Family Medicine (FAM)

• Bachelor of Arts in English, Brigham Young University, August 1994

• Doctor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, June 1998

• Residency in Family Medicine, David Grant Medical Center, July 2001

• Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, August 2002

Dr. Beutler is a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine and the medical director of the USU Injury Prevention Research Laboratory (don't let the "director" title fool you: he's the only sports doc there, so of course he's the director!) He enjoys basketball, bike-riding, and writing IRB proposals while jabbing sharp sticks into his eyes in his spare time.

Education and Research
Dr. Beutler is an acclaimed international educator and researcher in sports medicine and musculoskeletal injury prevention. He directs the Tri-service military sports medicine fellowship in Washington DC and is the educational director for 12 sports medicine fellows in the National Capital Sports Medicine Consortium each year. As a member of the JUMP-ACL Partnership and of the CHAMP Consortiums, his study teams have received multiple national grants and awards for their ground-breaking work in injury prevention and injury prediction, both in military and civilian populations. Col Beutler has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, edited a sports medicine textbook, and successfully evoked deep slumber and copious drool from unsuspecting lecture attendees around the world.

Executive Leadership
Lt Col Beutler is on the executive committee for multiple national and military organizations dedicated to improving the health and safety of military and civilian populations. As a member of the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) at USU, Dr. Beutler works to translate scientific knowledge into policies and clinical practice that optimize physical resilience in military warfighters.

Background and Personal Data
Dr. Beutler was born in Lafeyette, Indiana. His Hoosier birthright proving insufficient to overcome his congenital lack of athletic talent--he was forced to seek gainful employment outside the NBA. Due to circumstances largely beyond his control, he received his M.D. from Duke University and is an active member of the AOA. Upon arriving home, he transforms into a large plaything for his children.

Research Interests
ACL Injury mechanisms, musculoskeletal injury mechanisms, post-traumatic arthritis, musculoskeletal education, sudden death in athletes, and exercise as a treatment for anything

1999: BA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2004: MD, Uniformed Services University
2007: Residency, Family Medicine, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, MD
2010: Fellowship, Faculty Development, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

After residency graduation, Dr. Bunt joined the faculty in the joint military-civilian Family Medicine Residency program at Offutt Air Force Base and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. While in Omaha, NE, Dr. Bunt was the Director of Pre-Doctoral Education (Medical Student Coordinator) and served as the Assistant Residency Program Director. He also co-directed the Faculty Development Curriculum for all 42+ faculty members in the joint residency program and was the Director of the Evidence Based Medicine Curriculum for all medical students.

Dr. Bunt transitioned from Active Duty Air Force to the IMA Reserves in September 2016. With the Reserves, Dr. Bunt has continued to work with USU in his role as the Medical Director of the Military Primary Care Research Network. He also continues to support the Family Medicine Clerkship, help with recruiting for USU and support the Department of Family Medicine through mentorship of students and faculty.

Dr. Bunt's civilian job is in Undergraduate Medical Education at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is the Family Medicine Interest Group faculty advisor as well as the College of Medicine's Military Medical Advisor.

Dr. Bunt holds a secondary appointment in the USU Graduate School of Nursing, teaching in Evidence Based Practice.

Dr. Bunt's research interests include Evidence Based Medicine, Medical Decision Support and Faculty Development.

Texas A&M University - B.S. 2001
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - M.D. 2006
David Grant USAF Medical Center, Residency in Family Medicine - 2009

Dr. Chang earned her medical degree from USU and completed Family Medicine residency training at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. She was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where she served as a provider in the Family Health Clinic. She deployed to Balad, Iraq in 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She has practiced full-spectrum family medicine while serving as teaching faculty in two Air Force Family Medicine Residency programs, including Eglin AFB and the combined military-civilian program at Offutt AFB and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Chang currently assists with teaching in the USU pre-clerkship and clerkship curriculum, and serves as the Faculty Advisor for the USU Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG).

University of Southern California - B.A., Psychology and Biology with Honors, magna cum laude - 2001
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine - M.D. - 2005
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Residency in Family Medicine – 2008

LCDR Francesca Cimino is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. She is the new director of the Reflective Practice curriculum for the Physician in Society module.

Dr. Cimino graduated from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 2005 and did her residency training in Family Medicine at Naval Hospital Jacksonville in Florida. She was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan from 2008-2011, and deployed in 2010 to the NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She then moved to Naval Hospital Bremerton and was faculty and Assistant Program Director during her tenure there. Before arriving at USUHS in May 2017, she was a physician at the White House Medicine (WHMU) in Washington, DC, where she was Director of Clinical Services, and the lead physician for the Presidential Support Duty Program and Executive Medicine.

Dr. Cimino is a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) - High Honor Graduate
Ricks College - Rexburg, Idaho, 1997

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Major:Psychology; Minor: Chemistry) - Summa Cum Laude
Southern Utah University - Cedar City, Utah, 1999

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, Missouri, 2004

Residency in Family Medicine
Scott Air Force Base/St. Louis University - Belleville, IL, 2004-2007

Faculty Development Fellowship
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, 2007-2008

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences - Bethesda, Maryland, 2011-2012

Air War College Distance Course
Air University - 2016

Christopher E. Jonas, DO is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, he serves as a core faculty member in Family Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He also co-directs the Multi-Systems Module and directs the B3 Telehealth course. Prior to these he directed of the Resident Development Program which trains 6 Tri-Service Family Medicine Residents annually. He is a Lt. Col. in the US Air Force and began work in the Department of Family Medicine in June 2016. Dr. Jonas earned his Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Scott Air Force Base/St Louis University in Belleville, Illinois where he served as Chief Resident of that program. He completed Fellowships in Faculty Development at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan and Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Jonas has fulfilled several roles as a member of the US Air Force Medical Corps. Prior to arriving at USUHS, he was a Physician for the White House Medicine Unit (WHMU) in Washington DC from 2012-2016, where he was also a WHMU Deputy Director and Chief of Clinical & Executive Medicine Services. Prior to entering the White House Medical Unit, Dr. Jonas completed his Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, including significant amounts of time at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Jonas spent 4 years as a faculty member at the Eglin Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency in Florida, where he was a clerkship and rotation site coordinator. He deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and completed Air War College via correspondence through Air University.

Dr. Jonas is a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). He was elected and subsequently served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) from 2012-2015 and Vice President of that organization from 2017-2018. He was recently elected President of USAFP to begin tenure in March 2019. He has been an Alternate Delegate and Delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates, the policy making body for the nation’s largest medical specialty organization.

Bachelor of Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (2007)
Highest Honors with Highest Distinction

Masters of Science, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (2009)
American Psychological Association (APA) Accredited Program: Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Children and Families

Clinical Psychology Residency, Malcom Grow Medical Clinic, Joint Base Andrews (2011-2012)
APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (2012)
APA Accredited Program: Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Children and Families

Dr. Ryan R. Landoll is the Assistant Dean for Preclinical Sciences in the Office for Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Medical and Clinical Psychology at USU. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Community Psychology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. Dr. Landoll earned his B.S. in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and subsequently received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. Dr. Landoll completed his Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic at Joint Base Andrews, MD. He is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist and a Department of Defense Internal Behavioral Health Consultant Expert Trainer.

Prior to being stationed at USU, Dr. Landoll held several positions within the 20th Medical Group at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. He served as the Chief, Mental Health Clinic, and the Behavioral Health Optimization Program Manager. He has also deployed as a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Psychologist at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom's Sentinel.

Dr. Landoll's research interest span several areas in child, pediatric, and health psychology. He has over 60 publications and presentations on these topics, as well as areas including school mental health and supervision of clinical assessment. His research broadly focuses on two main topic areas: primary care behavioral health, and adolescent peer relationships (i.e., romantic relationships, friendships, and peer victimization, including cyber victimization) and internalizing disorders (i.e., social anxiety, depression). He is a member of the American Board of Clinical Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Collaborative on Healthy Parenting in Primary Care, the Society for Military Psychology and the Society of Pediatric Psychology. He is the Chair for the Society for Military Psychology's Early Career Psychologist Committee and the society's 2019 Program Chair for the American Psychological Association annual convention.

Fellow, medical journalism, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Leawood, Kan., 2015

Ph.D., health and strategic communication, George Mason University, Va., 2011

M.S., technical communication, Colorado State University, Colo., 2000

B.A., corporate communication, College of Charleston, S.C., 1996

Christy J.W. Ledford is an associate professor and director of research programs in the Department of Family Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. As a health communication scientist, she seeks to integrate communication principles into medical education and practice, both through theory and the application of mixed methods research. Her research focuses on how patients and physicians can negotiate emerging evidence together. Christy also plays an active role in training and mentoring students and residents throughout the Military Health System, in her role as Research Director for the Military Primary Care Research Network.

Research interests: Patient-provider communication, communicating uncertainty in medicine, patient activation

1986-1990 Bachelors of Science in Biology Norwich University, Military College of Vermont Northfield, Vermont

1990-1994 Doctor of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland

1994-1995 Intern- Family Medicine Dewitt Army Community Hospital Fort Belvoir, Virginia

1995-1997 Resident-Family Medicine Dewitt Army Community Hospital Fort Belvoir, Virginia

2000-2001 Fellow Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland
Primary Care Sports Medicine

2004-2005 Command and General Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Staff Officer’s Course (In-Residence)

Dr. Leggit is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USUHS), Bethesda MD. He retired from 25 years of military service in the Army Medical Corps as a Colonel. He is a Board Certified Family Physician with a certificate of added qualification in Primary Care Sports Medicine as well as a medical acupuncturist. He is the clinical module director for the Musculoskeletal Curriculum for the School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Healthcare Operations for the University Family Health Center. In addition he is one of the key faculty for the National Capital Consortium’s Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. Prior to arriving at the USUHS, Dr. Leggit was the Director of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at Fort Detrick, MD. There he was responsible for all aspects of planning, execution, and management of the CDMRP mission, which included research in 17 programs including Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Ovarian cancer, Neurofibromatosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Autism and other peer-reviewed research programs with an annual budget of $500 million. Prior to the CDMRP, he served as Deputy Commander for Clinical Services for General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Commander of Barquist Army Health Clinic at Fort Detrick, MD. In 2003, Dr. Leggit deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Battalion Surgeon with 1-67 Armor, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division earning a Bronze Star.

BS Washington State University
MD University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Miller attended the University of Washington School of Medicine and was the recipient of a Navy Health Professions Scholarship. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA. where he served as Chief Resident. Following tours with the 1st Marine Division and as Department Head, Administrative Support Unit Bahrain, he completed a tour as Assistant Professor Family Medicine at USUHS as well as a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He served as Department Chair and Residency Program Director of the Navy’s largest Family Medicine program at Naval Hospital, Jacksonville FL. He then served as Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine USUHS before assuming the position of Director, Navy Graduate and Continuing Medical Education, a position he held for over 10 years until his retirement in 2011. He has served as President of the Uniformed Services Chapter of Family Physicians and has been selected as the Chapter’s Family Physician of the Year.

EDUCATION AND POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Faculty Development Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011

Residency, Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC, 2005

Medical Doctorate (MD), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2002

Bachelor of Science (BS), United States Military Academy, West Point, 1997

LTC Dana Nguyen is a 24-year military veteran and U.S. Army Family Physician. She was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, where she enjoyed the smell of corn flakes from the cereal factories across town, and played multiple sports at Gull Lake High School. She spent her undergraduate years at the United States Military Academy focused on leadership, academic studies, and playing collegiate softball. Dana earned her MD at the Uniformed Services University in 2002 and then transitioned to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to complete her Family Medicine residency training, serving as a Chief Resident during her third year. After marrying her medical school sweetheart, Chuck, they moved to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri to practice full-scope Family Medicine for the first several years after residency training. Dana also served as the Chief of the Department of Family Medicine and deployed to OEF with the 10th Mountain Division while assigned to GLWACH. Following her love of teaching and mentoring, Dana returned to Ft. Bragg to serve for five years as the Associate Program Director in the Army’s largest Family Medicine residency program. She also completed a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She transitioned back to USU in 2014 where she humbly serves as faculty in the Departments of Family Medicine and Military and Emergency Medicine. She invests her time in the professional and personal development of the next generation of military physicians and in teaching about patient-centered care. Her academic research is focused in the areas of military medicine, education, and resiliency. She additionally serves as the Army representative on the Joint Programmatic Review Panel to the DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program.

1963 B.A., University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
1967 M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
1967-1967 Rotating Internship, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
1968-1970 Residency General Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
(WRAMC), Washington, DC
1969 Summer Program, Institute of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University,
Brunswick, NJ
1970-1972 Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, WRAMC, Washington, DC
1971-1972 Fellowship, Family and Marital Therapy, Washington School of Psychiatry,
(WSP) Washington, DC
1983-1984 Georgetown Family Therapy Training Program, Washington, DC

Dr. Privitera received his A.B. degree from the University of Rochester and his M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School. He completed a rotating internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida before entering the U.S. Army and completing a General Psychiatry Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1970. He also completed fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy.

Dr. Privitera has served as Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center; Chief of Outpatient and Inpatient Psychiatry, and Director, Psychiatric Education and Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and as Chief, Community Mental Health Service at Fort Meade. In addition, Dr. Privitera was the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences from 1979 to 1983. Dr. Privitera retired from the U.S. Army and has been Director of the University Counseling Service since 1990.

Dr. Privitera has been co-director of the USUHS second year Human Behavior Course from 1990 to 2004, as co-director of the National Capital Area Psychiatric Residency Training in Couples and Family Therapy from 1977 to present. Since 2008 to present, he has served as Senior Consultant to the NCC Psychiatric Residency Program.

1984-88 University of Pittsburgh Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry/Biophysics
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry

1988-92 University of Pittsburgh Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

1992-94 Internship and Residency in Family Medicine
Naval Hospital Charleston
Charleston, SC 29405

1994-95 Residency in Family Medicine
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055

1998-99 Fellowship in Operative Obstetrics
Florida Hospital
Orlando, FL 32803

Dr. Jeffrey D. Quinlan earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA in 1988. He went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Quinlan completed Family Medicine training at Naval Hospital Charleston, SC and at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, CA, and subsequently, completed a Maternity Care Fellowship at Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL. He has been stationed at Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL, and Navy Medicine Support Command, Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Quinlan is currently stationed at the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, where he has served as the Vice Chair in the Department of Family Medicine and the Interim Chair of the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology. He currently serves as the Chair, Department of Family Medicine and the Chair, of the Student Promotion Committee.

He has served as Program Director of the Naval Hospital Jacksonville Family Medicine Residency Program and is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. He has deployed on three occasions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Additionally, he was appointed by the Navy Surgeon General as Specialty Leader for Family Medicine from 2010 - 2014.

Dr. Quinlan’s professional memberships include the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and AOA. He serves as an Associate Editor for the American Academy of Family Physician’s Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics program and is a member of the AAFP’s Commission on Health of the Public and Science.

Georgetown University - B.S. 1983
Georgetown University School of Medicine - M.D. 1987
David Grant USAF Medical Center; Residency in Family Medicine - 1987-1990
University of California, San Francisco: Fellowship in Faculty Development - 1996-1997

Brian V. Reamy, M.D., is the Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Professor of Family Medicine and Medicine at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role he provides direct oversight over the medical education program, medical student affairs, and all faculty affairs for the School of Medicine’s 684 students and 3,700 national faculty. He is a retired Colonel from the United States Air Force Medical Corp and the past-chair of the Department of Family Medicine at USU from 2001-2009. Dr. Reamy earned his medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School and graduated AOA. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, California and served as Chief Resident of that program. He also completed a Fellowship in Academic Medicine & Faculty Development at the University of California, San Francisco.
During his USAF career, Dr. Reamy served in many roles: as Chief of Family Practice at Eielson AFB, Alaska located 70 mi from the Arctic Circle and as faculty and subsequently Residency Director of two Air Force Residency Programs at Travis AFB, CA and Andrews AFB, Maryland. Dr. Reamy has an extensive record of research, publications and speaking in Faculty Development, Medical Education, and the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease through the control of hyperlipidemia.
Dr. Reamy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). He has served on the Board of Directors of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP). He has also served as the Vice President and President of that organization. Dr. Reamy also spent two years as a Delegate to the AAFP, the policy making body for the nation’s largest specialty organization.

2004-2006 Faculty Development Fellow, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA
2004-2006 MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2000-2002 Resident, Dewitt Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Fort Belvoir, VA
1999-2000 Intern, Dewitt Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Fort Belvoir, VA
1995-1999 MD, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
1991-1995 BA, (Chemistry) Duke University, Durham, NC

Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, FAAFP serves as the Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine—America’s Medical School—in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Saguil is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and is on the faculty of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency. He is the Vice Chair of the AAMC’s MCAT Validity Committee, a contributing editor to the American Family Physician, and Chair of the AAFP’s Commission on Continuing Professional Development.

Dr. Saguil received his B.A. in Chemistry from Duke University and his M.D. from the University of Florida College of Medicine. After completing his residency at DeWitt Army Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he has been stationed in Grafenwoehr, Germany; Fort Lewis, Washington; and Fort Gordon, Georgia. He has deployed to Afghanistan and served as the Chief of Primary Care for the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan; his actions in theater were recognized with the Bronze Star and the Canadian Chief of Defence Staff Commendation.

2007-2008: Faculty Development Fellowship, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC.
2001-2003: Resident, Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency, Naval Hospital Bremerton, Bremerton, WA.
2000-2001: Intern, Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency, Naval Hospital Bremerton, Bremerton, WA.
1996-2000: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
1992-1996: Bachelor of Science (BS), Oceanography (Honors Track), United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

Dr. Saperstein is a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine and the Director of the Reflective Practice Curriculum in the School of Medicine and Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University. His research interests include the use of innovative curricular design, to include curricula that offer learners an authentic view through the lens of their community and the use of technology in medical education.

Dr. Saperstein was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California, and Spain. Although not part of a military family when a child, the frequent moves seemed to suit him, and contributed to his joining the Navy “to see the world” at 17. Dr. Saperstein is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, Tulane University Medical School, Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency at Naval Hospital, Bremerton, and the Faculty Development Fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Prior to arriving at USUHS in 2012, his tours of duty included serving at Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan; Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL; and Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy. He is the Director of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians’ Mentorship program, co-Director of the Wounded Warrior Partnership, and Faculty Lead for the Apollo Society (a group dedicated to sharing the arts in the healthcare community). His interests include hitting the pitch for a game of futbol, live theater, and reading fiction.

Research Interests: Use of Innovative Technology as Educational Tools, Reflective Practice, Mentorship

Master’s of Health Profession Education, University of Michigan (currently enrolled)
Senior Educational Leadership Fellowship, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 9/2007 – 5/2008
Faculty Development Fellowship, Office of Medical Education and Research Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 9/2003 - 6/2004
Allergy Extender Training, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX and Lakenheath Air Base, England 12/1998 – 2/1999
Family Medicine Residency, Eglin Community Hospital, Eglin AFB, FL 7/1995 – 6/1998
Doctor of Medicine; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814 8/1991 – 5/1995
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry minor; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 8/1987 – 5/1991

Ph.D. (Social Work), University of South Carolina, 2011
M.S.W. (Interpersonal Practice), University of Michigan, 1991
B.S. (Psychology), Central Michigan University, Magna cum Laude, 1990

LTC Ronald Whalen has over 20 years of military social work experience, with clinical and leadership experience managing deployment cycle stressors among operational units. He has experience assisting maneuver commanders in the use of organizational surveys to identify interventions meant to promote the psychological wellbeing of unit members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. His research experience and interests include modeling unit-level effects (e.g., climate, cohesion) on individual-level mental health outcomes.

1989 Certified Health Education Specialist (C. H. E.S.)
National Commission on Accreditation of Health Educators
Whitehall, PA 18052-5642

1983 Required training for use of Functional Assessment Inventory
(FAI), Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida 33602

1978 Ph.D. in Public Health Education, Summa Cum Laude
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916.
Secondary area of study: Adult and Higher Education

1975 M.S. in Animal Science, Summa Cum Laude
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916
Secondary area of study: Statistics

1971 B.S. in Microbiology
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916
Secondary areas of study: Zoology and History

FELLOWSHIPS

2007 Program for Comprehensive Assessment in Health Science Education
Harvard Macy Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02117

2003 Program for Leaders in the Health Professions
Harvard Macy Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02117

2002 Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice
Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02117

Dr. Wilson is a Professor of Family Medicine . She has been a faculty member at USU since 1986. She obtained a B.S. in microbiology, an M.S. in animal science (summa cum laude), and a Ph.D. in public health (summa cum laude) from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Dr. Wilson holds a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics and has taught and conducted research in both university and medical school settings. Dr. Wilson has on-going projects in the areas of, health service delivery in service members with PTSD and health benefits of human animal interactions. More specifically, she has focused upon the therapeutic value of companion animals (CA) in specific populations.

Dr. Wilson has served on review panels for the NIH as well as for foundations in the areas of health and education. She serves as a reviewer for numerous journals in the biomedical field and is an associate editor of the journal Anthrozoös . She has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and books. In addition she has co-edited/authored a peer reviewed text on companion animals in human health.