VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 WWW.USUHS.MIL APRIL 14, 2008 

USU Newsletter 

In This Issue 

 

Letter from Dr. Rice..........................2 

Women’s History Month................2 

First Sim “How To” Manual...........3 

AOA Specialty Night.......................3 

FFL Receives Rave Reviews...........4 

USU Alumni Receptions...............4 

2008 Wu, Leonard Awards..........5 

AMA ECPL award.............................5 

USU Briefs...........................................6 

Dates to Remember.........................7 
 

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Cover photo by 

MC3 Jeff Hopkins

USU Newsletter 

Editorial Staff 

Dear Colleagues: 

 I would like to take this opportunity to 

address the recent Base Realignment and Closure 

action which has already affected many of us, and 

will certainly affect more of us in the coming 

months. 

 Recently, USU’s Obstetrics/Gynecology department, Military and Emergency Medicine’s Center 

for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, 

and the Psychiatry Department’s Center for the 

Study of Traumatic Stress and clerkship director had 

to vacate their respective spaces within the National Naval Medical Center to make room for the 

coming Fisher Center of Excellence for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. 

OB/GYN and the Clerkship Director were relocated 

within the hospital; CSTS and CDHAM however, 

were not offered alternative spaces. 

 The Henry M. Jackson Foundation made 34 

rooms available to USU in their leased space on 

Rockledge Drive. Getting the rooms operational in 

short order has been a tremendous effort, for 

which I would personally like to thank the USU and 

HJF personnel involved; your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated. 

 I recognize the inconvenience of not only moving from your hospital spaces, but 

off of this installation entirely, and 

we have taken 

steps to ensure 

your transition 

goes as smoothly 

as possible, with 

as little disruption 

to your service to 

patients and students as possible. 

 I am gratified 

and proud of how 

professionally you 

all have conducted yourselves 

throughout this 

challenge; being 

moved from a space you occupied and have grown 

accustomed to is both inconvenient and difficult, 

and your cooperation with the hospital’s demands 

speaks volumes about the quality of our university’s 

personnel. 

 Sincerely, 

 Charles L. Rice, M.D.

Letter from the USU President 

Charles L. Rice, M.D. 

President, USUHS 

 The month of March is National 

Women’s History Month, and the USU 

community celebrated with a ceremony March 24. 

 The theme of this year’s Women’s 

History Month was “Women’s Art: 

Women’s Vision.” 

 The guest speaker, COL (P) Loree K. 

Sutton, MC, USA, was nominated for 

appointment to brigadier general May 

7, 2007, and confirmed by the Senate 

May 25. She is currently assigned as 

the special assistant to the assistant 

secretary of defense for health affairs 

for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. She has served in a 

variety of leadership roles, including: 

commander, Carl R. Darnall Army 

Community Hospital at Fort Hood, 

Texas; command surgeon, U.S. Army 

Forces Command; commander, 

Dewitt Army Community Hospital/Health Care Network; and special 

assistant to the Surgeon General, retired LTG Ronald R. Blanck. 

USU Celebrates 

National Women’s 

History Month 

Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 
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 “It’s one thing to hand someone the keys to a car, it’s another 

to teach them to drive,” which is just what Richard Kyle, Jr., BSE, 

MS, director of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences’ (USU) Patient Simulation Laboratory, hopes to do with 

his recently co-authored book. 

 “Clinical Simulation: Operations, Engineering and Management” is the first ‘how-to’ reference book on the topic of clinical 

simulation; the 821-page guide covers 22 topics key to clinical 

simulation to provide a complete reference for people working in 

the clinical simulation field. 

 “The purpose of the book was to provide a comprehensive 

resource of perennial truths on the what, why and how of clinical 

simulation,” Kyle said. “The book started out as a small compendium of just what I had learned in my first eight years, and it 

quickly grew in scope to be as comprehensive as possible.” 

 Kyle co-authored the book with Dr. W. Bosseau Murray, MB, 

ChB, FFA, professor of Anesthesiology at Penn State University; 

together, they asked their friends, colleagues and members of the 

Society for Simulation in Health care to contribute information. By 

the book’s completion, 97 people had contributed information 

that makes up much of the book’s 82 chapters. From inception to 

publishing, the book took 26 months to complete. 

 “It took twice as long as I thought it should have, and half as 

long as everyone told me it would,” Kyle said. “The book is geared 

toward clinical educators who wish to get up to speed on simulation without having to spend 10 years learning how to do it; it’s a 

time machine for clinical instructors and their bosses to have a 

better understanding of the vastness of resources required for 

clinical simulation.” 

 Kyle had been with the university 15 years as a researcher 

when his supervisor Dr. Harvey Pollard, professor and chair of 

USU’s Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics Department asked him 

to run the fledgling PSL. 

 “I was asked to run the operation in cooperation from an anesthesiologist, who was assigned by Dr. Sheila Muldoon, then chair 

of anesthesia,” Kyle said. “Dr. 

Paul Pudamat, a USU School of 

Medicine alumni, Class of 1986, 

was the first clinical director for 

the PSL. Kyle has held the fulltime position of operational director since the PSL’s inception; 

however the clinical director 

must perform patient care in 

addition to their simulation duties and due to the nomadic 

nature of the military, the position has been staffed by five different people in the past 10 

years.” 

 Kyle says the PSL brings very 

valuable and important training 

resources to the university, and 

that he enjoys seeing students benefit from the knowledge 

gained through using the simulator. 

 “Simulation differs from didactic and lecture training in that it’s 

like writing, producing and directing a live theatrical event with 

full audience participation,” Kyle said. “Unlike real patients that 

automatically bring their own stories with them, the instructors 

have to provide the story. It also allows the students to grow more 

confident with their patients by allowing the teachers to leave 

them alone with their patients, something an instructor would 

never do around live patients.” 

 “I enjoy the aha moments when the students get it, the smile 

on the instructor’s faces when they see the students get it, and 

last but not least, the thrill of knowing that the risk to real patients 

is totally eliminated in that time before the student gets it. Eventually the student has to step up for the first time. There’s always 

going to be that first solo flight in which a student has to handle a 

real patient, but if we can eliminate as many of those risks that 

their instructors are aware of ahead of time there’s that much less 

risk.” 

USU Staff Member Publishes Sim-Lab “How-To” Manual 

By MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor, Office of External Affairs 

The organization Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society sponsored a “Specialty 

Night” in the USU cafeteria, April 2. The event 

invited military medical personnel from far 

and wide to display posters and information 

regarding their various specialties. The event’s 

purpose was to expose first and second year 

USU medical students as well as medical students in the Health Professions Scholarship 

Program to the military aspects of medicine, 

which they may not experience until their 

clinical rotations in military hospitals. Specialties featured include anesthesia, dermatology, 

emergency medicine, family practice medicine, general surgery, infectious disease, internal medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pathology and psychology.

USU Hosts AOA 

Specialty Night 

Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 
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 Many members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 

(USU) have seen “Fighting for Life,” an informative documentary on military medicine which is now showing in theaters. 

 The film, produced by two-time Academy Award winner Terry Sanders, features 

USU alumni, students, staff and faculty, and 

focuses on the role USU plays in educating 

leaders in military medicine and looks at 

the care they provide to service members 

injured in combat. 

 “I started out to make a film about the 

Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences in Bethesda,” said Sanders. “It was 

to be an in-depth portrait of this very special institution, the ‘West Point’ of military 

medicine, which has trained more than 25 

percent of current active duty physicians...and the film grew until it became an 

odyssey through the world of military medicine in a time of war.” 

 The university’s story is told through 

footage, photos and interviews with a 

number of students, alumni, faculty and 

staff. The film focuses on some of USU’s 

unique educational programs, including 

the first-year Antietam road march, and 

field training exercises Operations Bushmaster and Kerkesner, as well as several 

alumni as they care for wounded troops on 

the battlefield and throughout the patient 

evacuation system. 

 Instrumental in 

delivering the university’s story to 

Sanders was Tammy 

Alvarez, president of 

the “Friends of USU,” 

an organization 

which works to generate support for the 

university. Her husband, Everett Alvarez, Jr., 

J.D., is one of USU’s Board of Regents members, and spent eight years as a prisoner of 

war during the Vietnam war. 

 The film has received very positive reviews: Tom Hanks said, “I recently saw 

“Fighting for Life,” about combat medics in 

Iraq. Some of them are funny. Some are 

good-looking. Some are modest. Some are 

filled with hubris. They are all heroes...”

Film Featuring USU Receives Rave Reviews 

By MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor, Office of External Affairs 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) 

Office of Alumni Affairs held a reception for alumni and faculty in 

conjunction with the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) annual meeting in Portland, Ore., March 17. 

 USU alumni and faculty attended lectures on advancements in 

family medicine followed by a reception to discuss current events 

at the university, as well as to present the Uniformed Services University Family Medicine Preceptor of the Year Award to LCDR 

Adam Saperstein, MC, USN, of Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Wash. 

The award, presented by outgoing USAFP President and USU 

Department of Family Medicine Chair, Col Brian Reamy, MC, USAF, 

is presented to the highest rated family practice preceptor, determined by USU students on rotations. In addition to the award, 

LCDR Saperstein received a check for $2,000 for his department. 

 Also during the ceremony, CDR Mark Stephens , MC, USN, associate professor for USU’s Family Medicine Department was elected 

as the new president of the USAFP. 

USU Alumni Affairs Office Holds Alumni Reception 

Col Brian Reamy, MC, USAF provides an update on USU and his 

department while speaking at the annual USU USAFP reception. 

Lt Gen (Dr.) James Roudebush, Air Force Surgeon General, was 

among the many guests at the event. 

Photo by Leeann Ori 

By Leeann Ori 

Deputy Director of Alumni Affairs 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) held its 42nd Annual Uniformed Services Pediatric Seminar March 10-13 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott in Honolulu, Hawaii. Among many of the distinguished speakers at the seminar 

were several USU alumni and members of the Pediatrics Department, including 

CAPT Tamara Grigsby, USN, MAJ Benjamin Cable, USA, LTC Sean Carroll, USA, and 

Lt Col Michael Rajnik, USAF. 

 A number of faculty, alumni, and friends of the university were reunited at a dinner coordinated by the USU Office of Alumni Affairs. The annual dinner, funded by 

the Department of Pediatrics, the USU Alumni Association, and the School of Medicine, provided a forum for updates on the university and pediatrics educational programs. 

 Pictured here, Lt Col Scott Jones, MC, USAF, program director for Pediatrics Residency at Wilford Hall and associate professor of pediatrics at USU, and CAPT (Dr.) 

Joe Lopreiato, associate dean for Simulation Education and medical director of the 

National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center, chat at the USU USPS dinner. 

USU Hosts Dinner with 42nd Annual USPS in Hawaii 

Photo by Leeann Ori 
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 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced March 28 that the president has 

nominated USU Class of 1983 alumnus, 

CAPT Michael H. Anderson, MC, USN, for 

appointment to the rank of rear admiral 

(lower half). 

 Dr. Anderson is currently serving as deputy medical officer to the Marine Corps, 

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. 

 Dr. Anderson is now the 14th USU alumnus to be nominated for flag rank. The 

others include: 

RADM E. Connie Mariano, MC, USN—SOM 

Class of 1981 (Ret.) 

BG Charles W. (Bill) Fox, MC, USA—SOM 

Class of 1981 (Ret.) 

Brig Gen William Germann, USAF, MC—

SOM Class of 1982 (Ret.) 

Maj Gen Thomas Travis, USAF, MC—SOM 

Class of 1986 

BG Donald Bradshaw, MC, USA— SOM 

Class of 1981 

Brig Gen Byron Hepburn, USAF, MC—SOM 

Class of 1987 

RADM Sandra Kweder, USPHS—SOM Class 

of 1984 

BG Paul Casinelli, USANG—SOM Class of 

1980 (flag in Guard) 

RADM Phillip Smith, USPHS (MPH) 

RADM Kermit Smith, USPHS (MPH) 

RADM Nathaniel Stinson, USPHS (MPH) 

Selected: 

COL Joseph Caravalho, MC, USA—SOM 

Class of 1983 

COL Rhonda Cornum, MC, USA—SOM Class 

of 1986 

Congratulations to all. 

14th USU Alumnus Elected to Flag Rank 

 CDR Jack Tsao, MC, USN, associate professor for the Uniformed 

Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Department of 

Neurology was awarded an American Medical Association Foundation’s Leadership Award in Washington, D.C., on March 31. 

 The award recipients are recognized for demonstrating outstanding non-clinical leadership skills in advocacy, community 

service and education. The award provides medical students, residents/fellows, early career physicians and established physicians 

from around the country with special training to develop their 

skills as future leaders in organized medicine and community affairs. 

 Tsao's research interests include understanding the mechanism 

of and developing treatments for phantom limb pain in amputees. 

Mirror therapy is currently being used to treat phantom pain but 

the mechanism behind the efficacy 

of this therapy remains unknown; 

Tsao and his colleagues are using 

functional magnetic resonance imaging to study brain activation patterns during mirror treatment. Tsao 

is also undertaking several funded 

research projects, which include 

developing optimal clinical screening tools for detecting traumatic 

brain injury, establishment of a telemedicine system for clinical neurology, and the use of Botulinum toxins 

in the treatment of lower back pain. 

USU Faculty Member Earns 2008 AMA Leadership Award 

USU 

A Traditional Academic University 

with a Unique Focus 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) 

has announced the 2008 winners of the Henry Wu Award for 

Excellence in Basic Research and the James Leonard Award for 

Excellence in Clinical Research. 

 Dr. Christopher Broder, professor and director of the Emerging 

Infectious Diseases Graduate Program for USU’s Department of 

Microbiology and Immunology will receive the Henry Wu Award 

for his paper entitled, “Ephrin-B2 Ligand is a Functional Receptor 

for Hendra Virus and Nipah Virus,” published in Proceedings of 

the National Academy of Sciences, July 2005. Dr. Broder and his 

research group recently discovered the receptor that allows entry 

of the Hendra and Nipah viruses into human cells. 

 Dr. David Tribble, associate director of the Infectious Disease 

Clinical Research Program for USU’s Preventive Medicine and Biometrics Department will receive the James Leonard Award for his 

paper entitled, “Traveler’s Diarrhea in Thailand: Randomized, Double-Blind Trial Comparing Single-Dose and Three-Day Azithromycin-Based Regimens with Three-Day Levofloxacin Regimen,” published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 2007. Dr. Tribble 

and his research team demonstrated the role for a single dose of 

azithromycin in the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea in Southeast 

Asia. 

 The Wu and Leonard Awards are presented annually to peerselected USU faculty members who have published a paper within 

the previous three years that has made a unique and fundamental 

contribution to their field of research. The recipients each receive 

$2,000, and deliver keynote lectures May 13 and 14 respectively, 

as part of the annual USU Research Week conference. 

2008 Wu and Leonard Award Recipients Announced 

CDR Jack Tsao, MC, USN, 

Associate Professor, 

Department of Neurology 
 

IEREA to Convene at AFRRI: The Uniformed Services University of 

the Health Sciences’ (USU) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research 

Institute will host a two-day workshop for a select group of scientists developing methods to assess and treat military and civilian 

casualties of partial-body radiation exposure, May 5 – 6. 

 The workshop will focus on ways to determine a patient's injury from absorbed dose and dose distribution, to better prepare 

for emergencies that might result in mass radiation-exposure casualties. 

 Because most casualties in urban areas likely will be partialbody exposures, treatment based on whole-body dose assessments may not be appropriate. Rapid diagnostic methods are essential because vital systems such as bone marrow, the gastrointestinal tract and skin are among organs critically affected by radiation. 

 Researchers from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, 

the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom will develop a 

consensus on the ways to address specific use of partial-body diagnostic biomarkers in medical management treatment decisions. 

USU CSTS Holds Annual Conference: The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress in conjunction with USU’s Graduate Program in Neuroscience will hold its annual Amygdala, Stress and Post Traumatic 

Stress Disorder conference in USU’s Sanford Auditorium, April 29. 

 Each year, the ASPTSD conference has brought together scientists and clinicians working towards solving the biological basis of 

PTSD. The conference focuses on the neurobiology of the amygdala, stress and PTSD, and will include speakers at the forefront of 

their fields. This year’s speakers will include: Dr. Robert Adamec of 

Memorial University; Dr. Michael Davis of Emory University; Dr. 

Ron Duman of Yale University; Dr. Anthony Grace of the University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Arieh Shalev of Hadassah University Medical 

Center; and Dr. Regina Sullivan of the University of Oklahoma. Drs. 

Dave Benedek and Chuck Engel, international experts on PTSD 

and USU faulty members, will moderate the sessions. 

USU Faculty Member Becomes President-Elect of ASPET: Brian M. 

Cox, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience within 

the Department of Pharmacology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), will 

serve as the new president-elect of the 

American Society for Pharmacology and 

Experimental Therapeutics. 

 The ASPET is a 4,800 member scientific 

society whose members conduct basic and 

clinical pharmacological research in academia, industry and the government. Our 

members research efforts help develop new 

medicines and therapeutic agents to fight 

existing and emerging diseases. 

 Cox has been a member of the ASPET 

since 1976 and has also served as secretary/

treasurer from 1997 to 1999. He will assume 

the duties and responsibilities of presidentelect in July 2008. 

USU Associate Professor Elected as President, USAFP: CDR Mark 

Stephens, MC, USN, 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. The USAFP provides education, 

aids in research, and provides support and 

resources for deployed uniformed family 

physicians 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. 

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April 11-16 : 20th Ann. International Bethesda Spine Workshop 

USU, WRAMC, NNMC and HJF will sponsor. 

April 16 : Seminar, “Adult Neurogenesis & Neural Stem Cells in the 

Inctact & Injured Brain” - Speaker will be Jack M. Parent, M.D., associate professor of Neurology, University of Michigan. The event 

begins at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Room E. 

April 18 : Brigade Awards Ceremony— The next USU Brigade 

Awards Ceremony will take place April 18 at 8 a.m. in Sanford 

Auditorium. This ceremony will recognize the Enlisted Service 

Member of the Quarter, as well as other military personnel for 

their contributions to the organization. All department heads, 

chairs, supervisors, and directors are encouraged to attend this 

important occasion to show their support. 

April 19-20 : seventh Annual Comprehensive Regional Anesthesia 

Workshop: USU, WRAMC and HJF will sponsor. 

April 23 : Seminar, “Redefining Neural Stem Cells: Reaching for a 

Concensus” - Speaker will be Jeffery Barker, M.D., chief of the Lab 

of Neurophysiology at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health. The 

event begins at 3:30 p.m. in Lecture Room E. 

April 30 : Seminar, “Spindle Assembly & Chromosome Movement 

in Mitosis” - Speaker will be Gary Gorbsky, Ph.D., chair of WH & 

Betty Phelps, and chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell & 

Developmental Biology for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, Okla. 

May 1: Lecture Room E - Practical Dermatology for Primary Care 

Providers Eighth Annual Course— This educational activity is designated for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, 

medical students, independent duty medical corpsmen and dermatology nurses. No special prerequisites are required to attend 

this educational activity. The topics will be structure and function 

of the skin; common bacterial, viral and fungal infections of the 

skin; acne and rosacea; common rashes, eczemas and dermatitis; 

benign growths and skin cancers; effects of sunlight; common 

cosmetic procedures; when to refer to a dermatologist. Preregistration is required. Attendance is limited to 140 applicants. Registration forms must be received by April 18. Cost: $10 for medical 

students (military or civilian), nursing students, and enlisted attendees; $35 for federal, state or local government employed (military 

or civilian) physicians, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners and 

physician assistants; and $100 for non-government civilian health 

care professionals. Amenities: no charge for parking; coffee provided at breaks; and a box lunch is available at no extra cost, or 

lunch may be purchased at the USU Cafeteria in Building B. Questions may be directed to Katherine Hall, Dermatology Dept., USU, 

at (301) 295-9802 or by e-mail at katherine.hall@usuhs.mil

May 1: Antietam Road March— The annual Antietam Road March 

will take place on May 1 beginning at 7 a.m. This march is an important lesson in medical history that allows students, faculty, and 

staff the opportunity to witness the medical practices of the Civil 

War. Military faculty, staff and students, are to adhere to their 

service specific uniform regulations for backpacks, and it is preferable that all who attend this function wear only black backpacks. 

Further guidance will be disseminated as the date draws near. 

May 17: DARC Hall- Class of 2008 Commencement Exercise— DAR 

Constitution Hall,18th & D. St. NW, Washington, DC. P.O.C. University Affairs 301-295-4796. 

June 6-8: Tom’s Run 2008— Tom's Run is a 200-mile team building 

fitness event in memory of CWO4 Tom Brooks, USCG (Ret.), who 

contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou 

Gehrig‘s disease, in early 1999. Each year teams of runners relay 

from Cumberland, Md. along the C&O Canal towpath to Washington, D.C., and finish at USU. For sign-up information, contact SSgt 

Rogers at mrogers@usuhs.mil. For more information on the event, 

visit http://www.tomsrun2008.com. 

June 30: First USU/HJF Symposium— The Military and Civilian 

Medicine Joining Forces to Advance Research symposium will be 

held from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel 

and Conference Center in Bethesda, Md. For more information, 

call 301-294-1218. 

Basic Life Support Classes: Basic Life Support for Health care Providers courses will be on the first and third Thursday of every 

month at 9 a.m. Seats are limited, so if you would like to attend a 

course, please contact mrogers@usuhs.mil for availability. 

August 4-5 : Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting— The Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Aug. 

4. Quarterly Meeting from 8 a.m. - noon. in the Board of Regents 

meeting room Aug. 5.) 

Dates to Remember 

 The following courses are available in 

the LRC throughout the month of April: 

April 10-EndNote noon—1 p.m.: EndNote is 

a reference management software program available from UIS. In this class you 

will learn how to create an EndNote library, 

import references into EndNote from PubMed, and create a word document by inserting references into the document by 

using EndNote 

April 18-PubMed noon—1 p.m.: PubMed's 

MEDLINE is the world's largest database 

biomedical literature which contains over 

16 million references to journal articles. A 

distinctive feature of MEDLINE is that the 

records are indexed with NLM's Medical 

Subject Headings (MeSHÂ®). In this class 

you will learn how to do a simple search in 

PubMed, apply limits, display your results, 

use MeSH, and set up a My NCBI account 

to save your search results and searches. 

April 22-Excel Basics 2 p.m.—4 p.m.: Microsoft Excel is a terrific tool for organizing and 

manipulating data. In this class you will 

learn how to create a spreadsheet, perform 

calculations on data, use common functions, sort and filter data, and create charts. 

April 24-The Metamorphosis from Ovid to 

Ovid SP noon—1 p.m.: Learn about the new 

features of CINAHL, Cochrane EBM, HAPI, 

Medline, and PsycInfo databases. 

April 30-Excel Basics 16:00-18:00 

For more information on courses and how 

to register, visit 

http://www.lrc.usuhs.mil/content/training_

reg.php

April LRC Classes 
UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY 

of the Health Sciences