Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Executive Dean
Thomas R. Schneid, DMD, MS
COL, USAF (Ret), DC
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The mission of USU is to support the readiness of America’s Warfighter and the health and well-being of the military community by educating and developing uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research, and by providing operational support to units around the world.
Since our first graduating class in 1980, the USU's MDs. Nurses and graduates in biomedical sciences provide exceptional service through service in the U.S. Military and civilian careers of distinction. Today, America's Medical School has 691 enrolled students and 5,043 graduates. Over 1,300 graduates in Biomedical Sciences lead aggressive research in medical research. Today's 663 graduates of the School of Nursing blend science, research and field training in advanced practice and PhD degrees. The USU's Postgraduate Dental College provides advanced degree's to the military's dental community, graduating 72 students since establishment.
The University's research program covers a range of clinical and other topics important to both the military and public health. Infectious diseases, trauma medicine, health maintenance, and cancer are areas of particular strength. Researchers are also making important new efforts in state-of-the-art fields that cut across disciplines, such as genomics, proteomics, and drug-delivery mechanisms.
USU is home to many different Centers and Institutes, which help advance the university's research, education and public service missions. Faculty members and students collaborate with other leading experts at USU's Centers and Institutes on projects that push incredible boundaries across manifold disciplines of biomedical science. Their work is shaping military medicine and world health in many positive, powerful ways.
The USU's military unique curriculum is supported by military professions from all services who teach USU's military and civilian students. All military personnel are supported by the USU Brigade, the Brigade staff are managed by the Military Personnel Office.
AFRRI mission is to preserve the health and performance of U.S. military personnel and to protect humankind through research that advances understanding of the effects of ionizing radiation.
To these ends, the institute collaboratively researches the biological effects of ionizing radiation and provides medical training and emergency response to manage incidents related to radiation exposure.
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Welcome to the Postgraduate Dental College (PDC) website. The PDC was established in 2010 at the request of the Services to provide a Master of Science in Oral Biology degree for existing military graduate dental education programs. The first students matriculated in 2010 and received degrees in 2012. The PDC continues to grow through the affiliation of programs at additional teaching sites. The PDC has approximately 130 students under instruction in 19 different programs in seven different disciplines of dentistry. The addition of the masters’ degree has enhanced both the professionalism and “jointness” of the Services’ residency programs. It has also eliminated the need for other degree providers for affiliated programs, enhancing consistency across the Services.
The newest addition to the PDC includes 10 Air Force, 1-year Advanced General Dentistry Education Programs. Dental officers attend these programs in their first military assignment, training in all dental disciplines to both expand and enhance their skills in support of the services’ readiness missions. Graduates of these programs earn a certificate of completion.
Under the academic umbrella of the University, the Services have benefited by expanded library access, enhanced faculty development, and research oversight. Within a decade, it is expected that the majority of career dental officers from all Services will be USUHS graduates.
The Tri-Service Center for Oral Health Studies (TSCOHS)- https://www.usuhs.edu/tscohs/ - is aligned to USU under the Postgraduate Dental College. The Center consists of service representatives, with specialty training in Dental Public Health. TSCOHS officers provide consultative services related to dental care in the military as well as research support to PDC students.
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