After more than a year of research and application, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Forensic Pathology Investigations division recently received its accreditation through the National Association of Medical Examiners.

Leonard C. Sperling, distinguished professor of dermatology and pathology at the Uniformed Services University, vice Chair of Dermatology, and Sulzberger Chair of Dermatology, was honored with the Elson B. Helwig Memorial Lecture Award by the American Society of Dermatopathology for his significant contributions to the field, including his extensive ...

American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. The efforts and innovations of the military medical research community has advanced the treatments, logistics, procedures, and medications often taken for granted in today’s civilian medical settings. From emergency response to ...

On the battlefield and off. Yesterday and today. Women in military health have been more than doctors or nurses. They're role models. They're leaders and heroes. Here's to all that women do. The Military Health System honors women in military health.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle relinquished his position as the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mary Izaguirre in a ceremony on Jan. 25, 2024.

On Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the MHS, adding the capacity to reattract beneficiaries, improve access to care in military hospitals and clinics, and increase opportunities to sustain military clinical readiness for our medical forces.

A career in the Public Health Service has taught Defense Health Agency Public Health Director U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor many lessons.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro honored the history and community of health care professionals of Naval Support Activity Bethesda, by naming a future Bethesda-class Expeditionary Medical Ship USNS Bethesda (EMS 1), during a ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s National Intrepid Center of Excellence.

Three distinguished Walter Reed National Military Medical Center U.S. Air Force team members were announced as recipients of the 2023 Air Force District of Washington Medical Service Awards.

Four Walter Reed specialty care providers are listed among the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey’s (JOES) Best of the Best in its 2023 fourth-quarter report (October to December) recently released by MHS officials.

General Raymond G Davis and Billy Gene Devasher recount their experiences at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War that occurred from November 26-December 13, 1950. Read more about how military medics saved the "Chosin Frozen" at health.mil/chosin.

The pharmacy technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus officially named its outpatient pharmacy training laboratory in a ceremony December 8, 2023.

Uniformed Services University's Brigade Commander U.S. Army Col. Patrick Donahue passes the guidon to U.S. Army Col. Albert Kinkead, symbolizing a change of command and celebrating Donahue's distinguished 30-year career, as the university looks forward to a new chapter under Kinkead's leadership.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8, 2023.

Survivors of the Chosin Reservoir battle in the Korean War are known as the “Chosin Frozen” or “Chosin Few,” whose quick transport to healthcare and new treatments saved many of their limbs from being amputated wholly.