Annual Report - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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GRADUATE PROGRAMSGraduate education is an important and integralcomponent of the academic mission and scholarly environmentat the university. Students who receive graduatedegrees from USU have the opportunity to makesignificant contributions to the advancement of healthand science in both public and private institutions.The university offers graduate degrees in the biomedicalsciences and public health. Doctor ofPhilosophy degrees are offered in nine areas rangingfrom emerging infectious diseases to clinical psychology.The university offers both a Masters and Doctorof Public Health degree and has a physician-scientist(M.D./Ph.D.) program.The Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciencesat USU currently has 169 full-time students. Most ofthe graduate programs are open to civilians, who areeligible for stipends and have no service obligations.USU’s nationally recognized civilian and militaryfaculty is comprised of leading educators andworld-renowned scientists. The proximity ofthe campus to the metropolitan Washington,D.C., area attracts quality faculty membersand students, many of whom collaborate withscientists at nearby research institutes such as theNational Institutes of Health, Walter Reed ArmyInstitute of Research and the Naval MedicalResearch Center.USU students benefit from the military’s overseasnetwork of research laboratories. Many of thefaculty members have conducted research atthese field sites, and they bring these real-worldexperiences to the classroom. In addition,graduate students have opportunities to studyat overseas laboratories, which are located inAfrica, Asia and South America.Overseas research opportunitiesand experiences add depth andvariety to the curriculum.“USU put me into a graduatestudent situation where I wasencouraged to pursue myown research interests. I wasnot a ‘worker’ in my advisor’slaboratory, but an actualcontributor to the research. Thisallowed me to step into a facultyposition right after graduation.”Ali Weinstein, Ph.D., Deputy Director,Center for the Study of Chronic Illnessand Disability, George Mason University,class of 2007“I liked the idea of an interdisciplinaryprogram where my professorsand mentors came from diverse scientificbackgrounds. I was also drawnto the smaller size of the graduateschool where I would receive moreindividualattention andinstruction…”Julie Wu,Molecular and CellBiology program6
The university offers the following graduate programs:Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programs• Emerging Infectious Diseases• Molecular and Cell Biology• NeuroscienceDepartmentally-based Ph.D. Programs• Clinical Psychology• Environmental Health Sciences• Medical Psychology• Medical Zoology• PathologyDoctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)Physician-Scientist (M.D./Ph.D.) ProgramMaster of Science• Public Health• Molecular and Cell BiologyMaster of Public HealthMaster of Tropical Medicine and HygieneMaster of Military Medical HistoryCentral Location for CollaborationThe university’s close proximity to the National Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Walter ReedNaval Medical Center, the National Institutes Army Institute of Research and the Naval Medicalof Health and the National Library of Medicine Research Center, which enables frequent interactionswith some of the world’s premier researchersprovides a rich and unparalleled environmentfor education and research. Additionally, USU is at seminars and conferences, as well as guestsituated close to the I-270 Biotechnology Corridor, lectures at the university.KnowledgeKatharine Bossart, Ph.D., USU class of 2003, conductedher dissertation research in the laboratory ofinternationally renowned microbiologist ChristopherBroder, Ph.D., Director of USU’s Emerging InfectiousDiseases graduate program. Her work focused ontwo novel emerging paramyxoviruses—the Hendraand Nipah viruses. After graduation, Dr. Bossartstarted a new post-doctoral position at the AustralianAnimal Health Laboratory in Geelong. Since movingto Australia, she has worked on many differentviruses, from vector-borne pathogens such as WestNile virus to those that require the highest levelof biological containment, including Hendra andNipah. As part of this work, she has traveled andcollaborated with scientists throughout Australia andinternationally in India and Borneo.7“The personal interaction withthe faculty not only increasedthe depth of knowledge, but alsoenabled critical thinking applicableto complex problem solving. Asgraduate education at USU is closelyaffiliated with the military and theNIH, international experience andknowledge relating to infectiousdisease overseas was incorporatedinto the curriculum in a personal,hands-on way. For all of thesereasons, I believe USU provided aunique education and environment,which helped me gain the skills andknowledge that I use every day.”
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