Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university run by the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps.

The university consists of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, a medical school, the Graduate School of Nursing, a nursing school, a postgraduate dental college, and a full health sciences graduate education program. The university’s campus is located in Bethesda, Maryland. USU was established in 1972 under legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Felix Edward Hébert of Louisiana. It graduated its first class in 1980.

As the dust was settling on the battlefields of Okinawa and the American public was reveling in the fruits of victory, the Department of Defense acknowledged the end of World War II with the discharge of more than ten million men and women. This exodus had vast implications for the Military Health System, because included in the turnover were many physicians who-having met their civic responsibilities-returned to their public and private practices. This massive departure left the armed forces with a dwindling medical corps.

Immediately following the war, policy leaders in Congress and the Defense Department discussed the establishment of a federally run medical school. They debated the merits of educating soldiers and sailors in the practice of medicine. Opposition was quick to point out the long lead time to organize such an academy and there was of course, the matter of cost. It would require considerable funding to see this idea to fruition. On the other hand, the services needed career physicians.

Mission
The Uniformed Services University is the Nation’s federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during 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 an outstanding academic health sciences center 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.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor’s Programs

Graduate Programs

• Doctoral Programs
• Master’s Programs

Schools

• School of Medicine
• School of Education
• Graduate School of Nursing

Departments

• Anatomy, Physiology & Genetics Program
• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Program
• Medical & Clinical Psychology Program
• Molecular & Cell Biology
• Microbiology & Immunology Program
• Neuroscience Program
• Pathology Program
• Pharmacology Program
• Preventive Medicine & Biometrics

Contact Details
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
800-772-1743
800-772-1747
(301) 295-9004
Official Website: http://www.usuhs.mil/