USU Newsletter 

VOLUME 2,ISSUE 8 WWW.USUHS.MIL APRIL 30, 2007 

Past Battlefield Lessons....Page 7 

In This Issue 

National Nurses Week.....................2 

Voices from the Holocaust..............3 

Jr/Sr Employee of the Year..............4 

Frequently Asked Questions.........5 

Staff profile...................................5 

Foodborne Illness..........................6 

Army Nurse Works with CHE........7 

Promotions...............................8 

Student Profile..........................8 

Walk for Breast Cancer................9 

Ending Health Disparities............9 

Take Your Child to Work Day......10 

USU Briefs.....................................11 

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Editorial Staff 

Carol R. Scheman 

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Front Cover Photo By 

MCSN Raul Zamora 

USU’s Nurse Anesthesia Program Ranks Sixth in the Nation 

 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences’ (USU) Graduate School of Nursing Certified 

Registered Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) program received a national ranking of sixth out of 106 Nurse 

Anesthesia Programs according to the recently published 2007 U.S. News and World Report. 

 “This is quite an accomplishment for the nurse anesthesia program that admitted its first students in 

1994,” said Air Force Lt Col Adrienne Hartgerink, 

CRNA program director. “This is the first time the program has been ranked. This is a direct reflection of the 

hard work and dedication of the USU faculty and the 

outstanding performance of the students from all services.” 

 The U.S. News and World Report bases its nurse 

specialty rankings on ratings by educators and deans 

at peer schools. 

 “This impressive ranking is directly attributable to 

the university’s reputation and all the exceptional faculty involved with educating our future Air Force, 

Army, Navy, and Public Health Services’ CRNAs,” said 

Hartgerink. “Our nurse anesthesia program didactic 

faculty, Army LTC (Promotable) Bruce Schoneboom, 

Navy CDR John Maye, Air Force Lt Col Kevin Bohan, 

and retired Army COL Patricia Cordts, do a superb job 

in preparing the next generation of nurse anesthesia 

providers, as well as the outstanding clinical faculty at 

all our phase II sites and of course our outstanding 

students.” 

 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are vital to 

the Federal Health System’s mission of delivering quality healthcare to eligible beneficiaries in the federal 

sector. Upon graduation, our nurse anesthetists provide safe, competent care, adhering to the highest 

practice standards. Anesthesia is practiced in a variety 

of settings, including modern, state of the art medical 

centers, in the field with Special Operations teams and 

ground forces, onboard ships, in the air, at overseas 

duty stations, and remote locations that are serviced 

by the Public Health Service. Independent practice 

and the ability to perform a wide variety of anesthetic 

techniques, including regional anesthesia, is expected. 

 The 30-month program consists of two phases. The 

Phase I didactic component is 12 months long and is 

conducted on the campus of USU. A strong scientific 

program provides the foundations upon which all 

academic and professional education is based. 

Courses provided are necessary for entrance into the 

clinical arena and include the basic sciences, nursing 

core courses, basic and advanced principles of anesthesia, basic and clinical pharmacology, and statistics 

and research methodology. Human Patient Simulation 

is extensively used to prepare students for clinical practice. 

 The eighteen-month Phase II clinical component 

focuses on critical thinking and the application of science and research to clinical anesthesia. Students are 

assigned to a military medical treatment facility as their 

primary clinical training site. The clinical phase is designed to progress the graduate student toward the 

goal of functional autonomy and independence in 

decision-making appropriate to the student’s level of 

experience. 

Photo by Tech. Sgt. André Nicholson 

National Nurses Week 2007, “Nursing: A Profession and a Passion” 

 The work of America's 2.9 million registered nurses to save lives 

and to maintain the health of millions of individuals is the focus of 

this year's National Nurses Week, 

celebrated annually May 6-12 

throughout the United States. This 

year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has selected 

"Nursing: A Profession and a Passion" as the theme for 2007. The 

ANA supports and encourages 

National Nurses Week recognition 

programs through the state and 

district nurses associations, other 

specialty nursing organizations, 

educational facilities, and independent health care companies 

and institutions. 

 Annually, National Nurses 

Week begins May 6, marked as RN 

Recognition Day, and ends May 

12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a 

modern profession. These permanent dates enhance planning and 

position National Nurses Week as 

an established recognition event. 

 Traditionally, National Nurses 

Week is devoted to highlighting 

the diverse ways in which registered nurses, the largest health 

care profession, are working to 

improve health care. From bedside nursing in hospitals and longterm care facilities, during war, 

peacetime or humanitarian military operations; to the halls of 

research institutions, state legislatures, and Congress, the depth 

and breadth of the nursing profession is meeting the expanding 

health care needs of American 

society. 

Source: ANA

By Tech. Sgt. André Nicholson 

NCOIC, Office of External Affairs 
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 It has been more than 60 years since the Holocaust and the 

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) observed Yom Hashoah with a lecture by Marion Ein Lewin, a 

Holocaust survivor. 

 Lewin never spoke about her childhood experience in the 

Holocaust until now. 

 “I never felt that I could conjure the words, the sentences 

and the paragraphs that could truly describe my memories of 

the Holocaust as a young child,” she said. 

 According to records, Lewin and her brother were the 

youngest set of twins who survived the Holocaust. Lewin and 

her brother were born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1938. Her parents had moved there from Germany to escape the rising 

power of Adolph Hitler, but in 1940 Hitler attacked Holland and 

the same laws applied in Holland as they did in Germany at that 

time. 

 “What would become a horrific nightmare began to unfold,” 

she said. “Homes raided in the middle of the night; commands 

shouted in a language that no one understood. Families were 

given 15 minutes to pack a few belongings and boarded on a 

truck to a fate still unknown, and beyond comprehension.” 

 Lewin was only five years old when her family was captured 

by the Nazis. “I was both fascinated and terribly scared by the 

intruders and their uniforms,” she said. “Shiny boots, buttons, 

and helmets. The sound the boots made as they walked to our 

bedrooms and living space; how can simple walking be so noisy 

and so menacing?” 

 Lewin remembers that her parents had a tradition of leaving 

candy in the children’s left shoe that was at the end of their 

beds. “As I was quickly getting dressed I asked my mother if I 

could take the candy in my shoe,” she said. “The (Shutzstaffle) SS 

shouted at us to hurry, and as we left our apartment my mother 

slipped the candies into my coat pocket, a coat that I would 

wear everyday for the next year and a half. I still remember that 

coat well; it was blue with a plaid lining.” 

 The Lewin family was taken to Westerbork in the summer of 

1943. 

 “Summers can be hot in Holland,” Lewin said. “But for some 

reason I don’t remember sun, I don’t remember warmth. I only 

remember grey and cold. I also remember playing with other 

children in Westerbork; mostly in the mud and the filth, but nevertheless, we did play. Mostly I remember the valor and courage 

of my parents, and the living hell that was our life for two 

years.” 

 Westerbork is located in the rural northeastern Netherlands. 

This camp was used to gather the Jewish people (Jews) and 

transport them to other concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sobibór, Bergen-Belsen, and Theresienstadt. People were shipped almost every Tuesday. When the Lewin family 

arrived, there were between 10,000 to 12,000 people. 

 “The most dreaded was the weekly transport,” she said. 

“Who would be on the list to leave on those evil trains that 

would arrive like clockwork? Empty on Monday, the compartment’s filled to capacity and again like clockwork left on Tuesday to destinations vaguely known but filled with terror.” 

 The trains were 30-31 foot-long cattle cars. The people inside 

had no water, food, basic sanitation, or ventilation. 

 The Nazis appointed Jewish leaders to compile a deportation 

list. Each week a list of 200 to 600 names had to be handed to 

the SS. The names of the people were called out on Monday 

evening. 

 “Those who were spared experienced a brief period of relief, 

but the list of deportations went on, and in the end, no one was 

spared from their journey on those evil trains,” Lewin said. 

 In 1944 the Nazis announced that every Jew was condemned to death. Only healthy young Jews were spared for 

slave labor. Children and elder people were usually the first to 

be sent to gas chambers and other killing centers. 

 In late 1943 to early 1944 the trains leaving Westerbork were 

going to a new destination: Bergen-Belsen, which is located just 

north of Hanover, Germany. This place was not a killing center, 

and did not have gas chambers. 

 On Feb. 14, 1944 the Lewin family was called to depart the 

next morning to Bergen-Belsen. Ninety-eight trains left Westerbork between 1943 and 1945, but only five went to BergenBelsen. 

 “If we had left Westerbork for any other destination, I would 

not be standing in front of you today,” Lewin said. “My brother 

and I would have been sent to our deaths within 24 hours of 

our arrival.” 

 From morning to late at night men and women were forced 

to do hard labor outside. At least once a day, everyone had to 

appear for attendance, during which people had to stand still 

for three to four hours in the cold. People were selected at random for punishment and even harder slave labor. 

 “What else can I remember?” Lewin asked. “My brother and I 

made up our own secret language, we called it ‘hoo-la-floo.’ 

When we came to America, we discovered that we had come 

up with something closely resembling Pig-Latin.” 

 Lewin’s father was blonde with blue eyes. “The Nazis often 

wondered how someone with Arian looks could be a despicable Jew,” she said. 

 In April 1945 the commander of Bergen-Belsen decided to 

empty the sub-camp where the Lewin family was held. There 

would be three trains that would depart to unknown destinations. “My father had a premonition that the trains would take 

us to the gas chamber,” Lewin said. “My family, along with 

2,500 others, was on the third train.” 

 That train is known in Holocaust history as “The Lost Train” or 

“The Lost Transport,” this is because the train would only travel 

east, but never in a straight line as it searched for rails that were 

still operable. The trip took 14 days. 

 During the trip, the allied forces took control of the train and 

asked the people inside to scramble into the forest and hide. 

“My brother and I ate the bark and leaves from the trees and 

found them quite delicious,” Lewin said. 

 Five-hundred people died during the trip; others died afterwards from disease and eating too fast. 

 The Lewin family arrived in New York Jan. 1, 1947. “As the 

Queen Elizabeth approached the harbor, I saw the statue of 

liberty,” she said. “I’ve been in love with that symbol of welcome 

and freedom ever since.” 

By MCSN Raul Zamora 

Staff Writer, Office of External Affairs 

Voices from the Holocaust: USU Observes Yom Hashoah 
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2006 Junior and Senior Employees of the Year announced 

 The time has come to recognize the 

Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences’ (USU) Junior and Senior 

Employees of the year for 2006. 

 USU’s Junior Employee of the Year is 

Brianne Kurtz, an Office Automation Assistant for the School of Medicine’s (SOM) 

Office of Clinical Affairs (ADA). Kurtz has 

worked at USU for four years, and said she 

was very happy about being selected as 

the Junior Employee of the Year. 

 “I was so excited, I changed my 

MySpace name to Employee of the Year,” 

she said. 

 Kurtz was nominated for not only performing her duties in a superb manner, 

but also for collaborating very effectively 

with the office’s GS-11 Program Manager, 

whom she covered for in her absence. 

 Through the course of last year, Kurtz: 

created a database which incorporates job 

titles, pay levels and salary for all SOM faculty and staff, as well as similar databases 

for the assistant dean for special projects 

and the faculty senate; provided assistance 

to the national search for the chair of 

USU’s Military and Emergency Medicine 

(MEM) department, distributing all MEM 

chair applications to the search committee 

members, and performed the same task 

for the associate dean for the Graduate 

Education (GEO) Search Committee; and 

assumed the duties of providing staff support to an oversight committee appointed 

by Dr. Larry Laughlin, SOM dean, to review the Indo-USU program. In this capacity, she worked closely with the committee 

chair in researching, selecting, and assembling documents for the review committee, and is responsible for copying and 

distributing these documents in a timely 

fashion, as well as finding appropriate 

venues for the committee to meet. 

 USU’s Senior Employee of the Year is 

Elizabeth L. Wampler, a Health Physicist 

with the Environmental and Occupational 

Health and Safety Division (EHSA) at the 

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI,) who worked there for 17 

years, until she died recently. 

 A memorial service will be held for her 

May 3 in the AFRRI conference room from 

10-11 a.m. 

 Wampler’s dedication and innovation 

in her position earned her nomination, 

and she’s received recognition for many of 

her accomplishments throughout 2006. 

 During this time, Wampler received 

accolades from several Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission inspectors for the RadiationSafety Training Program she developed 

and implemented at AFRRI for its innovative and comprehensive approach to educate employees on NRC License compliance issues. 

 She completed all monthly laboratory 

surveys as required by procedural and 

regulatory guidance and maintained accurate official documentation; solicited the 

Radionuclide and X-ray Safety Subcommittee (RXSS) of the Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) membership to participate in 

radiation audits and physical hands-on 

inventories; and during a turbulent time of 

civilian and military personnel turnover, 

she stepped up to assume responsibility 

for mentoring two newly assigned radiation safety officers and spent extra time 

familiarizing them with the operational 

and regulatory aspects of the Institute’s 

radiation safety program. 

By MCSN Jeff Hopkins 

Staff Writer, Office of External Affairs 

 The Frank H. Netter exhibit which has been on display for more 

than a month at the Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences (USU) will be taken down this week. 

 Dr. Frank H. Netter was a U.S. Army officer during World War II, 

and was in charge of graphic training aids; he designed sketches 

for first-aid, X-ray, and survival manuals, and the army was able to 

use his pictures to educate soldiers in a wide variety of combat 

and peacetime endeavors. Netter is lauded for the incredible detail and accuracy of his artwork, and has been featured in many 

journals and publications. The Netter Exhibit showcased portions 

of the CIBA collection, which are pieces from the volume of work 

Netter did for the CIBA Pharmaceutical Corporation. 

 Sponsoring the exhibit was USU’s Surgical Interest Group (SIG). 

The SIG’s president, Army 2LT Ryan Roberts, and Air Force 2d Lt. 

Joshua Gustafson worked hard to help bring the Netter exhibit to 

USU. 

 “Ryan Roberts designed the programs, flyers, banners, and 

backdrops for the exhibit,” Gustafson said. “SIG helped advertise 

the event as well as provide logistical support. In addition to sponsoring the event, Francine Netter Roberson, the daughter of Dr. 

Frank Netter was invited to participate in the unveiling of the exhibit. She spoke about the life of her father and how he combined his love of art with his study of medicine. She also spoke 

about the role that her father played in furthering military medicine during WWII.” 

 Gustafson explained that originally, an interest was expressed 

in purchasing some of the Netter artwork, but the originals were 

not for sale. However, it was possible to display them for a period 

of time. 

 “Nearly every medical student is familiar with his depictions of 

the anatomy, pathology, and physiology of the human body,” 

Gustafson said. “He is one of the most famous medical artists, so 

when the idea of a month-long exhibit was offered, it was considered a great honor to show the originals.” 

USU says farewell to Netter exhibit 

By MCSN Jeff Hopkins 

Staff Writer, Office of External Affairs 

Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 
Staff Profile: SFC Donald Peña 

By MCSN Jeff Hopkins 

Staff Writer, VPE 

I 

 If you happen to run across Sergeant First Class Donald Peña in 

the halls of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and listen to him talk for five minutes or more, 

chances are you’ll hear the word “Texas,” and most certainly 

“hooah” (probably about ten times, actually) Peña is very proud to 

be both a Texan and a Soldier, and that pride is reflected in the 

leadership he brings to the USU Brigade. 

 Formerly the Academics Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) for 

the USU Brigade’s Army platoon, Peña took over the position of 

the brigade’s Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA,) which was vacated 

when the previous SEA, Master Chief Kevin Smith left for Afghanistan. The position carries the duty of advising the brigade commander on enlisted matters. 

 Peña was born at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam 

Houston, Texas, and grew up in San Antonio. His family has a 

long military history; Peña’s father was an infantryman, and both 

his grandfather and great-grandfather were soldiers. 

 “I joined because all males in my family join the Army,” Peña 

said. 

 Peña joined the Army with the Military Occupational Specialty 

of 68W, “Combat Medic” on August 27, 1987, and has been stationed many places. 

 “I’ve been stationed a lot of places, but of all of them, Fort 

Hood was my favorite, because it’s in Texas,” Peña said. “It’s also 

the most deployable post in the army, so if you’re going to deploy, 

that’s the best place to be. I love deployments with a passion. I 

enjoy them because that’s when you really get to do your job, 

you’re moving troops on the battlefield, it’s when your training 

and your experience really pay off, I guess. This is the first place 

that I’ve been that I’ve not been in a field unit.” 

 Peña arrived at USU in November 2006, and in his short time 

here, has already made an impact on the servicemembers of the 

brigade. 

 “It’s my personal experience that he’s not just there to fulfill a 

role, he actually truly cares about the individual, and whatever he 

can do to help you,” said Sergeant Jamie-Lea Divan, a Multimedia 

Design Specialist for USU’s Multimedia Design Center (MMDC.) 

“For example, when I was going 

through the promotion board, 

he was the first person to come 

seek me out to see if I needed 

any help with uniform or questions, or just to gain further 

knowledge.” 

 Peña is known throughout 

the USU brigade not only for his 

professional experience as a 

senior NCO, but also for his 

sense of humor, pride, and spirit. 

 “SFC Peña brings a lot of life 

to Friday formations,” said Sgt. 

Frezell Brewer, a Multimedia 

Design Specialist in USU’s 

MMDC. “He brings everybody’s 

spirits up. Everybody’s just ready to leave, but he brings the mood 

of the formation to where everyone’s just happy to be there, and 

there’s been a lot more participation recently as well.” 

 “He likes to start his morning with Chief Heath singing the 

Army song, ‘The Army goes rolling along;’ they stand at attention 

and sing the whole thing,” said Sergeant Divan. 

 Though a Soldier through and through, Peña makes sure to 

equally represent each of the brigade’s services. 

 “There may be a lot of speculation about him being Army and 

showing favoritism towards the Army, but he’s taken a lot of training to learn all the other services regulations, to include uniforms, 

to make sure that he can help everybody,” Sergeant Divan said. 

 “He’s not the type of person to just listen to what someone 

says, he goes out and researches all the information,” Sgt. Brewer 

said. “If the Air Force says something’s done a certain way, or 

Navy says it, or even if the Army says it, he’ll research it, and get 

back with the person about it. To me, that’s going above and beyond being a leader.” 

 “SFC Peña seems very proud to be a Soldier, but he doesn’t let 

that affect his judgment,” said Seaman Raul Zamora, a staff writer 

for USU’s Office of External Affairs. “He strikes me as a very capable and fair leader.” 

SFC Donald Peña 

Brigade Senior Enlisted 

Advisor

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Frequently Asked Questions 

Q: I want to take leave on the way to my 

TDY point (or from my TDY point before 

returning to USU) and purchase my own 

ticket. How can I do this? 

A. You may, with your supervisor's approval, take leave to or from your TDY 

point so long as you pay the expenses 

not associated with your TDY travel. You 

may not, however, purchase your ticket 

without going through Carlson, the current contracted travel agency. 

Q: My spouse is accompanying me on my 

TDY and we want to fly together. I'd like 

to buy our tickets without having to use 

Carlson. How can I do this? 

A: Unfortunately you can't do this. All 

DOD employees on official travel must 

make their travel arrangements through 

Carlson. You may wish to negotiate directly with the airline using your official 

ticket. 

Q: The Carlson contracted carrier is too 

expensive. I can buy a much cheaper 

ticket on Expedia. Is this allowable?

A. The short answer is no because travelers are required to use Carlson; this required use is the incentive necessary to 

obtain airline participation in the city pair 

program “city-pair” fares, which represent 

“best overall value” and not necessarily 

the cheapest fare. 

 ASD can approve exceptions, but have 

done that very rarely. For more info, 

please visit City Pair Program at 

www.gsa.gov/citypairs. 

Q: I am flying to Australia and have to 

change planes in Los Angeles. As it's a 5 

hour flight to LA and another 15 to Australia, I'd like to be booked with an overnight stay in LA on each end of the trip. 

Can I do this?

A: Yes. Any traveler is authorized a rest 

period if the flight is more than 14 hours. 

Q: When am I eligible to fly business class 

overseas?

A: In general, flying business class is forbidden except under certain circumstances. For example, a medical disability 

certificate may qualify as an exception 

but only with the concurrence of the USU 

President.
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Food and Water-Borne Parasites on the Move 

 More than 15 years ago the first Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses 

seminar was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Now, nearly two decades 

later John Cross, Ph.D., professor of Tropical Public Health in the 

Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), along with Dr. K.D. 

Murrell, adjunct faculty, assisted in organizing the fifth seminar held 

this past winter in Bangkok, Thailand. 

 The purpose of the seminar is to review the current status of 

food-borne parasitic zoonoses in various countries such as Southeast 

Asia, Europe and North and South America,” Dr. Cross explained. 

“It’s also an opportunity to look at the potential of new technology 

in the field as well as planning research and strategies.” 

 Zoonoses is a disease of animals, which can be transmitted to 

humans by various means. Eating partly cooked meat, fish or vegetables is a major factor in the process leading to infectious diseases of 

this class. 

 Dr. Cross spoke about the “Globe-Trotting” of a parasite of rats 

during his presentation. “The parasite and disease are on the move 

and gaining widespread international distribution,” he said. “In recent years, the parasitosis has been reported from many of the Caribbean Islands and has moved into the United States with a report of 

one human infection. Infections have now been reported in rats, 

wild, domestic and zoo animals in the United States and there is a 

great concern that it will spread in animal populations and eventually become a significant public health problem in the country.” 

 Other researchers who presented findings in several areas of 

food-borne illness included Jeevan Sherchand, professor at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, and a ten-year colleague of Dr. 

Cross, who spoke about Cyclospora Cayetanensis, which is a parasite that causes recurrent gastroenteritis among children living under poor sanitary conditions and adults from industrialized countries 

who lived or traveled in endemic developing countries. 

 There was an epidemic of Cyclosporiasis in the late 1990s in the 

United States, and Dr. Cross has been working closely with the Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA) on the disease. The FDA is busy with 

another food-borne outbreak caused by melamine, which is suspected to be the cause of illness in pets and some humans. FDA labs 

all over the country are gearing up to look for the contaminant in 

imported foods. 

 Former USU students, V. Belizario, Tram Nguyen Thuy, and Pote 

Aimpun, who are all graduates from the Graduate Education Program, also presented during the seminar. 

 “It was a pleasure to see former students doing such remarkable 

work with food and water-borne pathogens,” Dr. Cross said. “Their 

presentations were outstanding, and to hear and see how they incorporated what they learned here at the university was great.” 

By Tech. Sgt. André Nicholson 

NCOIC, Office of External Affairs 

Building E Update 

Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 

 Grimberg Construction began the excavation process Oct. 30, 2006 (800 dump truck loads); the pre-caisson excavation requirements were completed before Dec. 31, 2006. By Feb. 27, 2007 all 34 caissons were completed; and, the foundation work for the base 

of the building was well underway. At this time, 75 percent of the footings and parking garage walls have been completed; the pouring of concrete garage floor slabs began on April 26, 2007. Coordination with Marshall Craft for the development of comprehensive 

lists and pricing for all outfitting requirements is well underway; initial interview sessions were held April 10 -11, 2007; the projected 

date for completion of the contract with Marshall Craft is June 8, 2007. As always, the patience and support of the USU community 

has been extraordinary; we will have much to celebrate at the conclusion of the construction, which is currently scheduled for March 

31, 2008. 
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Medical, Nursing Students learn from 

past battlefield lessons 

 America’s bloodiest one day battle continues to provide military 

physicians and nurses with wartime healthcare basics more than 

140 years after it was fought. 

 Medical and nursing students from the Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences (USU) participated in a six-mile 

road march April 26 through the Antietam National Battlefield in 

Sharpsburg, Md. 

 Originally meant to serve as a means for the students to break 

in their new combat boots, the field exercise moved from Rock 

Creek Park near the campus to Antietam and now serves as a 

means of teaching the students, from a historical perspective, the 

basic tenets of battlefield healthcare. The former Army Surgeon of 

the Potomac Maj. Gen. Jonathan Letterman, recognized that care 

on the front lines, medical logistics and evacuation assets under 

the direction of a physician were key to delivering battlefield care. 

 Students marched in small groups, stopping at stations along 

the route to hear local Civil War re-enactors discuss conditions and 

battlefield strategies and to hear USU faculty members highlight 

the medical aspects of the battle. 

 The Battle of Antietam, which took place Sept. 17, 1862, is considered the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, claiming more than 23,000 men killed or wounded. 

Photo by MCSN Jeff Hopkins 

 Army Reservist MAJ 

Diane Mann, AN, recently completed one 

month of Active Duty 

Training (ADT) in the 

Continuing Health Education for Health Professionals (CHE) office in 

Silver Spring, Md. Mann, in civilian life, is employed at the prestigious Mayo Clinic, located in Rochester, Minn., as a research nurse 

study coordinator and has managed continuing education credit 

packages over her professional career. She brought her much 

needed expertise to the CHE office as an education manager. 

 During her ADT, Mann helped prepare the directorate for the 

American Nursing Credentialing Center re-accreditation self study 

via educational activity file review. She researched and coordinated applications for continuing education credits and also reviewed educational outcomes and summarized the findings into 

evaluation reports. 

 CAPT Jaime Luke, CHE Senior Executive Director, summed it up 

best, "Major Mann's efforts directly supported the activity managers' efforts to complete critical assignments for the re-accreditation 

and provided management with significant flexibility in assigning 

tasks,” CAPT Luke said. “She arrived and easily transitioned into 

the work environment, saw what was needed and proceeded to 

work in an exemplary manner." 

 At the conclusion of her ADT, Mann was recognized by the 

Brigade for her outstanding work. During the ceremony, LTC 

John Maurer, USU Brigade Commander, presented a Certificate of 

Commendation in front of the staff. 

 "She is the type of officer who leaves the command in a much 

better position from when she arrived, totally due to her excellent 

leadership and professionalism," Maurer said. 

(Article courtesy of CHE) 

Army Nurse 

Serves CHE 

with Distinction 

Students from the Graduate School of Nursing platoon listen as a 

civil war re-enactor talks about the food included in a soldier’s 

rations, which were distributed every three days. A soldier’s rations included salted pork, tea, coffee, and a dried combination of 

flower and water, called “hardtack.” 

LTC John Maurer, USU Brigade Commander, presents MAJ Diane 

Mann (center) with a Letter of Commendation. Mann served in 

the CHE department, headed by the Senior Executive Director, 

CAPT Jaime Luke.

Photo courtesy of CHE 
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Promotions to Captain 

 Congratulations to the following USU alumni who were just 

selected for promotion to Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy: 

Anderson, Arne - class of 1989 (pediatrics) 

Craig, William D. - class of 1990 (radiology) 

Evans, Larry - class of 1989 (dermatology) 

Hammer, Paul - class of 1988 (psychiatry) 

Harari, Amir - class of 1990 (endocrinology) 

Helmers, Scott - class of 1990 (orthopaedics) 

Inouye, Lisa - MPH class of 1996 (medicine) 

Kane, John - class of 1990 (specialty unknown) 

Kane, Paul - class of 1992 (anesthesia) 

Malakooti, Mark - MTM&H class of 1996 (preventive medicine) 

Manos, Gail - class of 1990 (psychiatry) 

McGuigan, Elizabeth - class of1990 (radiology) 

Pagekopf, Eric - class of 1995 (specialty unknown) 

Schafer, Ted - class of 1993 (gastroenterology) 

Valaik, Dan - class of 1993 (orthopaedics) 

Via, Darin - class of 1991 (anesthesiology) 

Wilde, Wade - class of 1989 (pediatrics) 

Zawacki, Kevin - class of 1990 (cardiology) 

There were 70 selections made overall. There were two selections 

for O-6 made below the zone and both were USU graduates: Ted 

Schafer and Darin Via. 

In addition, congratulations to USU Department of Medicine faculty member, CDR Dodd Denton, who was also selected for promotion to Captain, Medical Corps, USN. 

New Chiefs of Service 

 Congratulations to the following individuals who were recently 

named as Chiefs of Service under the integrated Department of 

Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Department at WRAMC and 

NNMC. These individuals join COL William Doukas, MC, USA (USU 

'88), who was recently named Chair of the integrated Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Department, and CDR Patricia McKay, MC, 

USN (USU '93), who was named as Program Director for the Orthopaedics Residency Program. 

CAPT(sel) Daniel Valaik, MC, USN (USU '93) 

Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery Service

LTC Paul Pasquina, MC, USA (USU '91) 

Chief, Physical Medicine Service

COL Barbara Springer 

Chief, Physical Therapy Service

LTC Stephanie Daugherty 

Chief, Occupational Therapy Service

Mr. Charles Scoville 

Chief, Amputee Services

Mr. Joe Miller 

Chief, Orthotics & Prosthetics

 Graduate students at the Uniformed 

Services University of the Health Sciences 

(USU) are diverse as the disciplines they’re 

studying, and Joseph Abbah is one of 

those students. 

 Abbah is from Benue State, Nigeria, and 

is a second year doctoral degree candidate enrolled in the Neuroscience program. 

 The Neuroscience program is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program for students 

with strong training in the biological, behavioral, and/or physical sciences. Research includes development, regeneration, and plasticity in the nervous system, 

molecular neurobiology, and adaptive 

responses of the nervous system to stress, 

injury, and a changing environment. 

 “My area of research interest includes 

the factors underlining plasticity during 

development as well as in adults,” Abbah 

said. “Plasticity is crucial for learning and 

memory. Currently I’m specifically looking 

at the factors involved in cell migration 

and differentiation from the region of 

birth to the cerebral cortex during development.” 

 Abbah explained that plasticity refers to 

structural and biochemical changes in the 

properties of individual neuronal cells (a 

type of cell in the brain responsible for its 

function) or brain regions that may occur 

as a developmental event or in response 

to certain brain activities. These changes 

alter the membrane of neuronal cells and 

play an important role during brain development. 

 Before entering the Graduate Education program Abbah majored in pharmacy 

and received his undergraduate degree 

from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, in 

1998. 

 He heard about USU at a National Mental Health Conference he attended in 

South Africa, where a presenter spoke 

about some of the programs at the university that struck Abbah’s interest. 

 Once he completes the program, his 

plans are to apply the knowledge and 

expertise gained here to address specific 

issues related to mental health. Abbah is 

currently a research student in the lab of 

Dr. Sharon Juliano, professor in the Department of Anatomy Physiology and Genetics. 

 Dr. Eleanor S. Metcalf, associate dean, 

Graduate Education, believes graduate 

students comprise important and integral 

components of the academic mission and 

scholarly environment of USU. 

 “USU graduates serve the nation in public service, create new knowledge, train 

the next generation of scientists, and/or 

contribute to the advancement of health 

and science in both public and private 

positions,” Dr. Metcalf said. 

Student Profile: Graduate Education 

Joseph Abbah 

By Tech. Sgt. André Nicholson 

NCOIC, Office of External Affairs 

 Joseph Abbah 

Graduate Education Student 

Army Selections for Medical Commands 

USU alumni selected for Army Medical Commands: 

LTC Peter J. Benson, Class of ‘93 

COL Stephen C Phillips, MPH, ‘03 

COL Michael A Deaton, Class of ‘93 

COL Rhonda L. S. Cornum, Class of ‘86 
PAGE 9 

 In conjunction with National Minority 

Health Month, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Center 

for Health Disparities Research and Education (CHDRE), together with Pfizer, held an 

Academic Scholars and Public-Private Organizations Dinner April 18, at the CHDRE 

Office in Silver Spring, MD. 

 The theme of the night’s events was 

“Ending Health Disparities Affecting Your 

Patients.” 

 Medical students from USU were invited 

to attend the meeting, during which dinner 

was served, and several speeches on topics 

about improving minority healthcare ranging from an overview of health disparities 

to smoking cessation were given. 

 “The health of the community is our 

responsibility,” said Dr. Gloria Ramsey, USU 

associate professor of Nursing and director, 

Community Outreach and Information 

Dissemination Core. 

 The CHDRE Community Outreach and 

Information Dissemination Core (COIDC) 

has been actively involved with uniting 

academic scholars, physicians, and community outreach organizations to address 

healthcare disparities. 

 Pfizer, a research-based pharmaceutical 

company dedicated to improving lives 

through education and individual and 

community empowerment, collaborated 

with the COIDC to educate local physicians 

caring for racially and ethnically diverse 

populations about healthcare disparities. 

 “Minority physicians are more likely to 

treat minority patients and practice in underserved communities,” Ramsey said. 

“While racial and ethnic minorities make up 

25 percent of the U.S. population, only six 

percent of practicing physicians come from 

these groups. For these reasons, we invited 

our medical students to meet those caring 

for America’s most vulnerable.” 

USU Center for Health Disparities hosts Academic Scholars and Public-Private 

Organizations dinner, “Ending Health Disparities Affecting Your Patients” 

By MCSN Jeff Hopkins 

Staff Writer, Office of External Affairs 

USU Students Provide Medical Care for Avon Walk for Breast Cancer 

 Sixteen medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) will provide on-scene medical 

treatment for thousands of participants in this year’s Avon Walk 

for Breast Cancer in Washington, D.C. 

 The first- and second-year medical students, all uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Public Health Service, are 

members of USU’s Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG). The 

FMIG, which is one of the largest student-run organizations on 

campus, has more than 200 members and provides students with 

opportunities to enhance medical education, military career development and community service. 

 Michael Spatz, M.D., specialty division leader for the Washington, D.C., Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, recruited the students for 

the job. Dr. Spatz is a 1983 graduate of USU who also specialized 

in family medicine. His wife, Doris, is a five-year survivor of breast 

cancer. Following her final year of treatment, the Spatz’s got involved in the walk. Dr. Spatz volunteered his expertise with the 

medical team and eventually became specialty leader. 

 According to Spatz, the students will primarily treat participants 

for blisters, but previous years have brought cases of dehydration, 

sprains, muscle strains, asthma, anaphylaxis, seizures and fractures. USU students are educated to recognize and treat these 

injuries and ailments, and Spatz also spent time reviewing with 

them the basics of blister care and musculoskeletal maladies commonly seen during the walk. Students also received hands-on 

training for basic athletic taping skills from HM3 Burgos, who is 

assigned to the National Naval Medical Center’s Department of 

Orthopaedic Surgery. 

 The Avon Walk begins May 5, with an opening ceremony at 

the Kennedy Center, after which walkers have the choice of walking 13.1 or 26.2 miles – a half or full marathon – throughout the 

Greater Metro Area. Participants, including walkers and volunteer 

crew members, will 

spend the night at the 

“wellness village,” 

which features twoperson sleeping tents, 

hot showers, prepared 

meals, entertainment, 

volunteer massage 

services and comprehensive support services. On May 6, walkers will complete another 13.1 miles, concluding with a celebratory closing ceremony 

back at the Kennedy 

Center. 

 Spatz said medical 

care is available every 

four miles along the 

route, with larger rest 

stops that offer ibuprofen and care for blisters 

scattered throughout. 

In addition, there are 

other locations that 

offer physician care: at Sibley Hospital and at Sligo Middle School 

in Silver Spring May 5, and at Tubman Elementary School on 13th 

Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C., May 6. USU students will be at 

each location providing assistance. 

 USU FMIG members who are volunteering this year include: 

Terrence Bayly, Charisma Bautista, Rebecca Burns, David Carlson, 

Jino Caro, Elizabeth Franklin, Michele Gage, Anneliese Germain, 

Dallas Hansen, Cody Jackson, Brooke Sciuto, Thomas Skinner, 

Heather Stephenson, Tiffany Stratton, Ted Utz, and John Walsh. 

Cody Jackson and Anneliese Germain, 

both second-year medical students and 

members of the Family Medicine Interest 

Group will be providing support for the 

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Both students assisted last year. 

Photo by Dr. Fred Brennan, Dept. of Family Medicine 

 A Memorial Service of fellowship for Air Force 2d Lt Catherine 

Baxter, School of Medicine, Class 

of 2007, will be held at USU May 

10 at 10:30 a.m. in Sanford Auditorium. 

 Many of her classmates will soon graduate from USU, but 

have been away for senior year clerkships during Catherine’s 

final months of life. So, this is an opportunity for her peers and 

many friends in the faculty and staff to remember her love for 

life, her commitment to the vocations of medicine and military 

service, and her many contributions to everyone she knew. 

Memorial 

Service 

By Sharon Willis 

Deputy Vice President, Office of External Affairs 
Military Personnel OfficeNavy: YNSN Johnny Ford— 295-3423 

 YN1 Randolph Forrest— 295-3423 

Army: SSG Darrian Ward— 295-9653 

 SSG Dexter Webb— 295-9650 

Air Force: SSgt. Alison Meador— 295-9631 

 SSgt. Fabio Batista-Sanchez—295-0418 

Human Resources: 295-3412 

Finance Office: 295-3496 

Security Office: 295-3033 

 295-3038 

USU Shuttle times and stops: 

Shuttle to Silver SpringDeparts USU Departs Silver Spring

 6:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 

 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 

 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 

 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 

 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 

 12:00 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 

 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 

 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 

 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 

 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 

Shuttle to Metro from USU and NNMC: 

Departs USU Departs NNMC

6:30a.m.-8:15a.m. Runs continuously 

 3:33 p.m. 3:43 p.m. 

 4:05 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 

 4:33 p.m. 4:43 p.m. 

Shuttle stops:

 Gold Line:

Medical Center station 

Hospital, Bldg 10 

Child Development Ctr, Bldg 26, I-Lot 

Satellite Pharmacy, Bldg 141, E-Lot Blue Line

Medical Center station 

Hospital, Bldg 10 

AFRRI/USU 

Child Development Ctr, Bldg 26, I-Lot 

Fisher Houses, Bldgs 24 &25 

Navy Lodge, Bldg 52 

PAGE 10 

Look Who’s Talking... What do you want to be when you’re older?

“I want to be a dermatologist, because I 

hear they make a lot 

of money.” 

Catherine Willis 

Age 12, Grade 7 

Walkersville Middle 

School 

Daughter of Sharon 

Willis, VPE 

 The daughters of Carrie Hibler, a Commencement Coordinator 

for the Office of External Affairs wrote short letters about their 

experience for the USU Newsletter. 

Kara Hibler

 April 27, 2007 my sister Katie and I came to work with my 

Mom. It was Take Your Child to Work day. At first the phones 

didn’t work and the lights were not working but now they are. 

My mom was working on the graduation for the medical doctors. 

I think her job is fun, but her job in MDL was really fun and the 

computers worked better. We met Jeff Swope, Andre Nicholson 

and Kristin and Bianca. Then we met a lot of other people. We 

also went to visit Megan Fitzgerald and Dennis Stutz. We had 

lunch in the cafeteria, because I like their pizza. 

 I would rather be here than at school because at school I have 

to do the work. I like the university because there are a lot of 

soldiers here and they are studying to become doctors to help 

the people that are fighting the war. But they should check IDs 

better at the gate because they look at them for a much longer 

time on Air Force Bases. 

Katie Hibler 

 At my mom’s job the phones don’t work or the lights. My 

mom and a man, Jeff, are working. Me, I’m just writing this story 

for André. I’m glad I don’t have to go to school today because it is 

boring. My mom’s job doesn’t get boring because there are 

Army, Navy and Air Force people here. 

 I think because it is a big place, they are making E building, 

and maybe an F, G, H, I, and K, because a few people don’t have 

jobs, that is why they are building more. My job is to go to school 

and be kind to people, maybe other people will do the same job 

as me. The end. 

Letters from kids who came to USU 

for ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ 

Important Information and 

Numbers for USU 

“I plan to be a veterinarian, because I love 

animals and want to 

take care of them. I 

am and always will be 

an active member of 

the ASPCA.” 

Kara Hibler 

Age 9, Grade 3 

Concordia Lutheran 

School 

Daughter of Carrie 

Hibler, VPE 

“I want to be a 

teacher, because I 

am smart and want 

to help other children be smart too.” 

Katie Hibler 

Age 7, Grade 2 

Concordia Lutheran 

School 

Daughter of Carrie 

Hibler, VPE 

“I’d like to be a doctor, because I think 

it’s interesting.” 

Zack Coppit 

Age 9, Grade 2 

Centerville Elementary School 

Son of Dr. George 

Coppit 

“I’d like to be a Navy 

pilot, because my 

brother did it, and I 

love to fly.” 

Jake Larson 

Age 13, Grade 7 

Oakdale Middle 

School 

Son of David Larson 

MIC 

“I’d like to be a 

video game tester, 

because I’d love to 

rate and test video 

games.” 

James Queen 

Age 13, Grade 8 

Sligo Middle School 

Son of Glen Queen 

FAC 
PAGE 11 

Commencement : The Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences (USU) announces the 28th Annual Commencement Exercise for the class of 2007 will be held May 19 at 11a.m. The exercise will be held at the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall. Admission to commencement is 

by ticket only. To reserve staff and faculty audience tickets contact 

Carrie Hibler at chibler@usuhs.mil or in room B1009 External Affairs Annex no later than today. 

2007 USU Research Week: The mission of Research Week is: 

-to promote research by faculty, staff and students at USU and its 

affiliate institutions; 

-to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration; and to 

facilitate communication among USU graduate students and faculty. 

 " Celebrating Excellence in Research" reflects the complementary roles that nursing, public health, behavioral science, basic 

science, and medicine play in health promotion. The poster presentations, invited speakers, and panels demonstrate USU's special 

role in civilian, public health, and military research initiatives across 

the health sciences. 

 This annual three-day event formally encompasses three 

events: the Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) Research Colloquium, which brings together GSN faculty and students to present and discuss nursing-specific research findings; the Graduate 

Student Colloquium, which highlights the research interests and 

accomplishments of graduate students in the School of Medicine; 

and Faculty Senate Research Day, which draws the entire USU 

community to share research achievements, foster collaborations, 

and stimulate intellectual exchange. Together, they serve to inform the local scientific community, collaborative institutions, and 

other federal agencies about significant research projects conducted across the health sciences at USU and its affiliates. 

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: To honor and commemorate the distinguished service of Asian Pacific Americans, May is 

recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s 

theme is "Pursuing Excellence Through Leadership, Diversity and 

Unity." DoD observances of Asian Pacific American Heritage 

Month include a DoD forum May 29, as well as a luncheon and 

military awards ceremony May 31, during the National Leadership 

Training Conference of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council 

(FAPAC) in Arlington, VA. The FAPAC conference offers opportunities for professional and personal development through plenary 

sessions, workshops, exhibits, and special events such as a job fair 

and congressional seminar. Information about the conference 

and an online registration form are available at 

http://www.fapac.org. 

GSN Awards Ceremony: The 2007 Graduate School of Nursing 

Awards Ceremony will be held May 14 at 4 p.m. in Sanford Auditorium. This ceremony culminates the years of hard work, determination, and scholastic achievement of the GSN students at USU. 

USU News Briefs 

 In 1975, there 

may have been 

another who 

could have taken 

the reins and 

done well in developing the Uniformed Services 

University of the 

Health Sciences 

(USUHS). But perhaps no other had 

the unique blend 

of leadership, perspective, and skills 

to accomplish so 

superbly the 

monumental task. 

In the face of overwhelming odds, he took 

little more than an idea, fashioned it into a 

vision, and, within the framework of the 

founding legislation, made the dream a 

reality. It is an understatement to say that 

Jay P. Sanford exceeded all expectations in 

orchestrating that which became a showpiece of military medical excellence. In his 

fifteen-year tenure at the University, he 

served as both Dean of the Medical School 

(1975 to 1990) and as President of the University (1981 to 1990). 

 Jay Sanford was born to Joseph and 

Arlyn Carlson Sanford in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 27, 1928. He moved at least 

four times before he began college in 

1945. He relocated with the family when 

his physician father was reassigned by his 

employer, the Dupont Company most of 

the time. Jay, at the age of two, went to 

New Jersey for two years and then to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for five. It was during 

this period that his only sibling, his sister 

Barbara, was born. In 1937, when Jay was 

9 years old, the family moved to Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana. During this stay of six 

years, Jay became a boy scout, attaining 

eagle scout rank by the time he was 14. 

This boy scout exposure is believed by 

some to be the reason that he had a decided military orientation which remained 

with him for the rest of his life. Jay moved 

in 1943 to Stephenson, Michigan, the place 

where both his parents had lived and 

where his future wife Lorrie had been born. 

Jay attended the last three years of high 

school there. He did well. He was class 

president in his junior and senior years, and 

was very active athletically. He played basketball, ran track, and was quarterback of 

the football team. He graduated in 1945, 

valedictorian of his class. 

 Jay attended the University of Michigan 

as an undergraduate from 1945 to 1948, 

where he excelled academically and was a 

part of a national championship swimming 

team. He then entered Michigan's Medical 

School and, in 1952, received the MD degree, cum laude (first honors). 

 Upon graduation, Sanford served from 

1952 until 1954 as house officer and assistant in medicine at Peter Bent Brigham 

Hospital in Boston, and as research fellow 

at Harvard Medical School. In 1954, he entered the US Army and performed on active duty as the Chief of Bacteriology in the 

Department of Experimental Surgery at the 

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research 

(WRAIR). He left WRAIR in 1956, but he 

remained in the reserve, and for a period in 

the U.S. Public Health Service, finishing his 

uniformed service at the rank of colonel 

with the U.S. Army’s 11th Special Forces 

Group (Airborne). 

 From 1956 to 1957, Dr. Sanford occupied a position as Senior Assistant Resident 

in Medicine at Duke University Hospital 

before moving to the University of Texas 

Southwestern Medical School in Dallas 

(UTSWMC). At the latter location, he was a 

member of the faculty of the Department 

of Medicine, and was Chief of Infectious 

Diseases. He was also the Chief of the Bacteriology Laboratory at Parkland Memorial 

Hospital. While wearing these multiple 

hats, he established a collaborative program with those at Brooke Army Medical 

Center (Ft Sam Houston, Texas) to train 

UTSWMC students in the essentials of disaster medicine. In 1975, he was chosen to be 

the Founding Dean of the USUHS' School 

of Medicine. 

 His wife of 46 years was the former 

Lorraine Burklund. The couple had five 

children: Jeb, Nancy, Sarah, Philip, and 

Cathy. He died at the age of 68 in Dallas, 

Texas, Oct. 23, 1996. 

USU 

History 

Jay Phillip Sanford 

Third USU President 

1981-1990 
USU Calendar of Events 

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LRC Training Classes: 

PubMed Basics from 

Noon-1p.m. 

LRC

3 

LRC Training Classes: 

EndNote Basics from 

Noon-1p.m. 

LRC

4 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

5 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

6 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

7 

LRC Training Classes 

Resources in Psychology 

Noon-1p.m. 

LRC 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the Office 

of Continuing Education 

by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

8 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

9 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

10 

LRC Training Classes 

EndNote- Advanced 

Noon-1p.m. 

LRC 

LRC Training Classes 

EndNote- Advanced 

6p.m.-7p.m. 

LRC 

Spine Workshop 

USU 

CME. For more information, contact the 

Office of Continuing 

Education by phone at 

301-295-0962, or by 

email

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USU 2007 Research 

Week, May 14-16: 

Celebrating Excellence in 

Research. 

USU 

Advanced Patient Safety 

Managers Course 

USU

15 

Wu Award Lecture 

9a.m.-10a.m. 

USU

Graduate Student 

Colloquium- The Bullard Lecture 

1p.m.-3p.m. 

Lecture Room E 

16 

James J. Leonard 

symposium– Leonard 

Award Lecture 

9a.m.-10a.m. 

Lecture Room E 

Plenary Speaker, 

Anthony S. Fauci, 

M.D., Director, National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious 

Disease 

3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. 

Lecture Room E 

17 

Advanced Patient 

Safety Management 

Course 

USU 

Class of 2007 Graduation Awards Ceremony 

11:30a.m. 

Sanford Auditorium 

“Fighting for Life” 

premiere 

7 p.m 

Sanford Auditorium 

18 

Advanced Patient 

Safety Management 

Course 

USU 

19 

Commencement: USU 

announces the 28th 

Annual Commencement Exercises for the 

class of 2007 

11a.m. 

National Society 

Daughters of the 

American Revolution 

Constitution Hall 

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USU Toastmasters 

Meeting 

Noon-1p.m. 

Small Conference 

Room 

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May