[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 241-242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799
Phone, 301-295-3030
President                                        James A. Zimble, M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine                         Val G. Hemming, M.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Nursing                 Faye G. Abdellah, 
                                                     Acting
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Authorized by act of September 21, 1972 (10 U.S.C. 2112), the Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences was established to educate 
career-oriented medical officers for the Military Departments and the 
Public Health Service.
    The University currently incorporates the F. Edward Hebert School of 
Medicine (including graduate and continuing education programs) and the 
Graduate School of Nursing. It is located on the National Naval Medical 
Center (NNMC) reservation in Bethesda, MD.
    Students are selected by procedures recommended by the Board of 
Regents and prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The actual selection 
is carried out by a faculty committee on admissions and is based upon 
motivation and dedication to a career in the uniformed services and an 
overall appraisal of the personal and intellectual characteristics of 
the candidates without regard to sex, race, religion, or national 
origin. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
    Medical school matriculants will be commissioned officers in one of 
the uniformed services. They must meet the physical and personal 
qualifications for such a commission and must give evidence of a strong 
commitment to serving as a uniformed medical officer. The graduating 
medical student is required to serve a period of obligation of not less 
than 7 years, excluding graduate medical education.
    Students of the Graduate School of Nursing must be commissioned 
officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service prior to 
application. Graduate nursing students must serve a commitment 
determined by their respective service.

For further information, contact the President, Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 
20814-4799. Phone, 301-295-3030.