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What You Need To Know

Published May 2020

America's Medical School

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Table of Contents

Health Sciences (USU) Mission & Vision

Uniformed Services University of the

Welcome

F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Admissions

Molecules to Medicine Curriculum

USU Beneﬁts

Top 10 Reasons to Come to USU

Features of USU School of Medicine Program

Features of Health Professions Scholarship Program

USU and HPSP Comparison

Class of 2022 Proﬁle

Class of 2023 Proﬁle

Student Groups

Frequently Asked Questions

Physician Scientist MD/PhD Program

Graduate Programs

Ofﬁce of Recruitment and Admissions Staff

USU Mission and Vision

USU's Mission

The mission of USU is to support the readiness of

Learning to

America’s Warfighter and the health and well-being of the

military community by educating and developing

uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by

Care for Those

conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research, and by

in Harm's Way

providing operational support to units around the world.

School of Medicine Mission

The F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine is the Nation's federal school of medicine and is

committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during periods of peace and

war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the

Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who

serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as a premier

school of medicine with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and

consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster

medicine, and military medical readiness.

USU's Vision

By the end of Calendar Year 2023, the Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences will be internationally recognized as DoD’s leading educational institution that:

creates and develops career Uniformed Services leaders in the health sciences conducts,

develops and disseminates innovative warfighter-relevant health research and technology

that directly impacts the survivability and lethality of the US Warfighter and improved health

for the DoD community.

School of Medicine Vision

The F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine is the Nation's medical school, recognized as the

leader in the education of physicians and scientists to care for those in harm's way in a

rapidly evolving global frontier.

USU's Three Mission Domains - Strategic Themes

Education: USU educates outstanding health professionals, leaders, scientists and

administrators to meet the needs of the DoD, the MHS, the Public Health Service (PHS)

and the Warfighter in support of operational readiness worldwide. We design, sustain, and

modify curricula, both on campus and at military training locations.

Research and Scholarship: Our research and scholarship are requirements-driven,

innovative and directly relevant to DoD, the American Warfighter and the Uniformed

Services community.

Leadership and Service: USU faculty, scientists, staff, and students are health and

research professionals, providing sought-after leadership throughout the Uniformed

Services and across the U.S. Government in support of National Security.

Welcome

Greetings, Friends!

Choosing a medical school can be a

daunting experience. The USU Ofﬁce of

Recruitment and Admissions has developed

this booklet in an effort to answer some of your

questions and to showcase the opportunities

available at the Nation’s leadership academy

for the Military and Public Health System.

USU provides an enhanced medical

education with a number of unique and special

features. Our students--representing diverse

geographic, socioeconomical, racial, ethnic, &

cultural backgrounds--receive their education

and training in state of the art facilities and are

connected to the incredible resources of the federal government’s vast

biomedical research and health services enterprise, including the Veterans

Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Physicians in military and

public health medicine have access to a global electronic medical records

system and are trained with cutting edge technology.

The faculty of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine--”America’s

Medical School”--are committed to excellence in medical education, military

medicine, public health, science, technology, and patient care. They ensure

that our educational programs remain contemporary and relevant. Present and

future graduates will serve in a world undergoing rapid and profound change.

Our graduates are uniquely prepared to meet the opportunities and challenges

of medicine in this uncertain world.

The Ofﬁce of Recruitment and Admissions is here to answer your

questions and provide any information you may need to help plan your future in

medicine. After reviewing the material in this brochure, we hope you will

Robert Liotta, MD

Captain, Medical Corps, US Navy

Associate Dean, Recruitment and Admissions

robert.liotta@usuhs.edu

America’s Medical School

A Medical Career in the Uniformed Services

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is located

on the grounds of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in

Bethesda, Maryland – a suburb of Washington, D.C. – and is the nation’s

only federal school of medicine, graduate school of nursing, postgraduate

dental college and college of allied health sciences. The university’s close

proximity to the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of

Medicine and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center make it a

unique location for medical education and research.

USU was established by Congress in 1972 to provide career medical

ofﬁcers to serve the nation. More than 5,000 physicians have graduated

since USU opened its doors in 1976, many of them in top medical

leadership positions around the world.

USU’s F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine - America’s Medical School -

is a non-traditional medical school with a unique focus on health promotion

and disease prevention. The school has a year-round, four-year curriculum

that is nearly 700 hours longer than found at other U.S. medical schools. In

addition to disease prevention and health promotion, these extra hours

focus on epidemiology, tropical medicine, emerging infectious diseases,

leadership and ﬁeld exercises, disaster medicine and other subjects that

relate to the unique requirements of career-oriented uniformed physicians.

The F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine provides students with the

knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to become supremely

competent and compassionate physicians, while also offering them the

opportunity to serve their country as uniformed men and women.

America’s Medical School

A Debt-Free Education

Students attending USU can focus on their education without the worry of

incurring debt. Medical students enter the University as commissioned ofﬁcers 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 pay no

tuition or fees and, in fact, receive the full salary and beneﬁts of a uniformed

ofﬁcer throughout their four years at the university in exchange for a seven-year

active duty service commitment.* These beneﬁts include free medical care for

students and eligible family members, a housing allowance, and 30 days paid

leave annually. Books and laboratory equipment are also furnished to students

at no charge.

Prior to matriculation, all incoming students attend a four-to six-week ofﬁcer

orientation program where they learn about the customs and traditions of life in

their respective services as well as the responsibilities of a uniformed ofﬁcer.

This orientation provides students who have no prior commissioned ofﬁcer

experience with a transition to the uniformed services. Students then proceed to

USU for the beginning of their formal medical education.

Upon graduation, students are promoted to the rank of O-3 (Captain for Army/Air

Force, and Lieutenant for Navy/Public Health Service).

*PHS graduates have a ten year active duty obligation.

Students with prior service as commissioned officers are exempt

Admissions

Requirements for Admission

General Requirements

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet the physical and security requirements

for holding a commission in the uniformed services. Both civilians and military

personnel are eligible for admission. However, individuals who are in the military

service must have approval from their military departments or sponsoring

components as part of their application (including the service academies,

scholarship and non-scholarship ROTC, advanced ROTC, and Reserve

Components).

All students must be at least 18 years old at the time of matriculation, but no older

than 36 as of June 30th in the year of matriculation.

Test Requirements

Applicants to the School must take the Medical College Admissions Test

(MCAT), a standardized examination designed to measure general and speciﬁc

aptitude for medical studies. Applicants must provide scores from tests that have

been taken within 3 years of desired matriculation.

Academic Requirements*

• Applicants must have been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an

accredited academic institution in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or Canada by June

1st of the year of desired matriculation, and must have completed the

following coursework:

• One academic year of general or inorganic chemistry with lab

• One academic year of physics with lab

• One academic year of organic chemistry with lab or one semester of

organic chemistry with lab and one semester of biochemistry

• One academic year of biology with lab

• One academic year of writing-intense humanities, languages, social

sciences or psychology

• One semester of calculus or statistics

*All prerequisite courses may be taken in a classroom setting or online. Community College courses may be used to

satisfy these requirements. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses for which one has been

awarded college credit may also be used to satisfy these requirements. It is highly encouraged that those with

Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credit take upper level science courses to demonstrate their

ability to succeed in an advanced, rigorous science based educational setting.

1 The age limits for entrance parallel those governing appointment in the Regular Medical Corps of the Armed Forces

(Section 532 of 10 U.S.C.). Those applicants not meeting these age requirements may request a waiver provided they have

been conditionally offered on acceptance. Requests for waivers are sent to the Associate Dean for Recruitment &

Admissions to be forwarded with the conditional acceptance to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

(ASD(HA)) for coordination with the respective Service for approval or nonapproval of the age waiver.

Admissions

Procedures for Admission

The School of Medicine participates in the American Medical College Application

Service (AMCAS). Applications are only available directly from AMCAS online at

www.amcas.org.

Admission Inquiries

Combining medicine and the military is a dual challenge. For those committed to

it, however, the rewards are great: an excellent medical education and the

opportunity to serve one’s country in a global medical practice. If you would like

to receive more information on the School of Medicine, please contact:

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Ofﬁce of Admissions, Room A1041

4301 Jones Bridge Road

Bethesda, MD 20814-4799

(301) 295-3101

1-800-772-1743

Fax: (301) 295-3545

www.usuhs.edu/medschool/admissions

e-mail: admissions@usuhs.edu

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Molecules to Medicine Curriculum

Overview of USU Molecules to Military Medicine Curriculum

The School of Medicine curriculum focuses on the theme “Molecules to Military

Medicine” and incorporates four conceptual pillars: the integration of basic & clinical

sciences across the entire four year curriculum, early patient contact, adaptability to

unique learning styles, and the use of advanced educational technologies. As a

ber of the student body, you have an opportunity to work in a clinical setting

early in your studies, while maintaining a strong emphasis on those aspects of the

basic sciences that represent the underpinning of all medical education. The

curriculum uses an integrated, system-based approach which allows for medical

science to be learned and applied in a clinical context. In addition, students have an

opportunity to gain meaningful clinical experience in caring f patients within the ﬁrst

few weeks/months of the new curriculum. As described in the following pages, the

overall curriculum is divided into three major segments: the re-clerkship, core

clerkship and post-clerkship periods, all of which incorporate specialized instruction

and training related to the unique aspects of military medicine.

Molecules to Military Medicine Curriculum

Pre-Clerkship Period (16 months)

The sixteen month pre-clerkship period allows students to establish a strong

scientiﬁc foundation, leading to an enhanced understanding of the mechanisms of

human disease, and the latest approaches to the prevention and treatment of

human illness. At the same time, students develop professional identities as

ofﬁcers and physicians, so they may ultimately fulﬁll the promise of duty and

expertise expected by their patients and military units. Students are taught and

mentored by senior faculty, with special emphasis being placed on personal

values and the acquisition of skills needed to master the key elements of basic

and clinical sciences, along with the social and epidemiologic principles

underlying effective patient care.

The Uniformed Services University strives to instill a spirit of enthusiasm and

curiosity for a lifetime of discovery and self-improvement. The pre-clerkship period

begins with a seven-week “Foundation in Medicine” module which introduces key

concepts in basic science and clinical medicine, and allows students to acquire

the tools to master the materials and develop the skills presented in six

subsequent organ-system based modules.

Fundamentals of Military Medical Practice and Leadership (MMPL)

This aspect of the pre-clerkship program establishes a basic foundation in the

skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for the USU graduate to be a successful

Military Medical Ofﬁcer. The Military Medical Ofﬁcer is expected to be a leader,

proﬁcient in both clinical and operational military medicine. The USU curriculum is

designed to develop the student’s expertise in all aspects of military medicine.

The Military Medical Practice and Leadership track represents the core of the

Operational Military Medicine component of the pre-clerkship curriculum. It aims

to develop those skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are not strictly medical in

nature, but focus on the systems, populations, and leadership skills essential to a

successful career in military medicine. Topics include (but are not limited to)

professionalism, combat medical skills, pre-hospital trauma life support, military

unique medicine, medical intelligence, health service support, medical planning

and logistics, the military decision making process, and stability operations. There

are two ﬁeld exercises and an Antietam Battleﬁeld experience, a combination of

ﬁeld training and military history for a full day at the Antietam National Battleﬁeld.

These experiences are part of the MMPL track, which begins with the SOM

orientation and extends through the entire pre-clerkship period.

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Core Clerkships Period (12 months)

Following a 10 day orientation session in which students are introduced to their

roles and responsibilities associated with the inpatient and out-patient clinical

environments, students participate in a total of 48 weeks of required clinical

clerkships, which are accomplished in three sixteen-week blocks. The blocks

may be completed in any order, but each block involves completion of a paired

set of clinical clerkships, that incorporate the integration of key clinical and

basic science themes or “threads” (see Table below).

Block 1

Block 2

Inpatient Medicine Outpatient Medicine Psychiatry

Family Medicine Pediatrics Selective Rotation

Block 3

General Surgery

Surgical Specialties Obstetrics and Gynecology

Leave periods are provided in early May after the ﬁrst block, at the end of the 2

block in August, and after completion of the final block in December. The basic

science “threads” build on many of the fundamental anatomic, physiologic and

pathologic concepts that were introduced in the pre-clerkship modules. Clinical

threads focus on topics of medical professionalism, ethics, patient safety, quality

improvement, the skills necessary to practice life-long learning, and on

evidence-based medicine.

Post Clerkship Period (17 months)

The major objectives of the post-clerkship period are to prepare students for

graduate medical education (residency training), and to foster advanced clinical

decision-making skills as students move from being able to Report medical

information, to Interpreting information, and ultimately being able to Manage and

Educate patients in accordance with the synthetic “R.I.M.E.” model of medical

education.

The ﬁrst six weeks of the post-clerkship phase are used to help students

prepare for successful completion of Step 1 of the USMLE exam. Students then

have a six-week period of advanced curricular instruction entitled “Bench to

Bedside and Beyond” or B3. B3 is an opportunity for students to further

integrate basic science and clinical concepts in an advanced context.

Emphasizing case-based examples, B3 also incorporates topics such as patient

safety, interdisciplinary and team-based care (patient-centered medical home),

professionalism and evidence-based clinical decision making.

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After B3, post-clerkship students will have an extended period of

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clinical

electives. This will allow time for several ‘audition’ rounds with prospective

residency sites and will further enhance students’ clinical skills and opportunities.

Offerings include medical and surgical, ambulatory and inpatient rotations,

research electives, operational medicine electives, as well as traditional sub-

internships. During this period, students will complete Part 2 of their board

examinations (USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills and Clinical Knowledge).

The opportunity to complete a Capstone project represents another unique aspect

of the post-clerkship period. The Capstone is a longitudinal project involving an

area of scientiﬁc inquiry of the student’s choosing. Capstone projects can range

from traditional basic science projects to integrative, operational, or translational

clinical projects. Students completing

Capstone projects will be permitted to devote up to three months of

dedicated time during the post-clerkship period to this scientiﬁc endeavor.

Grading Policy

In 2011 School of Medicine transitioned from the use of traditional letter grades

to a system based on the designation of either Honors, Pass, or Fail. This

grading system applies to the entire four-year curriculum. The only exception is

that some units/rotations may be limited to the award of a pass/fail designation

only.

For more information on the curriculum, please visit our website at:

www.usuhs.edu/curriculum

Additional questions? Please feel free to contact:

Dr. Arnyce R. Pock

Colonel (Ret), US Air Force, Medical Corps

Associate Dean of Curriculum

arnyce.pock@usuhs.edu

USU Benefits

Tuition, Books and Equipment

The School of Medicine is a tuition-free institution. In addition, books and

instruments are furnished to students either without charge or on a loan basis.

Access to computer resources necessary to complete curriculum requirements is

required. This may entail purchase of a computer by the individual student.

Status/Pay

While enrolled in the School of Medicine, students serve on active duty as

commissioned ofﬁcers in grade O-1 (i.e., Second Lieutenant in the Army or Air

Force, Ensign in the Navy or Public Health Service) with full pay and allowances

for that grade.

Military personnel accepted for entrance who hold appointments in grades higher

than O-1 must be recommissioned as an O-1 upon matriculation*. Regular

ofﬁcers of the uniformed services selected for entrance must resign their Regular

commission to enter the School. Resignations should be arranged to be effective

coinciding with day prior to matriculation to preclude a break in service.

Enlisted acceptees are discharged from their services at their duty stations the

day preceding their effective Permanent Change of Station (PCS) dates to the

School. They are commissioned on the day of ofﬁcial departure from their units. It

is important to ensure the discharge is the day prior to the PCS to preclude a

break in service.

Base Pay

Base Pay, which is taxable, is based on an individual’s service longevity,

e., years of service. The amount shown in the chart on the next page is the

minimum monthly base pay for an O-1 with no prior service.

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)

BAH is based on whether a student has dependents, the amount of the service

member’s rent or mortgage payment and the location of the member’s primary

duty station. This allowance is provided to all military members who reside off

base and is non-taxable. The amount listed in the following chart is the maximum

amount for an O-1.

Advance Standing and Transfer

The School of Medicine does not have an advanced standing program and

admits students only to the ﬁrst year class.

See Save Pay Provision

USU Benefits

Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)

BAS, which is also non-taxable, is one standard amount for all ofﬁcers.

The following chart depicts annual pay for a student with no prior service

at the O-1 as of Jan 2020:

TYPE OF PAY

WITH

WITHOUT

DEPENDENTS

Annual Base Pay

$39,445.20

Basic Allowance for Housing

28,548.00

27,576.00

Basic Allowance for Subsistence 3,080.16

3,080.16

Annual Total (Gross Pay) $ 71,073.36

$70,101.36

Longevity Credit

The four years spent in medical school do not count toward determining pay

upon graduation. All students are commissioned into the regular medical corps

on graduation day in grade O-3 (captain in the Army or Air Force; lieutenant in

the Navy or Public Health Service. At the O-3 grade, the combined base pay,

BAH (including locality pay for Washington, D.C.), and BAS for a student with

no prior service and no dependents is $102,983.76 for 2020; for a student with

no prior service and dependents, it is $107,555.76.

Save Pay Provision

SEC. 524. TREATMENT OF PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS IN

UNIFORMED MEDICAL ACCESSION PROGRAMS. (Section 2114 of title 10,

United States Code

(a) Medical Students of USU

If a member of the uniformed services selected to be a student has prior active

service in a pay grade and with years of service credited for pay that would

entitle the member, if the member remained in the former grade, to a rate of

basic pay in excess of the rate of basic pay for regular ofﬁcers in the grade of

second lieutenant or ensign, the member shall be paid basic pay based on the

former grade and years of service credited for pay. The amount of such basic

pay for the member shall be increased on January 1 of each year by the

percentage by which basic pay is increased on average on that date for that

year, and the member shall continue to receive basic pay based on the former

grade and years of service until the date, whether occurring before or after

graduation, on which the basic pay for the member in the member's actual

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grade and years of service credited for pay exceeds the amount of basic pay to

which the member is entitled based on the member’s former grade and years of

service.

(b) Participants in Health Professions Scholarship Program

If a member of the uniformed services selected to participate in the program as a

medical student has prior active service in a pay grade and with years of service

credited for pay that would entitle the member, if the member remained in the

former grade, to a rate of basic pay in excess of the rate of basic pay for regular

ofﬁcers in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign, the member shall be paid

basic pay based on the former grade and years of service credited for pay. The

amount of such basic pay for the member shall be increased on January 1 of

each year by the percentage by which basic pay is increased on average on that

date for that year, and the member shall continue to receive basic pay based on

the former grade and years of service until the date, whether occurring before or

after the conclusion of such participation, on which the basic pay for the member

in the member’s actual grade and years of service credited for pay exceeds the

amount of basic pay to which the member is entitled based on the member’s

former grade and years of service.

Service Obligation

Ofﬁcers awarded the Doctor of Medicine degree following a 4-year program of

medical studies at USU are required by law to serve on active duty for 7 years.

Time spent in graduate medical education (i.e., internship or residency) does not

count toward the payback. In addition, upon completion of the active-duty

service obligation, students who serve on active duty for less than 10 years after

graduation will have their names placed on the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)

roster. (Graduate medical education does not count toward the 10 years). While

on the IRR roster, service members are on inactive reserve status, with no

weekend or annual, active-duty drill required, but are subject to call-up by the

President in times of emergency. The amount of time required is as follows:

• Active duty service less than 8 years, 6 years on the IRR roster.

• Active duty service of more than 8 years, but less than 9: 4

years on the IRR roster.

• Active duty service of 9 years or more, but less than 10: 2

years on the IRR roster.

*PHS graduates have a ten year active duty obligation.

USU Benefits

Leave Policies

As ofﬁcers on active duty, students are authorized 30 days of leave per year.

Because of curriculum requirements, leave can be taken only during ofﬁcial

school breaks, such as winter recess, spring break and summer leave periods.

This leave policy is modiﬁed for fourth-year students. Leave is approved and

scheduled by the School of Medicine Commandant. Federal holidays and end-of-

examination breaks are generally authorized periods of absence.

Beneﬁts

As active duty ofﬁcers, students are eligible for a wide range of beneﬁts. They

may use commissary (military supermarket) and post exchange (military

department store) facilities where costs are considerably lower than their civilian

counterparts. Certain legal services, such as advice on income tax matters and

executing personal wills, are free.

Students are eligible for low-cost life insurance and are provided comprehensive

medical and dental care at no charge. Medical care is provided through the

military health program called TRICARE. TRICARE offers several health care

plans that meet or exceed the requirements for coverage under the Affordable

Care Act. Speciﬁcs of the plans are available at

https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/ADSMandFamilies.

Dependents of students have the same entitlement as dependents of other active

duty personnel. Like their military sponsors, they have commissary and post

exchange privileges as well as the services of military legal ofﬁcers. They are

eligible to enroll in one of the TRICARE health care plans which may include care

in military treatment facilities at no cost.

Dental care is not available for family members at the Walter Reed National

Military Medical Center (WRNMMC); however, military members are encouraged

to enroll their family members in the Tricare Active Duty Family Dental Plan.

Speciﬁcs of the dental plan are available at https://www.tricare.mil/

CoveredServices/Dental/TDP or through the WRNMMC Dental Clinic.

Charges for other types of family member health care vary depending on

circumstances but are generally much lower than they would be under other

medical programs. The University has its own campus health service, which is

available to students and their families for medical care and counseling.

University Family Health Center (UFHC)

The University Family Health Center (UFHC) is dedicated to providing

comprehensive personal and family-centered care to active duty students,

faculty, their families, and other DoD beneﬁciaries assigned to the Uniformed

Services University (USU). The UFHC is a TRICARE PRIME clinic. UFHC ranks

number one in patient satisfaction among all small health clinics and is among

the highest ranked medical student health clinics in America as demonstrated on

the annual AAMC Graduate Questionnaire. All medical students are required to

enroll with the UFHC as their primary care manager site. Active duty graduate

students and all family members may enroll in Tricare Prime and be assigned a

UFHC family physician as their primary care manager.

The UFHC is staffed and operated by the Department of Family Medicine with

board-certiﬁed family physicians and is supported by a professional staff nurse,

medical technicians, and administrative support staff. The medical experts at the

clinic can manage the majority of your health care. If further expertise is required

to diagnose or manage a condition, consultation with other specialists can be

obtained at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) or

other health care facilities in the National Capital Region.

By 2LT Paige White

Class of 2020

10.

Immersion in the military lifestyle from the

summer before medical school starts makes

you more confident and comfortable in the

environment by the time you graduate.

We have frisbee, volleyball, basketball, soccer,

hockey, softball, running club - you will always

have a way to relieve stress!

Unique curriculum – you’ll finish an entire

year of rotations before taking your first board

exam, helping to increase board scores.

The leadership and professionalism you will

learn at USU will set you ahead of your future

peers, and make you an attractive physician for

the civilian world when you retire.

You get to live in DC - there is any and every

kind of restaurant, a never-ending supply of

shopping, outdoor adventures for every season,

and myriad museums!

You will be paid to do clinical rotations every-

where from Hawaii to Texas to Washington.

Some get to work with the Navy SEALS for a

month. What other school lets you do that?

An exciting military life – camaraderie, world

traveling, amazing people to meet, a healthy &

physically fit lifestyle, & an honorable an

unbeatable calling.

Financially, USU cannot be beat – a free

education and a $64K salary per year, with

medical and dental insurance for you and

your family!

The community at USU - everyone is fighting

for your success and you will fight for your

classmates’ success. There is no competition

here. We are all on the same force.

You will be a part of a mission that <1% of

the American population steps up to serve.

It’s challenging, humbling, honorable, and

exciting. Someone needs to do it, and it

could be you!

Top 10 Reasons to come to USU

By ENS Cole Denkensohn

Class of 2019

10.

An immense variety of backgrounds and

interests, as well as unifying purposes

(military and medicine), makes for a strong

community.

Expert professors are extremely good educators

and invested in making you the best physician

possible.

Module (system)-based learning allows for

full exploration of a subject from the histology

to the pathology to the anatomy, all at the same

time.

We have many opportunities for research and

volunteer work. If you have a passion or good

idea, there will be faculty excited to support you

in figuring out how to make it happen.

The simulation center provides actors for full

H&Ps, staged newborn deliveries, operating

rooms, and ACLS models that blink, breathe,

and talk.

You won’t pay tuition, and USU pays you! -

You can focus entirely on your education -

without any worry about expenses. -

Bethesda is beautiful, and DC is just a few

metro stops away with the National Mall, and

all of the associated museums. -

Traveling clerkship year allows for experience

with different philosophies. Where else do you

get to explore Hawaii, San Diego, and

Washington state all in the same clerkship

period?

You choose your own specialty - the military

does not decide for you. -

You are the future of military medicine. As

such, other physicians and educators have a

special interest in training you to be the best

physician possible because one day you may be

treating their family members. At USUHS, you

are not alone in your journey to become an

excellent doctor.

USU School of Medicine

► No Boot Camp!!

► Tuition Free

► Salary and Beneﬁts of a Commissioned Ofﬁ cer (>$67K)

► Guaranteed Internship

► Service to Country

► Unlimited Career Potential

► 7-year obligated service

► 4-year M.D. degree

► Choose Air Force, Army, Navy, or Public Health Service

► Located in Bethesda, Maryland

► Moving Expenses

Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

► No Boot Camp!!

► Full Tuition at any fully accredited U.S medical school or

osteopathic school

► Monthly stipend of over $2,300; plus 45 days of active

duty per year

► Service to Country

► Unlimited Career Potential

► 4-year obligated service

► Apply to Army, Navy, and or Air Force

► Choose and apply for military or civilian residencies

(according to needs of the service)

► Critical Skills Accession Bonus of up to$20,000 (May vary

with each service)

USU and HPSP Comparison

USU

HPSP

1. Application Process AMCAS application, choose School

Code 821

Choose branch of service if

accepted to USU

Apply through service speciﬁc

medical recruiting district

. Tuition Tuition-free until graduation

or disenrollment

Full tuition paid by HPSP to maximum

of 4 years; no payment when not

enrolled as a full-time student

3. Books/instruments Free to students

School-required fees and expenses;

rental fees for microscopes

. Computers

Computer resources available at

school library and Student Center;

students may buy their own laptops

Computer resources available at

school library and Student Center;

students may buy their own laptops

5. Pay

Full O-1 pay with or without

dependents + BAH and BAS. For

2020 is $5,841.78 per month

without dependents, $5,922.78

per month with.

Over

$2,300 stipend per month for

10½ months; 45 days active duty pay

as an O-1 + BAH and BAS

(partial if government housing

provided). One-time critical skills

accession bonus $20,000.

. Service Obligation 7 years Active Duty after graduate

medical education, remainder to

years served in the Individual

Ready Reserve. Graduate Medical

Education does not relieve

obligation.

4 years Active Duty after graduate

medical education, remainder to

8 years served in the Individual Ready

Reserve. Graduate Medical Education

does not relieve obligation. If

participating in a 5, 6, or 7 year GME,

service obligation is 5, 6, or 7 years.

. Beneﬁts

Active Duty beneﬁts for self and

dependents; low cost life

insurance; free and convenient

health care available on campus

for self and dependents;

commissary and base exchange

privileges unlimited.

Active Duty beneﬁts for self only when

on 45 days of active duty; limited base

exchange and commissary privileges

when not on active duty (with I.D. card)

and only if near a military base; not

eligible for health beneﬁts for self and

family great majority of year.

. GME deferments

Eligible for 1-year

and

full deferments.

Eligible for 1-year and full deferments.

. Career Planning Mentored throughout medical school

for potential career in military

medicine; opportunities for

operational activities readily

available

Mentored by civilian medical school;

may have access to HPSP liaison or

Professional School Liaison Ofﬁcer

(PSLO) at school; limited

opportunities for operational activities

due to time and space constraints.

. Contacts admissions@usuhs.edu

(301)295-3101

(800)772-1743

www.usuhs.edu

Local recruiter –

Army - www.goarmy.com/locate-a-

recruiter.html

Air Force - www.airforce.com/find-

a-recruiter

Navy - www.navy.com/locator.html

Class of 2022 Profile

The F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine matriculated its forty-third class with

3,288 applicants having competed for 171 positions. The applicant-to-position

ratio was 19:1.

Two hundred and seventy-five conditional offers were tendered for the 2018 First-

Year Class, providing an acceptance rate of 62 percent.

The incoming class is comprised of 75 women (44%) and 96 men (56%). Thirty-

seven percent of the applicant pool was female. The average age of the entrants

at the time of application was 24.2 years.

Fifty-six members of the entering class are from minority groups, including 31

from the groups classified as underrepresented in U.S. medicine. The class

includes 15 Blacks, 25 Asians, 1 Puerto Rican, 10 Mexican Americans, 4 Native

Americans and 1 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Sixteen of the incoming students are

reapplicants to the School of Medicine.

Geographically, the student representation is as follows: the North is the legal

residence of 23 percent of the class; 34 percent are from southern states; 16

percent are from central states; and 27 percent are from the West.

Academically, the acceptees presented the following scores: at the time of

application, their college cumulative grade point average (GPA) was 3.64 and

their science GPA was 3.59. The mean score of the acceptees on the Medical

College Admission Test (MCAT) was 509, compared to applicants' average score

of 505.

All of the students have received baccalaureate degrees. Fourteen hold master's

degrees, one has been awarded a Juris Doctorate, one a Doctor of Pharmacy

and one a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Biology was the most-represented

undergraduate major of matriculants (29 percent), followed by chemistry at 8

percent and biochemistry at 5 percent. Other majors for the members of the

Class of 2022 were: biomedical engineering, computer science, neuroscience,

mathematics, exercise science, history, nursing, physiology, and public health.

First Generation College: 34 (20%) students come from parents who did not

complete a four year college degree.

One hundred two students (60%) have had no previous military experience. The

remaining sixty-nine students (40%) have been associated with the military in the

following capacities: 2 were active duty officers; 5 had prior active duty as

officers; 13 were active duty enlisted; 8 had prior active duty as enlisted

personnel; 21 were 2018 service academy graduates; 13 were direct graduates

of ROTC programs and 7 Reserve Components.

Class of 2023 Profile

The F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine matriculated its forty-fourth class

with 3,096 applicants having competed for 171 positions. The applicant-to-

position ratio was 18:1.

Two hundred and seventy-four conditional offers were tendered for the 2019

First-Year Class, providing an acceptance rate of 62 percent.

The incoming class is comprised of 85 women (50%) and 86 men (50%). Forty-

two percent of the applicant pool was female. The average age of the entrants

at the time of application was 24.6 years.

Fifty-two members of the entering class are from minority groups, including 23

from the groups classified as underrepresented in U.S. medicine. The class

includes 9 Blacks, 25 Asians, 2 Puerto Ricans, 10 Mexican Americans, 2 Native

Americans, and 4 Other Hispanics.

Twenty of the incoming students are reapplicants to the School of Medicine.

Geographically, the student representation is as follows: the North is the legal

residence of 24 percent of the class; 36 percent are from southern states; 14

percent are from central states; and 26 percent are from the West.

Academically, the acceptees presented the following scores: at the time of

application, their college cumulative grade point average (GPA) was 3.65 and

their science GPA was 3.61. The mean score of the acceptees on the Medical

College Admission Test (MCAT) was 509, compared to applicants' average

score of 506.

All of the students have received baccalaureate degrees. Sixteen hold master's

degrees, one has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cell

Biology from USU, one a Doctor of Pharmacy and one a Doctor of Audiology.

Biology was the most-represented undergraduate major of matriculants (32

percent). Other majors for the members of the Class of 2023 were: biomedical

engineering, chemistry, computer science, neuroscience, exercise science,

physiology, psychology and biochemistry.

First Generation College: 26 (15%) students come from parents who did not

complete a four year college degree.

Ninety-four students (55%) have had no previous military experience. The

remaining seventy-seven students (45%) have been associated with the

military in the following capacities: 8 were active duty officers; 5 had prior active

duty as officers; 17 were active duty enlisted; 12 had prior active duty as

enlisted personnel; 17 were 2019 service academy graduates; 11 were direct

graduates of ROTC programs and 7 Reserve Components.

Student Groups

Numerous activities, organizations and special interest groups are available at

the university to address a wide range of diverse interests. Students are also

encouraged to participate in the health-based volunteer opportunities in the

community. These groups include:

Academic & Professional Groups

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)

American Medical Association - Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS)

Association of American Medical Colleges–Organization of Student Rep. The

Society of Federal Health Professionals, AMSUS.

Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)

Student Government

Class Governance

Student Advisory Council (SAC)

Service & Social Groups

Active Learning Interest Group

Apollo Society

Asian Pacific American Student Association

Catholic Medical Student Association (CMSA)

Christian Medical Association (CMA)

Dermatones

Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response Interest Group (HA/DR) Latter-

Day Saint Student Association (LDSSA)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People in Medicine & Allies

One Nation: The Indigenous Health Medical Student Interest Group Student

Spouses' Club (SSC)

Tutoring Group

Specialty Interest Groups

Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG)

Community Health Center Interest Group (CHCIG)

Dermatology Interest Group (DER)

Ears, Nose, and Throat Surgical Interest Group (ENTIG)

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)

Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)

Genomic/Personalized Medicine Interest Group (GPMIG)

Student Groups

Global Health Interest Group (GHIG)

Group on women in medicine and science

Infectious Diseases Interest Group (IDIG)

Integrative Medicine Interest Group (IGMIG)

Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

Neurology Interest Group (NEURO)

Nutrition Interest Group

OB/GYN Interest Group (OBGYN)

Operational Medicine Interest Group (OMIG)

Ophthalmology Interest Group (OPIG)

Orthopedic Interest Group (OIG)

Pathology Interest Group (PIG)

Pediatric Interest Group (PEDIG)

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)

Preventive Medicine Interest Group (PMIG)

Psychiatry Interest Group

Radiology Interest Group (RIG)

Sports Medicine Interest Group

Students Interested in Nutrition Group (STING)

Surgery Interest Group (SIG)

Club Sports

USU Bike Club

Dancing Docs Society

Healers Motorcycle Club at USUHS

Ice Hockey (Fighting Docs)

Running Club

Combative Jiu Jitsu

Rugby

Friday Footies

Flag Football

The university offers a great variety of interest groups, many afﬁliated with

national sponsoring organizations, which provide opportunities for learning

about careers and fostering interest in speciﬁc medical specialties by having

students spend time with physicians in an ofﬁce or hospital environment.

Students often become involved in medically related service projects.

Current interest groups include the Aerospace Medical Student

Organization, Club Med Internal Medicine Interest Group, Emergency

Medicine Student Association, The Cutting Edge-Surgical Interest Group,

Family Medicine Interest Group, Student Pediatric Society, and Undersea

Medicine Interest Group.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the physical requirements?

Answer: The four services have different physical readiness

requirements on which you will be tested twice yearly, and the minimum

effort is age dependent. You will have to conform to the weight standard

for each service, and will have to do a minimum number of sit-ups and

push-ups. You will also have to run a 1.5-2 mile course in a speciﬁed

time.

2. Will I be pulled out of medical school to go to war?

Answer: No. As a medical student, you do not have the skills needed to

support combat operations used in a war. The services need you to

complete medical school and get a license to practice medicine so that

you can serve as a licensed physician. If you are selected to continue in

your residency, you will also not be pulled out to go to war because we

need your services as a specialist, not as a general medical ofﬁcer. If you

are not selected to continue in your residency, you will receive

supplemental training ranging from two weeks to six months to prepare

you for your role in the operational setting.

3. What are the requirements for USU?

Answer: You must be a U.S. citizen and have no felony convictions.

Professionally, an MCAT >496, and a GPA >3.0

(while in undergraduate studies, or while in a post baccalaureate

institution or graduate studies) are the minimum standard for USU. The

mean MCAT for matriculants is between 508 and 509 and the mean

GPA is >3.6.

4. Do you have to have military experience to be accepted at

USU?Answer: No. Approximately 30-40% of our students have some

form of prior military experience as an ofﬁcer or enlisted person. The

majority of the students listed as having prior military service actually are

students who have just graduated from the three service academies or

ROTC units.

5. How good are the military residencies?

Answer: All military residencies (Army/Navy/Air Force) are reviewed by

the same national accrediting body that surveys the civilian training

programs. Military residencies are very competitive with university-based

residencies, and military residency graduates have among the highest

ﬁrst time pass rates on specialty board certiﬁcation exams.

Frequently Asked Questions

6. How does military pay compare to civilian pay?

Answer: Military pay is a matter of public record. If you are interested

in pay tables, you can ﬁnd them on www.dfas.mil or

militarypay.defense.gov. Doctors in the military start out with much

higher pay as interns and residents than their civilian counterparts.

Students enrolled at USU do not pay any tuition and are paid as

ofﬁcers with full ofﬁcer beneﬁts as well. During internship and

residency and all of the payback time, a military doctor accumulates

time in service toward retirement,in addition to time in grade for

promotion and pay increases. After specialization, doctors are paid

special bonuses based on the relative discrepancy between civilian

and military pay and the needs of the service. Fully trained doctors

who have completed their payback time usually make about $200K-

$300K, have full medical and dental beneﬁts, 30 days paid vacation

per year, and pay no malpractice insurance.

7. Does the School of Medicine value diversity?

Answer: Yes. The Nation’s Armed Forces and Public Health

Beneﬁciaries represent all demographics of America, and their

physicians need to embody that same diversity of socioeconomic,

racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. The School of Medicine does

not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual preference, color,

creed, religion, national origin, marital status or state of residence.

The Admissions Committee takes all aspects of a potential student’s

educational journey into account when making admissions decisions--

a diverse student body holds tremendous educational value for all

future military and public health medical ofﬁcers.

The Physician Scientist Training Program

(M.D./Ph.D. Program)

The M.D./Ph.D. Program combines a rigorous science graduate curriculum with

outstanding clinical training, and special integrated M.D./Ph.D. activities that qualify

students for careers in academic medicine, biomedical and clinical research, as well

as clinical practice. This Program requires the student to dedicate 7-8 years to

complete a challenging combination of training. Matriculants to the M.D./Ph.D.

Program must maintain all requirements necessary to be commissioned into the

United States military throughout the Ph.D. portion of his/her training.

Financial Support and Military Service

Students admitted to the M.D./Ph.D. Program will receive a graduate stipend for the

first three years. In most cases, students are commissioned as military officers

(grade O-1), at the end of the third year in the program. Commissioning will mark the

beginning of the student’s military service.

Application and Admission Procedures

Applicants apply through AMCAS as well as submitting a USU Ph.D. Program

application. The M.D. Admissions Office will review the AMCAS application in

consideration for an interview invitation. The Admissions Committee of the

appropriate Graduate Program will review the graduate application for consideration

for the Ph.D. Program. These reviews are done independently by both Committees.

The Curriculum

The curriculum combines and integrates the requirements for both the M.D. and the

Ph.D. degrees. It consists of three phases to be completed in seven to eight years.

The first phase will generally be 18 months (Pre-clerkship). After taking NBLE Step

1, the student will enter the Ph.D. training period. The first three years will be

completed as a civilian, under the guidance of the Graduate Program Associate

Dean, thesis advisor, and M.D./Ph.D. Advisory Committee. Advanced Ph.D. courses

and the qualifying examination for advancement to candidacy will be taken usually

during the summer after 3rd year and a doctoral thesis proposal subsequently

submitted to the thesis advisory committee. In addition, s/he will be commissioned

and will attend Officer Basic Training. As a uniformed officer, the student will

complete the remaining requirements of the Medical School curriculum and will also

continue to spend significant time on thesis research, submit and then defend his/

her doctoral dissertation. S/he will be awarded the Ph.D. after his/her private and

oral defenses. The final phase of the Program begins with the Clerkships. The

student will return to full participation in the Medical School curriculum. After

satisfactory completion of all requirements, the student will be awarded the M.D.

degree.

Contacts:

Office of Medical School Admissions

1-800-772-1743 or admissions@usuhs.edu

Office of Graduate Education

1-800-772-1747 or graduateprogram@usuhs.edu

School of Medicine Graduate Programs

Are you planning to obtain an advanced degree in biomedical science or

public health? The intellectual stimulation, a desire to expand your skills and

knowledge, and the potential for career advancement, may make this option

attractive for you. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

(USU), School of Medicine Graduate Programs may be just the place for you

to receive a challenging course of study leading to a doctoral or master’s

degree in an environment of service and interest in contributing to the health

and research needs of the nation. The available degree programs are:

• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programs

– Emerging Infectious Diseases

– Molecular and Cell Biology

– Neuroscience

• Departmentally-based Ph.D. Programs

– Medical and Clinical Psychology

– Environmental Health Sciences *

– Medical Zoology *

• Master of Science Programs*

– Public Health

– Molecular and Cell Biology

• Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

• Master of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (MTM&H)

• Master of Healthcare Administration and Policy (MHAP)

• Masters/PhD in Health Professions Education

The SOM USU Graduate Programs are offered to both civilian & military

students and are an essential and critical element of the academic

environment at the University. The USU campus is located in Bethesda,

Maryland, (a suburb of Washington, DC), on the grounds of the Walter Reed

National Military Medical Center.

Large numbers of both basic science and clinical science faculty members are

involved in the didactic and research training of USU graduate students. An

excellent faculty to student ratio is provided by more than 150 biomedical

science faculty who teach graduate students courses and mentor students

during-

For active duty military only

School of Medicine Graduate Programs

their research and thesis preparation. Graduate training programs are

conducted in state-of-the-art research facilities on the USU campus.

Students can enhance their educational experiences at USU through

collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, Walter Reed Army

Institute of Research, Naval Medical Research Center, United States Army

Medical Research Institute of Infection Disease and numerous

biotechnology companies in the area.

The over 200 students currently enrolled in the doctoral and master’s

programs at USU come from all parts of the country and from all types of

undergraduate academic institutions. Two-thirds of the graduate students

are pursuing doctoral degrees (Ph.D. or Dr.P.H.) and one-third are master’s

degree candidates. The University offers stipends on a competitive basis to

civilian doctoral students who are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants. First

year students receive approximately $35,800. Outstanding applicants may

be nominated for the Dean’s Special Fellowship that supports a standard

stipend with an additional $5,000. Civilian students do not incur a service

obligation to the United States government after the completion of their

graduate training program. Active-duty military personnel accepted to study

full-time must have the consent and sponsorship of their parent service.

Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree from a U.S., Canada,

or Puerto Rico accredited academic institution prior to enrollment.

Information and application can be found at: www.usuhs.edu (click on

“Graduate Education”)

Completed application should be received before December 1 for

matriculation in late August the following year. There is no application fee.

School of Medicine Graduate Programs

Speciﬁc Programs and Research Areas:

Emerging Infectious Diseases Program

This interdisciplinary program has three academic tracks within the ﬁeld of

emerging infectious diseases: microbiology and immunology, pathology, or

preventive medicine/parasitology, with primary interest in the pathogenesis,

host response, pathology and epidemiology of infectious diseases. Research

training emphasizes modern methods in molecular biology, cell biology and

interdisciplinary approaches. www.usuhs.edu/eid.

Molecular and Cell Biology Program

This interdisciplinary Ph.D. program offers training to address many of the

fundamental questions of modern biology ranging from protein-nucleic acid

interactions to cytokines, growth factors, and developmental biology.

Prospective students should have a background in biological or chemical

sciences. Study for the M.S. degree is available to uniformed ofﬁcers.

www.usuhs.edu/mcb.

Neuroscience Program

This is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program for students with strong training in

the biological, behavioral, and/or physical sciences. Research includes

development, regeneration, and plasticity in the nervous system, molecular

neurobiology, and adaptive responses of the nervous system to stress, injury,

and a changing environment. Integrated instruction in the development,

structure, function and pathology of the nervous system and its interaction

with the environment is provided. www.usuhs.edu/nes.

Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology

Doctoral programs and research in medical psychology emphasize the

application of psychology to behavioral medicine and to clinical psychology.

Study in applied areas on the interface of health, psychology, and behavior,

and in basic areas of psychology is offered. An American Psychological

Association-accredited clinical psychology Ph.D. program is offered to

selected members of the Uniformed Services. www.usuhs.edu/mps.

School of Medicine Graduate Programs

Health Professions Education

The HPE programs are meant to provide a spectrum of opportunities for health

professionals (such as physicians, nurses, and dentists) or those that are

committed to working with health professionals as a career (e.g. executive

administrators) in the Military Health System (MHS). The HPE programs meet

an identified need to produce DoD health professionals with expertise in health

professions education, who can lead programs across the continuum. Thus,

the overarching goal of the HPE programs is to educate practitioners who will

serve as academic leaders and will contribute to the continuous advancement

of health professions education and research. Graduates of these graduate

programs are uniquely situated to take major leadership roles within the MHS.

The HPE programs have several offerings spanning from a Foundations in

Health Professions Education certificate to a PhD in HPE degree.

www.usuhs.edu/hpe.

Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

The Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

(MTM&H), and the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) programs are

designed for students with at least 3 years of experience in a health-related

ﬁeld. Two Ph.D. programs are offered: Medical Zoology, for students with a

master’s degree in entomology or parasitology who wish to pursue further

study in ﬁeld-oriented medical parasitology or vector biology; and

Environmental Health Sciences, which includes environmental health science

research particularly in the area of military-relevant exposure assessment. visit

www.usuhs.edu/pmb.

Masters of Healthcare Administration and Policy (MHAP) Program

The MHAP Program is a 2-year program designed to develop health systems

leaders with sophisticated interagency policy expertise. The primary focus of

the degree is the merging of critical thinking and knowledge while exposing

students to the global, political, and institutional factors that influence the need,

demand, and cost of health services. The faculty and staff provide an

innovative curriculum that offers access to top policy-making federal

government agencies, of both a didactic and residency phase. The first year is

composed of five academic quarters focused on an in-depth approach to the

study of healthcare policy, applied science, and leadership. The second year of

the program consists of an administrative residency in the NCA which will

provide practical experience in healthcare administration, policy and

leadership.

www.usuhs.edu/pmb/hsa-grad-edu.

School of Medicine Graduate Programs

For more information contact:

Graduate Education Office

(301) 295-3913, 301-295-9474

Email: graduateprogram@usuhs.edu

Web: www.usuhs.edu (click on "Graduate Education")

School of Medicine Graduate Education Team

Dr. Saibal Dey

saibal.dey@usuhs.edu

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Dr. Robert Kortum

robert.kortum@usuhs.edu

Director, MD/PhD Program

Ms. E. Marina Sherman

Graduate Education Program Specialist

elena.sherman@usuhs.edu

Contacts for Office of Recruitment and Admissions

Admissions:

Toll Free:

Fax number:

eMail:

Associate Dean for Recruitment & Admissions

Captain Robert Liotta, MD

Medical Corps, U. S. Navy

Director, Ofﬁce of Admissions

Mrs. Joan C. Stearman, MSW

Deputy Director

Mrs. Denise K. Anderson, MS

Admissions Assistant

Ms. LaRhonda R. Baker

Admissions Assistant

Mrs. Sheena G. Ferrell

Admissions Assistant

Vacant

Admissions Assistant

Vacant

Admissions Assistant

Ms. Alexandra Bowker, BS

Director of Recruitment

Dr. Althea Green, PhD

Recruitment Analyst

Dr. Margeaux Auslander, PhD

Program Administrative Officer

Mr. Ruiz Gustavo, MBA

Commissioning Coordinator

Mr. Sterling Stokes, BS

Program Support Assistant

Ms. Jennifer L. Aguilar

(301) 295-3101

1 (800) 772-1743

(301) 295-3545

admissions@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3101

email: robert.liotta@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3101

email: joan.stearman@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3380

email: denise.anderson@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3102

email: larhonda.baker@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3103

email: sheena.ferrell@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-9347

email: admissions@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-9301

email: admissions@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-9348

email: alexandra.bowker.ctr@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-3198

email: althea.green@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-1452

email: margeaux.auslander.ctr@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-9204

email: gustavo.ruiz@usuhs.edu

(301) 295-1361

email: sterling.stokes.ctr@usuhs.edu

(301) 319-0590

email: jennifer.aguilar.ctr@usuhs.edu

Medical Students Visit Antietam National Battlefield

Medical Students Recite Hippocratic Oath at their White Coat Ceremony

Uniformed

Services

University

4301 Jones Bridge Road

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Richard W. Thomas, M.D., D.D.S.,

Major General, US Army (Ret)

President, USU

Arthur L. Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H.

Dean, School of Medicine

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