
Dr. Matthew Wilkerson, associate professor and Bioinformatics Director of The American Genome Center and the Collaborative Health Initiative Research Program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health S... More
Uniformed Services University President Dr. Richard
Uniformed Services University President Dr. Richard Thomas (left) and College of Allied Health Sciences Dean Dr. Mitchell Seal (right) watch as former USU Senior Vice President retired Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Patr... More
Navy Ensign Ryan Craig (right) recites the Hippocratic
Navy Ensign Ryan Craig (right) recites the Hippocratic Oath as part of the annual White Coat ceremony at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., May 11, 2018. Craig was among t... More
Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Tory Woodard, a Uniformed
Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Tory Woodard, a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine class of 2001 alumnus, braves the snowfall outside the McMurdo General Hospital at McMurdo Statio... More
The Uniformed Services University-developed Triage,
The Uniformed Services University-developed Triage, Transport and Track (T3) board game has student-players treating patients and transporting them through a health care system set up in a combat zone. Players... More
James Bowmer, forester stewardship coordinator for
James Bowmer, forester stewardship coordinator for the Bureau of Land Management; Allison Rollins, Learning Resource Center director at the Uniformed Services University; Brigid Nuta How, executive director of ... More
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can help teach average citizens how to control severe blood loss in a mass trauma event, and can help determine the severity of bleeding. The app was developed by... More
Medical student develops ‘Wombat’ app to triage, track patients
A group of fourth-year medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) developed and used an app, Wombat PAD, to track and triage “casualties” during this year’s Operation B... More
Battlefield acupuncture is a unique auricular (ear)
Battlefield acupuncture is a unique auricular (ear) acupuncture procedure providing an integrative modality to help treat chronic pain. It’s being taught to qualified providers in the military. Now, thanks to a... More
Uniformed Services University medical students use
Uniformed Services University medical students use the Triage, Transport and Track (T3) board game to learn about preparing for deployment. The game was developed by faculty members in USU’s Department of Mili... More
Navy Ensign Ryan Craig (right) recites the Hippocratic
Navy Ensign Ryan Craig (right) recites the Hippocratic Oath as part of the annual White Coat ceremony at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., May 11, 2018. Craig was among t... More
USU Scientist to Lead National Gonorrhea Vaccine Cooperative Research ...
Scientists in Dr. Ann Jerse's lab at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) are developing a promising vaccine against gonorrhea. (photo by Akea Brown, Uniformed Services University of t... More
Making Better Service Members Through Operational Fitness
Navy Ens. Evan Moore, a member of the Uniformed Services University's Operational Fitness group, pushes through another set of hip bridge exercises. (Photo by Sharon Holland)
Army Col. (Dr.) Andrew R. Morgan will launch into space
Army Col. (Dr.) Andrew R. Morgan will launch into space aboard a Soyuz (Union) MS-13 spacecraft July 20 at 12:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Morg... More
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the first Uniformed Services University (USU) graduate to receive the Patrick D. Sculley DDS Board of Regents Award, presented during the USU Class of 2017 gradua... More
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can
A new “Stop the Bleed” app includes videos that can help teach average citizens how to control severe blood loss in a mass trauma event. The app was developed by the Uniformed Services University's National Cen... More
Air Force 2nd Lt. Robert Pahissa (left) is congratulated
Air Force 2nd Lt. Robert Pahissa (left) is congratulated by retired Air Force Col (Dr.) Jessica Servey (right), as she gets ready to present him with his traditional medical school white coat during a ceremony ... More
USU grad Rachel Stankowski has been working to combat
USU grad Rachel Stankowski has been working to combat the opioid epidemic in northern Wisconsin, where she currently works as a project manager at the Marshfield Clinic Center for Community Outreach, in Marshfi... More
USU alum in the 'right place, at the right time'
Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Korey Kasper assesses the vital signs of a young girl who was brought into the Warrior Games clinic in June. She had been playing outside when she fainted. Kasper helped ensure she was clea... More
U.S. Public Health Service Ensign Naina Mangalmurti,
U.S. Public Health Service Ensign Naina Mangalmurti, Air Force 2nd Lt. My Linh Vu, and Army 2nd Lt. Brittney Knotts were among the nearly 170 uniformed medical students from the DoD's F. Edward Hebert School of... More
During an awards ceremony at George Mason University,
During an awards ceremony at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Va., on May 16, Navy CTI1 Paden Smith sits in the center row, as one of 15 graduates of the Uniformed Services University's Enlisted to Medical ... More
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Army 2nd Lt. Mary Thomas and Navy Ensign Lucy Yuan recently traverse along the Green Road site, located on Naval Sup... More
Army Surgeon Teaches High Schoolers How to 'Stop the Bleed'
Army Col. (Dr.) Kyle Remick, an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, recently taught high schoolers in Howard County, Maryland, how to sa... More
USU Welcomes New Brigade Commander
During a ceremony on June 19, 2018, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) welcomed its new brigade commander, Navy Capt. (Dr.) Sean M. Hussey. (photo by Sharon Holland, Uniformed Servic... More
‘Hack-a-Vent’ Challenge Leads to Innovative, Low-Cost Ventilators
Lt. Col, Preston, Commander of the US Army Health Clinic in Hohenfels, inspects mobile ventilators at the Pete Burke Center on Artillery Barracks in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, April 15th. The Burke Center... More
Uniformed Services University (USU) surgery instructor
Uniformed Services University (USU) surgery instructor Ed Jones (right) observes as Navy Lt. (Dr.) Yarrow Sheldon (left) practices her suturing skills. Lt. Sheldon participated in USU’s Surgery Boot Camp just ... More
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Eccles was the first recipient
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Eccles was the first recipient of an undergraduate degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences College of Allied Health Sciences. Eccles was presented an Associa... More
Navy Ens. Evan Moore, a member of the Uniformed Services
Navy Ens. Evan Moore, a member of the Uniformed Services University Operational Fitness group, pushes through a set of hip bridge exercises. The exercises, part of an overall routine, help prepare the students ... More
More than 340 uniformed and civilian professionals
More than 340 uniformed and civilian professionals received their medical, graduate nursing, biomedical science, public health and clinical psychology degrees during the Uniformed Services University's commence... More
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children
A group of about 23 middle school-aged military children had a chance to learn inspiring and exciting lessons, using virtual and augmented reality, during a two-day workshop June 3-4 at the Uniformed Services U... More
More than 330 uniformed professionals received their
More than 330 uniformed professionals received their medical, graduate nursing, dental and biomedical science, public health and clinical psychology degrees on May 20, during the Uniformed Services University o... More
Dr. Norman Rich Named 'Icon in Surgery'
Dr. Norman Rich, Leonard Heaton and David Packard Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, was recently named an "Icon in Surgery" by the American College of Surgeons. (... More
Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Kevin deWeber, a graduate of
Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Kevin deWeber, a graduate of the National Capital Consortium's (NCC) Military Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship based at the Uniformed Services University (USU), in Bethesda, Maryl... More
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant
Army Reserve Major Dana Perkins, PhD, an assistant professor in the Global Health Division of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) preventive medicine and biostatistics department, rec... More
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the
Army Capt. (Dr.) Michael Segall recently became the first Uniformed Services University (USU) graduate to receive the Patrick D. Sculley DDS Board of Regents Award, presented during the USU Class of 2017 gradua... More
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services
First year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Army 2nd Lt. Mary Thomas and Navy Ensign Lucy Yuan recently traverse along the Green Road site, located on Naval Sup... More
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Eccles and family beam with
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Eccles and family beam with pride after he was awarded the first undergraduate degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences College of Allied Health Sciences, Oct. 11, 2017.
Army Col. (Dr.) Jeffrey Hutchinson (left), associate
Army Col. (Dr.) Jeffrey Hutchinson (left), associate professor and acting chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences i... More
An aerial view of the 22nd Surgical Hospital in Vietnam
An aerial view of the 22nd Surgical Hospital in Vietnam (far right) where John Fogle was first treated in 1969 after being shot at three times by enemy fire, nearly losing his leg. The pavement area was used as... More
USU Alumnus Named Air Force Flight Surgeon of the Year
Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Philip Flatau, left, recently earned the Malcom C. Grow Air Force Level Flight Surgeon of the Year award for 2016, recognizing his achievements in providing exceptional aeromedical support.... More
Army Family Physician, Uniformed Services University alumnus among NAS...
Army Maj. (Dr.) Frank Rubio, a 2010 graduate of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, was selected as one of 10 candidates for the NASA Astronaut Class of 2017. (NASA Photo)
Cleaning 500 square miles of radioactive waste starts with a single-ce...
Despite their unassuming appearance, D. geothermalis cells could hold the key to neutralizing large quantities of toxic waste.
More than 330 uniformed professionals received their
More than 330 uniformed professionals received their medical, graduate nursing, dental and biomedical science, public health and clinical psychology degrees on May 20, during the Uniformed Services University o... More
John Fogle was shot three times in Vietnam. Here, he
John Fogle was shot three times in Vietnam. Here, he recovers at the 249th General Hospital at Camp Drake, in Japan, where he underwent repairs to his severed femoral artery. While he was there for about a mont... More
The ceremonial South Pole is one of three in Antarctica
The ceremonial South Pole is one of three in Antarctica and is primarily used for photo ops. The other two include the geographic South Pole, which is the axis of the earth, and the magnetic South Pole, which ... More
Army 2nd Lt. Ivan Barannikov does one of Jane Fonda’s
Army 2nd Lt. Ivan Barannikov does one of Jane Fonda’s hip strengthening workouts at the end of the day’s Operational Fitness exercise program at the Uniformed Services University. The exercises, part of an ove... More
Sgt. Dillon (left), Sgt. Truman (center), and Rear
Sgt. Dillon (left), Sgt. Truman (center), and Rear Adm. Bobbie (right), offer friendship and support to patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Sgt. Dillon and Sgt. Truman were trained by one ... More