Newswise — CDR Mark Stephens, MC, USN, an associate professor for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Department of Family Medicine was elected president of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians at their annual meeting in Portland, Ore., March 17.
The USAFP is the U.S. uniformed services' chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which represents more than 93,000 physicians and medical students nationwide and is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care. The USAFP represents 1,600 of the AAFP's members, and is the eighth largest chapter. The USAFP organizes and provides education, aids in research, and provides support and resources for deployed uniformed familyphysicians and their families.
Stephens earned his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Penn State University, as well as his Master of Science in Exercise Physiology. He earned his M.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Adolescent Medicine. His research interests include pediatric obesity and medical informatics.
Located on the grounds of Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and across from the National Institutes of Health, USU is the nation's federal school of medicine and graduate school of nursing. Students are active-duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service, who are being educated to deal with wartime casualties, national disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and other public health emergencies.
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