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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the nation’s only Federal health sciences university. USU educates, trains, and comprehensively prepares uniformed services health professionals, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.

USU consists of the:

  • F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine 
  • Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing 
  • Postgraduate Dental College 
  • College of Allied Health Sciences 

USU is the only institute of higher learning to provide a military unique curriculum, in a joint environment, that educates and trains leaders in health care relevant to the military missions.   

USU is a global leader in state-of-the-art research including TBI, PTSD, precision medicine, rehabilitation and prosthetics, emerging infectious diseases, tropical medicine, and cancer. 

USU faculty serve as a direct connection for DOD for expertise in centers and programs related to global health, TBI, PTSD, disaster medicine, neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine, cancer and human performance, health professions education, and health systems research.  

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Last Updated: October 24, 2024
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