Back جامعة الخدمات المنظمة للعلوم الصحية Arabic جامعة الخدمات المنظمه للعلوم الصحيه ARZ Uniformitaj Servoj Universitato de la Sansciencoj Esperanto Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences NB Военно-медицинский университет Russian Військово-медичний університет США Ukrainian یونیفارمڈ سروسز یونیورسٹی آف دی ہیلتھ سائنسز Urdu
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| Motto | "Learning to Care For Those In Harm's Way"[1] |
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| Type | Federal health science |
| Established | 1972 |
| Accreditation | MSCHE |
| Affiliation |  United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
Academic affiliation | CUWMA |
| President | Jonathan Woodson |
Academic staff | 1,087 (775 civilians; 312 military) More than 4,000 off-campus |
| Students | > |
| Undergraduates | > 5,000 |
| Postgraduates | About 1,200 |
| Location | , , 39°00′04″N 77°05′09″W / 39.0012°N 77.0859°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Purple, gold and white |
| Mascot | Bald Eagle |
| Website | usuhs.edu |
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research; by leading the Military Health System in key functional and intellectual areas; and by providing operational support to units around the world.
The university consists of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, a medical school, which includes a full health sciences graduate education program, the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, the Postgraduate Dental College, and the College of Allied Health Sciences. The university's main campus is located in Bethesda, Maryland. USU was established in 1972 under legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Felix Edward Hébert of Louisiana. It graduated its first class in 1980. USU is accredited by the Commission of Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Uniformed Services University falls under the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.[2]
- ^ "External Affairs | Uniformed Services University | Branding Guide" (PDF). usuhs.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Woodson: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.