Dr. Mydirah Littlepage-Saunders always planned to earn the title “doctor,” but the student who once expected to put “MD” after her name became a neuroscientist instead, completing her PhD at the ...

USU's 2026-2029 strategic plan rebuilds military medicine education, research, and partnerships for a fight without a Golden Hour.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amelia Nixon has received the Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award at the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) level, and two civilian staff members at the ...

For many military officers, their career trajectory is set when they’re commissioned. For 2nd Lt. Donovan Hinton and 2nd Lt. Yulee "Kristel" Shin, however, their Army service gave them the skills and ...

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) kicked off its annual Alumni Weekend with Founders’ Day on Friday, September 18, honoring more than five decades of academic excellence, ...

Twenty-five years ago, Americans watched firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, police officers, military personnel and other first responders move toward unimaginable danger. Victoria Capobianco wasn't ...

The Brain Trauma Foundation’s Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition — the first revision in 25 years — urge surgeons to treat gunshot and blast wounds to ...

For pre-med students on civilian campuses, navigating the path to military medicine can be complex. The Uniformed Services University (USU) and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program ...

Musculoskeletal injuries and burnout are among the leading reasons service members lose training time and duty days. For decades, military medicine has focused much of its care on treating these ...

More than 20 years ago, Tammy Servies arrived at the Uniformed Services University (USU) as a medical student, beginning a journey that would take her around the world—from caring for service members ...

As the Military Health System marks 250 years of military medicine, the Uniformed Services University educates and equips the force. American military medicine has never been the work of one place. It ...

Rich graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine before completing his surgical training. Rather than entering private practice following residency, he chose military service, accepting ...