Vol. 5, Issue 15 11/08/10 - Uniformed Services University of the ...

USU Research fundingby Ken FragerContinuing a steady upward trendthat began almost a decade ago, arecent survey from the National ScienceFoundation identified the UniformedServices University of the HealthSciences (USU) as experiencing themost dramatic growth in federallyfinanced research and developmentexpenditures over the last five years.An article in the Chronicle of HigherEducation recently listed the top 100institutions in the category basedon total dollars, which placed USUin the 84th position. But the USU’stotal funding over the last five yearshas improved by 32 positions in therankings, the greatest increase amongthe top 100 institutions.“This growth is directly attributableto the hard work and concerted effortsof our faculty and staff, in our clinical,translational and basic science researchefforts,” said Steve Kaminsky, PhD,USU’s vice president for Research.“It demonstrates once again that ourexceptional teams across departmentsare competing very well for projectsfrom many sponsors, including theNational Institutes of Health, Departmentof Defense, CongressionallyDirected Medical Research Programs,Defense Threat Reduction Agencyand others. We are not basing ourresearch on one source, but in fact, weare very effective across the board.”Sim Center celebrates decade of serviceSECDEF AwardContinued from page 4denotes distinguished service which isrecognized by the senior leadership ofthe AMEDD.“Dr. Rice has been a strong voicefor the highest quality and mostmission-focused medical and nursingeducation for our Army personnelduring his tenure as President ofUSU,” said Schoomaker. “Throughoutthis protracted armed conflict, hisefforts to keep the school strong and toensure that we have a robust force ofnew physicians, superb graduate-levelnurses and other health specialists havebeen very much appreciated by mycolleagues and me in Army Medicine.I have long sought an opportunity toformally express our gratitude and theawarding of the AMEDD’s Order ofMilitary Medical Merit, or O2M3, uponthe completion of his tenure as theleader of the MHS while at the Office ofthe Assistant Secretary of Defense forHealth Affairs seemed most fitting.”Navy’s 235thPhoto by MC1 Chad HallfordPhoto by Tom BalfourThe National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center opened its doors to the USU communityfor tours recently in celebration of the Center’s tenth anniversary. Center staff demonstratedthe full scope of training and education resources to the dozens of visitors who visitedthroughout the day. Shown here, staff in the Surgical and Medical Skills Laboratorydemonstrate their full-scale operating/emergency room mock-up and mannequin simulatorsto provide highly realistic scenarios for surgical and emergency medicine training.Navy Cmdr. Rene Hernandéz (Ph.D.),as the oldest Sailor present, along withInformation Systems Technician SeamanApprentice Alex Board, the youngest Sailorpresent, cut the Navy birthday cake aspart of a Naval tradition. University Sailorsgathered and celebrated the 235th NavyBirthday with Shipmates past, present orhonorary, Navy families and the Universityfamily October 13.6 The Pulse The Official USU Newsletter