Newswise — Bethesda, Md. – More than 360 uniformed professionals and their guests will receive their long-deserved medical, graduate nursing, dental and biomedical science, public health and clinical psychology degrees on May 21 – Armed Forces Day – at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) 37th commencement exercise at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
This year’s commencement speaker will be Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, the second highest ranking officer in the Marine Corps. A civil engineer by trade, Paxton is a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Advanced Course and Marine Corps Command and Staff College. As a general officer, he most recently served as Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, Marine Forces Europe.
During one of the nation’s most unique graduation ceremonies, students will enter DAR Constitution Hall to “Pomp and Circumstance” performed by “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Corps Band. The graduates are a mix of military and civilian students. The uniformed students are active duty officers in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force or Public Health Service and will walk across the stage, wearing their academic regalia. They’ll receive their diplomas, then leave the stage and change back into their military uniforms. Graduating medical students will return to recite their respective Service commissioning oath, led individually by each Surgeon General or his/her representative, and will then be promoted to their next rank.
Graduates from USU’s F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine include:166 Doctor of Medicine degrees1 Doctor of Public Health degree16 Doctor of Philosophy in Basic Science degrees8 Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology degrees8 Master of Health Administration and Policy degrees 21 Master of Public Health degrees9 Master of Science in Public Health degrees1 Master of Science degree3 Master of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene degrees The Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at USU will confer:1 Master of Science in Nursing degree45 Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees7 Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science degrees The Postgraduate Dental College will confer:66 Master of Science in Oral Biology Degrees
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About the Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesThe Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, founded by an act of Congress in 1972, is the nation’s federal health sciences university and the academic heart of the Military Health System. USU students are primarily active duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service who receive specialized education in tropical and infectious diseases, TBI and PTSD, disaster response and humanitarian assistance, global health, and acute trauma care. A large percentage of the university’s more than 5,500 physician and 1,000 advanced practice nursing alumni are supporting operations around the world, offering their leadership and expertise. USU also has graduate programs in biomedical sciences and public health committed to excellence in research, and in oral biology. The University’s research program covers a wide range of clinical and other topics important to both the military and public health. For more information about USU and its programs, visit www.usuhs.edu.
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