VOLUME 3, ISSUE 11 WWW.USUHS.MIL JUNE 17, 2008 

USU Newsletter 

The Road to Victory.... Pg. 6 
Carol R. Scheman 

Vice President for 

External Affairs and 

Managing Editor 

Tech. Sgt. 

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Editor 

MC2 Jeff Hopkins 

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Cover photo by 

HM2 Michael Oliver

In This Issue 

 

Senior VP......................2 

White House Visit......2 

CHE Accreditation.....3 

TB Test Weakness......3 

LCDR Conrardy...........3 

ATL Hosts Course......4 

AEDs Installed.............4 

Desegregation............5 

Alumni Reunion.........5 

MAJ Bentzel.................6 

Tom’s Run.....................6 

Calendar.......................7 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences’ (USU) Military Training Network is helping the military health system breathe a little easier...quite literally, by supporting vital life-support 

education at the White House. 

 By partnering with the American Heart Association, the MTN provides guidance on basic life support training to 235 sites across the globe. It is 

through these sites that 250,000 people learn 

essential life-saving techniques each year. 

 The primary mission, HM1 Trudy Carmichael, 

USN, explains, “is to promote a higher quality 

product to better care for our Soldiers, Sailors and 

Airmen.” This year the MTN has increased awareness with visits to several sites who met the standards for receiving a Best Practice Award. The 

standards, which include a rating at or above 95 

percent on the site assistance visit checklist, was 

awarded to 35 programs out of 113 this year. 

One of those sites was the White House Medical 

Unit. LTC John Maurer, USA, director of MTN, 

along with several members of the MTN, presented CDR Ronny Jackson, USN, and Maj Karey 

Dufour, USAF, from the unit with a coin for the 

Best Practice Award. This is the first year MTN has 

created a special coin to present to recipients of 

this distinction. 

 Later this month, the MTN will be co-hosting 

the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update International Educational Conference and Exposition 

in Las Vegas, NV. This is an important step in advancing the organization’s goals. 

MTN Visits White House, Presents Award 

Photo by Tom Balfour 

LTC John Maurer, director of the MTN, presents 

BG Richard Tubb, MC, USAF, Physician to the 

President and Director of the White House Medical Unit, with a coin for the Best Practice Award. 

 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 

(USU) has selected Dale C. Smith, 

Ph.D., as the university’s first senior vice president. 

 “Dr. Smith has served as acting senior vice president for over 

a year and, after consideration of 

both internal and external applicants, it is clear that he brings a 

unique set of skills and an irreplaceable background to this 

position,” said USU President 

Charles L. Rice, M.D. “Dr. Smith is 

not only an expert in medical 

history, he is an expert in the 

history of this university. It is this 

combination that makes it apparent that he is the best person to 

help us move this remarkable 

institution forward in its next 

stage of maturation.” 

 Dr. Smith is currently a professor and chairman of the Department of Medical History in the F. 

Edward Hébert School of Medicine at USU. In 1979 he received 

his Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from the University of Minnesota. From that time until he 

moved to the Uniformed Services University in 1982, he was 

on the faculty of the University 

of Minnesota.

 Dr. Smith is active within his 

profession, having served as 

chairman of the program committee (1984) of the American 

Association for the History of 

Medicine (AAHM), as a member 

of the National Institutes of 

Health Special Study Section on 

the History of the Life Sciences 

on two occasions, as a member 

of the Council of the AAHM, as 

associate editor of the Journal of 

the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, on the editorial 

board of the Bulletin of the History of Medicine and as the editor of the AAHM Newsletter. He 

is also a consulting historian for 

Military Medicine, the journal of 

the Association of Military Surgeons of 

the 

United 

States. 

 In his 

new role 

as senior 

vice president, Dr. 

Smith will 

be providing direction and 

oversight 

of the 

operations of the Office of Diversity 

and Recruitment, the Learning 

Resource Center, the Center for 

Multidiscipline Services, the Office of Affiliations and International Affairs, the Directorate of 

Continuing Education for Health 

Professionals and the soon-to-beestablished Office of Accreditation and the Office of Planning 

and Strategic Development. 

Dr. Rice Announces Selection of Senior Vice President 

Dale C. Smith, Ph.D. 

Senior Vice 

President 

By Leeann Ori 

Alumni Programs Specialist, Alumni Affairs 
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 A recent study led by Army Major James 

Mancuso, M.D., MPH, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the 

Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences (USU), identifies that the tuberculin skin test (TST) has many sources of error. 

The study, titled “Pseudoepidemics of Tuberculin Skin Test Conversions in the U.S. 

Army after Recent Deployments,” will be 

published in the first issue for June of the 

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a journal of the American Thoracic Society. 

 Co-authors Air Force Lt Col Lisa Keep, 

M.D., MPH, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, USU; and Steven Tobler, M.D., MPH, Army Medical Surveillance 

Activity, along with Dr. Mancuso, have described eight outbreaks of false-positive TB 

tests between 1983 and 2005. 

 More than a mere institutional inconvenience or an individual's momentary medical 

scare, these false positives have become a 

real financial and medical burden by inappropriately diverting limited funds and resources. 

 Concerns about TB exposure have been 

raised by recent deployments to Iraq and 

Afghanistan which are reported to have 

among the highest rates of active TB in the 

world. However, many service members 

do not have sufficient contact with locals to 

raise their risk of contracting TB. As a consequence, "testing after recent deployments to the endemic and hyperendemic 

areas has occasionally resulted in large 

numbers of U.S. Army service members 

with [positive tests] and massive efforts 

aimed at preventing active TB," wrote Dr. 

Mancuso. 

 Because the positive-predictive value of 

a test—that is, the likelihood of a positive 

result indicating an actual case—is dependent on the prevalence of disease in a population, the lower the prevalence of a disease, and the higher the variability in the 

test and testing procedures, the less the 

positive-predictive value of a test will be. 

 "This may dramatically reduce the positive-predictive value of the test to below 50 

percent," said Dr. Mancuso.

USU Preventive Med Docs Identify TB-Test Weaknesses 

 The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on 

Accreditation, has recently awarded the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) Office of Continuing Education for Health Professionals a six-year accreditation for continuing 

nursing health education (CHE). 

 Although the ANCC typically awards only four-year accreditations, the CHE USU program was able to demonstrate an exemplary record, and was therefore granted an six-year term. 

 “The outstanding hard work of the entire office, particularly the 

course administration specialists who ensure full compliance with 

educational standards, is to be commended,” said Sylvia Scherr, 

director of Continuing Education for Health Professions. 

 This news comes on the heels of yet another six-year approval 

awarded to the office for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits Continuing 

Medical Education for Physicians office by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education in 2004. Under the direction of CAPT Jaime Ann Luke, NC, USN, senior executive director 

of the Continuing Health Education directorate, the program provides resuscitative and trauma education through the Military 

Training Network as well as continuing education accreditations 

for six professions including: physicians, nurses, social workers, 

health care administrators, psychologists and pharmacists, in triservice education programs. 

 According to CAPT Luke, “Only a small percentage of providers 

ever achieve this exemplary accreditation. It is a testament to the 

professionalism and outstanding quality of the nursing educational activities at USU.”

CHE Receives Six-Year Accreditation from ANCCCA 

By Christine Creenan 

Web Writer, Office of External Affairs 

 First a ski instructor, then a nanny, now a naval officer in the 

Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist program at the Uniformed 

Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), LCDR Julie Conrardy is as varied as she is committed to advancing military medicine. 

 Although a self-proclaimed ‘military brat’, Conrardy’s decision 

to join the Navy more than a decade ago was more spontaneous 

than planned. 

 “I was walking in Manhattan and happen to come across a 

recruiter’s office,” she said. 

 That impulse proved to be life changing; Conrardy would soon 

find herself in the surgical ward at ports in Bethesda, Lithuania 

and Sweden (aboard the USNS Comfort) and Iceland. Her work 

as an oncology nurse allowed her to practice medicine across the 

globe while dually satisfying her passion for travel. 

 For the past year, however, she has remained on the grounds 

of the National Naval Medical Center, to pursue an advanced degree from USU’s Graduate School of Nursing. She was drawn to 

the school for many reasons, namely because the PCNS program 

is the only one of its kind and because the university fosters intensive interactions. 

 “I like that the classes are small. 

There are only seven of us,” she 

said. 

 Conrardy holds a bachelor’s 

degree in communications disorders and speech science from the 

University of Colorado at Boulder 

and a Bachelor of Nursing degree 

from Pace University in New York. 

She admits returning to school 

was a difficult transition, calling 

the research “hard” but enjoys the 

friendships she has developed and 

the opportunity to study in a joint 

service environment. 

 Conrardy will graduate in 2009 

and begin rotations in Okinawa, Japan. 

 “I hope that I am always the patient advocate,” she said of her 

role as a member of the Navy Nurse Corps. As she gains seniority, 

Conrardy wants also to use her charge to mentor young nurses 

embarking on new careers. 

Student Profile: LCDR Julie Conrardy, NC, USN 

LCDR Julie Conrardy 

NC, USN 

GSN Perioperative Clinical 

Nurse Specialist Program 

By Christine Creenan 

Web Writer, Office of External Affairs 
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Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 

A Good AED-ea 

 USU’s Family Practice Clinic, in conjunction with the department of Environmental Health Services has 

installed 13 of a planned 15 automated external defibrillators throughout the Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences (USU), AFRRI and outlying buildings: 28, 53, 59 and 79. The AEDs are small electrical units designed to restart a person’s heart in the event of cardiac arrest. Pictured here, HMC Jeffrey 

Mueller, USN, leading chief petty officer for USU’s enlisted Navy Division, installs an AED in one of the university’s lecture rooms. 

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

Anatomy Training Laboratory hosted the Decedent Affairs Officer 

portion of the Patient Administrator Course, June 10. The course 

covers the responsibilities and expectations of the DAO. 

 The Navy Medicine, Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Command’s PA course is a three-week course offered four 

times a year, which focuses on the role of patient administration in 

Navy medicine, and is open to active and reserve Navy personnel 

of rank E6 - O5, as well as civilians. 

 When a death occurs in an area of operation, the area’s DAO 

works with Mortuary Casualty Affairs and the deceased servicemember’s family to ensure expeditionary return of their remains. 

 Students of the eight-hour course receive lectures throughout 

the morning, and learn in a hands-on manner how to inspect 

remains in the afternoon. 

 HM1 Ron Rivenburgh, USN, branch head of Navy Mortuary 

Affairs and one of the instructors of the course, said USU’s ATL is a 

prime location for the course. 

 “All the facilities necessary for the course are on the USU campus,” Rivenburgh said. “We embalm the bodies in the morning for 

the students to inspect in the afternoon, and the facilities in the 

ATL are very convenient.” 

 Rivenburgh stressed the importance of the hands-on remains 

inspection portion of the course. 

 “We want them to learn how to handle the remains inspection 

in concordance with their duties,” Rivenburgh said. “If they don’t 

do a good job, they’re letting the family of that servicemember 

down, so it’s an important part of their role.” 

ATL Hosts Portion of Patient Administrator Course By MC2 Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor, Office of External Affairs 
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 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) 

held its alumni weekend May 16 – 17, which provided an opportunity to reunite after 25 years away from the university. 

 The reunion’s 

events started 

with campus 

tours provided 

by the Office of 

Alumni Affairs. 

During this 

time, alumni 

reminisced in 

lecture rooms, 

met with a few 

former professors and were 

given an opportunity to witness 

the recent growth at USU with a tour of Building E. Later, graduates from various years gathered in the small dining hall for a Hawaii-themed reception. 

 After years 

apart friends reunited as if no 

time had passed. 

Those who were 

unable to attend, 

provided postings 

for the memory 

board to share 

with guests. The 

stories ranged 

from recent deployment experiences to updates 

on new additions 

to their families. 

The main reunion event was held aboard the Capital Elite Yacht, 

which provided graduates with a tour of the Potomac River while 

they ate dinner. 

 The night was filled with delight as everyone shared stories 

while they enjoyed a unique view of D.C. Among the many 

alumni who attended, was the School of Medicine commandant, 

Col. Ken Tashiro, a 1984 SOM graduate. 

Alumni attending the 2008 reunion dinner pose 

for a picture aboard the Capital Elite Yacht. This 

was an opportunity for guests to reunite as they 

observed historic D.C. monuments from a 

unique perspective. 

USU Alumnus Kathy Hall-Boyer, SOM Class of 

1983, is reunited with her fellow alumni who 

could not attend the reunion with the help of 

the Alumni Memory Board. 

 The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of President Harry S. 

Truman’s executive order 9981, issued July 26, 1948, declaring 

that “there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all 

persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.” 

 The American military has traditionally been known as a social 

motivator and has been regarded as leading the country toward 

integration/desegregation, yet war time needs seem to be one of 

the great motivators toward equalization. Initial efforts of integration were solidified as preparations began for the Korean War 

(Demographic studies took place before the Global War on Terrorism, so it’s difficult to tell how much the current war-time posture 

has affected the status of advancement and utilization of ethnic 

minority servicemembers.) 

 Military desegregation began in 1946 and was finally achieved 

in 1954 with the completion of the Fahy Committee‘s final report, 

"Freedom to Serve.” This was a full decade before the US Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, the beginning of equal rights in the civilian 

population. 

 Evidence of the military’s continuing interest in equal opportunity can be found in its many efforts at self improvement over the 

years, as well as in its constant monitoring of programs, scrutiny of 

trends in population representation, internal surveys of its personnel, and aggressive approach to management training. 

 President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” (freedom of 

speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom 

from fear) were largely unavailable to African Americans, yet 2.5 

million black men registered for the military draft. More than one 

million eventually served in all branches of the armed forces during World War II. In addition, thousands of African-American 

women volunteered as combat nurses. 

 Integration took the same slow path for other minorities as well 

as African Americans. America’s first Black general officer was Benjamin O. Davis, who initially entered the Army in 1898 and was 

promoted to the rank of brigadier general 42 years later at the 

age of 64. Second- and third-generation Japanese Americans who 

joined the military were viewed with distrust and assigned to allNisei units. 

 In 1976, that the first Japanese American, Theodore S. 

Kanamine, rose to the rank of a general officer in the Army. 

 The first Hispanic American to ascend to this level was David G. 

Farragut, appointed as an admiral in the Navy in 1866 after a brilliant career during the Civil War. It would then take another 100 

years for the next Hispanic American to be appointed as a general 

officer: Richard E. Cavazos, who went on to became the Army’s 

first Hispanic four-star general.

2008 Marks 60 Years of Military Desegregation 

USU Alumni Gather for 2008 Reunion, Cruise 

By Leeann Ori 

Alumni Programs Specialist , Office of Alumni Affairs 

USU 

A Traditional Academic University with a Unique 

Focus 

Contributed photo 

Photo by Leeann Ori 
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 My name is MAJ David Bentzel, I’m a Master of Public Health 

2003 graduate, and an Army Veterinary Corps officer currently 

serving as the director of the Laboratory Animal Program at the 

Naval Medical Research Center Detachment in Lima, Peru. My 

primary responsibility for the past three years has been management of Animal Care and Use Program and the Laboratory Animal 

Facility, which culminated in our successful accreditation by the 

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory 

Animal Care, International. 

 I have served as a voting member of the Institutional Animal 

Care and Use Committee as well as the Institutional Review Board 

to help ensure the ethical use of both animals and humans in research. I have had the opportunity to collaborate with the bacteriology, parasitology, and virology programs to develop and lead 

research protocols investigating Bartonella bacilliformis, pinworms, and rabies virus infection, which have led to several journal publications. 

 I’ve also had the unique opportunity to participate in a field 

study in the city of Iquitos, Peru, located in the Amazon jungle. 

The study sought to determine the seroprevalance of Rickettsia 

felis in dogs and cats to determine the likelihood of these animals 

serving as reservoirs for human infection. Not only did the sample 

collection require some creative capture and restraint of street 

animals, but it gave a glimpse into life in some of the poorest areas 

of a remote city in a developing country. 

 As the only Army officer at a Navy facility, I have been provided 

an insight into the operation of a “sister service”, which helped 

instill a joint service approach to military research for everyone 

involved. I am extremely grateful for my opportunity to serve at 

NMRCD and experience life in a South American country and 

highly recommend it to anyone involved in infectious disease research. 

USU Alumnus Lauds Joint-Service Approach to Research 

By MAJ David Bentzel 

Director, Laboratory Animal Program, NNMC 

Photo by HM2 Michael Oliver 

Born to Run 

 A team of commissioned and enlisted servicemembers from the Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences (USU) participated in the annual Tom’s Run, June 6. The run is held yearly to promote fitness and raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and is 

named in honor of Tom Brooks, a retired Coast Guard chief warrant officer who contracted the disease in 

1999. The run begins in Cumberland, Md., and follows the historic C&O Canal path to Georgetown before 

curving back to end at USU. Pictured here, back row from left are: Lt Col William Boyce, JAG, USAF; HM2 

Tinsae Tekleab, USN; MAJ Jeff Yarvis, MSC, USA; HM1 Brian Politi, USN; and CAPT James King, USN. 

Front row from left are: HM1 Joseph Monsivais, USN; MSgt Stephen Huntington, USAF; YN1 Randy Forest, 

USN; MA1 Julio Jauregui, USN; and LTC Joseph Harre, VC, USA. 
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Clinical Simulation Manual Information : Richard Kyle’s Patient 

Simulation how-to manual, “Clinical Simulation: Operations, Engineering and Management” is available in USU’s Alumni Bookstore, 

as well as online at Amazon.com, and from Elsevier Book Sales’ 

website, elsevierdirect.com.

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. 

June 17 : Navy Hospital Corps Birthday: The Navy Hospital Corps 

will be celebrating its 110th anniversary with a cake cutting June 

17 in the Sanford Lobby. Congratulations to the “devil docs” at 

USU and around the world on the birth of their beloved Corps. 

June 19 : 5K Summer Fun Run/Walk: There will be a “Run In the 

Sun 5K” June 19 at noon at the Comfort Zone Complex, Bldg. 23. 

For more information or to register, please contact Jack at the 

Sports Office (301) 295-0031 or Jack@mwrbethesda.com. For the 

latest information on current and upcoming sports and other activities visit www.quickscores.com/comfortzone. 

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. 

July 10 – 25 : 2008 Field Exercises: Operations Bushmaster and 

Kerkesner will be conducted July 10-25 at Fort Indiantown Gap, 

Penn. These exercises are unique to our University and require the 

support of all university uniformed personnel. Only emergency 

leave will be granted during this time frame as there are over 135 

uniformed personnel (not including evaluators) needed to support this mission. 

July 28 – Aug. 1 : Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation Course: 

AFRRI will host the Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEIR) 

Scientific Course from July 28 –Aug. 1. All personnel are invited 

and encouraged to attend. Visit www.afrri.usuhs.mil for registration and information. CMEs/CNEs will be offered. 

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. 

2008 Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Ride for Kids: Attention 

MOTORCYCLE enthusiasts! The Baltimore/Washington “Ride for 

Kids” road ride is set for Sunday, Sept. 21, starting at the mall in 

Columbia, Md. Donations for the ride (minimum $35.00 donation 

per bike) will benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 9:15 a.m. The policeescorted ride through scenic countryside starts at 9:30 a.m., rain 

or shine. Riders on all makes and models are welcome. After the 

ride, stay for the Celebration of Life program to hear from the local 

children we help. Award presentations will honor the highest 

fundraisers and distribution of premiums will follow. The Pediatric 

Brain Tumor Foundation, Inc., is a federally-recognized nonprofit 

charitable organization. Their missions are to discover the cause 

of and cure for childhood brain tumors by supporting medical 

research, aid in the early detection of children's brain tumors in 

order to improve the quality of life of children. For more information contact CDR Rene Hernandez at 295-9635, or email at rhernandez@usuhs.mil. You can also log onto: www.pbtfus.org/

rideforkids/calendar/2008/baltimorewashington08.html.

Sept. 28 : Navy Five-Miler— The 2008 Navy Five-Miler will be held 

Sept. 28 in downtown D.C. FC2 Adam Race will be heading up a 

team from the university. The course is mostly flat and good for 

beginning runners. For more information, visit 

www.navy5miler.com. Contact FC2 Race at 295-9637 or email 

him at arace@usuhs.mil to join the university’s team. 

Dates to Remember 

 Congratulations to the following USU 

alumni, faculty and students who were just 

selected for promotion to CDR, U.S. Navy, 

in either the Medical Corps, Medical Service 

Corps, or Nurse Corps: 

Medical Corps:

Hernan O. Altamar - Class of 1997 

Chad M. Baasen - Class of 1995 

Roderick C. Borgie - Class of 1997 

David A. Boyd - Class of 2001 

Daniel Breazeale - Class of 1999 

Kevin J. Brown - current Dept. of Preventive 

Medicine and Biometrics student 

Han Q. Bui - Class of 1997 

Rachel A. Burke - Class of 1997 

James A. Caviness - Class of 1996, 2006 

(Master's) 

Ruchira Densert - Class of 1997 

Jeffrey H. Feinberg - Class of 1997 

David P. Gallus - Class of 1997 

Katerina Gallus - Class of 1997 

Gregory J. Hall - Class of 2001 

Douglas G. Hawk - Class of 2000 

David Y. Healy - Class of 2000 

James S. Houston - Class of 2001 

Robert T. Howard - Class of 1997 

Michael P. Keith - Class of 1997 

Stewart M. Kerr - Class of 1998 

Michael A. Kuhn - Class of 1997 

Henry Lin - Class of 1996 

Hugh K. McSwain - Class of 1997 

Daniel C. Mielnicki - Class of 1997 

Edward F. Miles - Class of 2000 

Gregg J. Montalto - Class of 1997 

Bret N. Pasiuk - Class of 2000 

Denise L. Peet - Class of 1997 

Katherine Schexneider - Class of 1999 

Andrew W. Schiemel - Class of 1996 

Daniel F. Seidensticker - Class of 1997 

Richard P. Serianni - Class of 2000 

Daniel L. Sherwood - Class of 2001 

Danny T. Shiau - Class of 1997, 2005 

(Master’s) 

Robert Silk - Class of 2000 

Patrick Sipe - Class of 1997 

John H. Smith, Jr. - Class of 1997 

Christopher Streeter - Class of 1999 

Kenneth A. Terhaar - Class of 2001 

John D. York - Class of 1999 

Medical Service Corps:

Trupti N. Brahmbhatt - Class of 2007 (EID) 

Gregory W. Cook - Class of 2007 (PMB) 

Nurse Corps: 

Paul M. Cornett - Current GSN Faculty 

David S. Markell - Current GSN Faculty 

 Congratulations to the following USU 

alumni and students of the Graduate 

School of Nursing who were also recently 

selected for promotion in the U.S. Public 

Health Service: 

Victoria Anderson - charter GSN class of 

1995 (FNP) - to CAPT, USPHS 

Stephanie Bardack - Class of 2010 - Ph.D. 

program - to CDR, USPHS 

April Kidd - Class of 2010 - Ph.D. program - 

to CDR, USPHS 

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