USU Newsletter 

VOLUME 2,ISSUE 14 WWW.USUHS.MIL AUGUST 2O, 2007 

A Legacy of Accomplishment Changes Hands: 

 USU Brigade Change of Command .........Pg. 2 

Change of command...................2 

SMOQ....................................3 

S2M2......................................3 

Defense Travel System...............4 

Student Spouses Club................4 

BOR Awards............................5 

Kerkesner/Bushmaster................6 

USU Briefs.....................................7 

Calendar................................Back 

In This Issue: 
USU Newsletter 

Editorial Staff 

Carol R. Scheman 

Vice President for 

External Affairs and 

Managing Editor 

Tech. Sgt. 

André Nicholson 

Editor 

Mass Communications 

Specialist 

Third Class 

Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor 

 

Mass Communications 

Specialist 

Seaman 

Raul Zamora 

Assistant Editor 

 

Sharon Willis 

Contributing Writer 

Marla Wright 

Webmaster 

Publishing 

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indicated. The Newsletter staff may include 

or exclude articles 

based upon news 

value, impact on the 

university and space 

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Front Cover Photo By 

TSgt James Steele 

 From month to month, new 

faces arrive and depart the Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences (USU.) These comings and goings are typical of the 

nomadic nature of military life; 

sentimental memories are kept of 

the servicemember who leaves, 

and new ones are forged with the 

incoming servicemember. It was 

with a poignant fondness that 

USU bid farewell to its former brigade commander, and an anticipated cheer as it welcomed the 

new commander during the 

Change of Command ceremony, 

Aug. 10. 

 LTC John Maurer, MS, USA, 

relinquished his command of the 

USU Brigade in an official ceremony in the USU breezeway, 

handing over the mission and 

values of the university to COL 

John Wempe, MS, USA. 

 Maurer, a retired Army Reservist, voluntarily re-entered activeduty in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Originally, he 

was assigned as the USU Brigade’s 

Executive Officer, but a short five 

weeks into his assignment, he 

took command as acting brigade 

commander when former Brigade 

Commander CAPT John R. Rumbaugh took a position at the Pentagon. Maurer officially assumed 

the duty of Brigade Commander 

in February. 

 During the Aug. 10 ceremony, 

Charles L. Rice, M.D., university 

president, expressed his gratitude 

for Maurer’s return to service to 

his country during a time of turbulence, and his pleasure that the 

colonel will be remaining with 

USU at the Military Training Network. 

 “Colonel, the university owes 

you an expression of profound 

respect and heartfelt thanks for 

the outstanding job you have 

done,” Rice remarked during his 

speech at the ceremony. 

“Although it means we’ll have to 

continue to endure the cigars of 

which you are so fond, we are 

delighted that you will remain 

here at the university in a critical 

role.” 

 To Wempe and his wife Diane, 

Rice extended a warm welcome 

on behalf of the university, and 

expressed his confidence in 

Wempe’s ability to continue the 

brigade’s legacy of one brigade, 

one team, one mission. 

 “Colonel Wempe, you inherit a 

command comprising officers and 

enlisted personnel of exceptional 

ability, commitment, integrity, and 

courage,” Rice said. “Your service 

as a division surgeon and hospital 

commander among many other 

assignments, ensures that you will 

bring real world experience to 

your new position. We are delighted also to welcome Diane. 

With her continued help and support, you will provide these fine 

soldiers, sailors, airmen, and our 

marine with exemplary leadership. 

I am confident they will make you 

every bit as proud of them as they 

make me.” 

 Wempe, who, prior to his assignment to USU, was Commanding Officer of Fort Drum’s Medical 

Department Activity (MEDDAC,) in 

Fort Drum, N.J., said that he was 

proud to take up the university’s 

mission, stating it is one of utmost 

importance to the nation. 

 “I can think of no greater calling 

than preparing people to care for 

those in harm's way,” Wempe 

said. “We absolutely can not fail; 

our nation depends on us.” 

 The ceremony included the gift 

of a bouquet of flowers to 

Maurer’s wife Diane by the Servicemember of the Quarter, SSgt 

Rachel Broussard, MTN, for her 

support of Maurer during his time 

as brigade commander, and the 

passing of USU’s guidon, which 

makes a circuit from the senior 

enlisted advisor, through the outgoing brigade commander to 

president Rice, who then presented it to the incoming brigade 

commander. The guidon is then 

passed back to the senior enlisted 

advisor, symbolizing the passing 

down of a legacy. 

 The colors are traditionally at 

the forefront of a formation and 

signify the continuity of the organization, though individual 

members come and go. The University’s colors reflect the services 

that comprise its brigade: the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 

Force, and Public Health Service. 

Charles L. Rice, M.D., USU President, passes the university’s guidon to 

COL John Wempe, MS, USA during the change of command ceremony, Aug. 10. LTC John Maurer relinquished command of the USU 

Brigade after serving seven months as the brigade commander. The 

passing of the guidon symbolizes the passing on of authority . 

The Army Goes Rolling Along as COL Wempe Assumes Command 

By MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor, VPE 

Photo by TSgt James Steele 
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 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) 

Service Member of the Quarter (SMOQ) was recently awarded to 

a member of the Air Force Flight. 

 SSgt Rachel A. Broussard, MTN, was honored as USU’s Service 

Member of the Quarter for the third quarter, 2007. 

 Broussard serves as the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 

Program Manager for American Heart Association (AHA) DoD 

training programs across the globe. She shoulders a broad range 

of responsibilities, providing program management and administrative guidance for MTN PALS sites. She has traveled to numerous Military Training Facilities and clinics for staff assistance visits 

to PALS training sites, ensuring compliance with AHA accreditation standards in order to prepare health care providers with PALS 

resuscitative medicine expertise. Her most recent contribution to 

MTN was serving as a moulage injury make-up artist at Bushmaster. 

 Broussard said her selection as Service Member of the Quarter 

made a huge impact on her. 

 “This selection is quite a rewarding experience. I just hit my 

nine years of service in August, and this recent accomplishment 

has definitely "recharged" my batteries,” She said. “I always had my 

goals in place, but I truly feel that this recognition gives me what I 

need to continue with my career plans.” 

 Broussard said she feels that she could not have achieved the 

award alone. 

 “My fellow brigade service members have helped contribute to 

my selection for this award. I have never had one accomplishment 

that was done alone. It takes the love and support from friends 

and family to listen to your ideas to make them happen.” 

 Broussard received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health 

Care Management in 2005, and started taking classes again last 

spring to complete her pre-requisite courses for nursing school. 

She has two semesters left, but hopes to apply for nursing school 

in January 2008. 

Service Member of the Quarter announced 

 The most recent participants of the Science, Service, Military and Mentoring Program (S2M2), presented their projects at 

the S2M2 Health Fair Aug. 10. High school 

students from diverse backgrounds were 

given an opportunity to experience medicine first hand. 

 S2M2 helps to broaden the minds of 

students interested in a science related 

field, but are having a hard time deciding 

on a concentration. Siddharth Mullick, of 

Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, 

whose future goal is to be a radiologist 

remarked, “This program is great for anyone who is interested in medicine ... I do 

not want to limit myself to one area of 

study, I want to look into everything, neurology, oncology, all of them.” 

 Jason Carter of Oxon Hill High School in 

Oxon Hill, Md., said, 

“This is a whole new 

outlook from what is 

seen on television 

shows such as E.R.,” 

after completing his 

day-long shadowing 

with an NNMC cardiologist. 

 Besides shadowing, the students 

took part in different 

labs. Jackie Keeling, 

mother of S2M2 

participant Laura 

Keeling stated, 

“Laura is really engaged in the program, I just wish she 

would stop comparing human anatomy 

to food at the dinner 

table.” 

 The Office of Recruitment and Diversity 

sponsors the program and reaches out to 

students all over the country. Janell Holloway of Banneker High School in Washington, D.C., said, “I heard about the program 

through my church.” William Jenkins 

heard of the program through his high 

school principal and Dominique Perkins 

learned about S2M2 through her local hospital. Through continuous word of mouth, 

S2M2 will be guiding students and mentoring future doctors for years to come. 

Future medical leaders 

get peek into the world 

of military medicine 

during annual S2M2 

Local high school students Janell Holloway and Siddharth Mullick 

present their HIV project at the S2M2 Health Fair. 

Photo By Bianca Bostic 

By Bianca Bostic 

Administrative Assistant, BOR 

Photo by MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

Members of the USU Brigade applaud as SSgt Rachel Broussard 

(white t-shirt,) MTN, is announced as Servicemember of the Quarter at the post-Kerkesner/Bushmaster picnic, put on by Col Charles 

Beadling, MC, USAF, FAM, in the USU pavilion. 

Contributed by CAPT Jamie Luke and Dr. Mauri Hamilton 

CHE 
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 The Defense Travel System (DTS) is a seamless, paperless travel 

management system that automates temporary duty travel authorizations, travel arrangements and reservations, voucher processing, payment and archiving for DOD travel transactions. 

 With this innovative system arriving soon, DTS training is currently underway for Uniformed Services University of the Health 

Sciences (USU) personnel. The next available dates for Organizational Defense Travel Administrators (ODTA's) and Authorizing 

Official/Routing Officials (AO/RO's) training are Aug. 27 and Aug. 

30. The four-hour classes are scheduled to begin each day at 8 

a.m. and again at noon in the LRC's Computer Training Facility. If 

you would like to attend one of these classes, please RSVP with 

Melissa Martin at mmartin@usuhs.mil or call 295-3230. 

 USU faculty, students and staff who either submit, review or 

approve travel authorizations/vouchers must self-register in the 

DTS. Self-registration is not required for personnel who have used 

DTS at a previous assignment. For these individuals, social security 

numbers will need to be provided to the Resource Management 

Office (RMI) so that they can be enrolled into DTS by USU. 

 In order to access DTS, you must have a CAC card with a valid 

PIN, CAC card reader and DBSign security software installed on 

your PC workstation/laptop. If your CAC card's PIN needs to be 

reset, you must contact the Personnel Support Detachment at the 

National Naval 

Medical Center. If 

you do not have a 

CAC card reader 

or feel that it may 

not be working 

correctly, please 

contact the UIS 

helpdesk at 295-

9800. To selfregister in DTS, go 

to 

www.defensetravel. 

osd.mil/dts/site/index.jsp, click on the “Login to DTS” link, and 

follow the registration instructions. 

 Department Authorizing/Approving Officials (AO) and their 

alternates are required to complete the Certifying Officer Legislation (COL) course offered at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/

Training/DTS/COL_Training.cfm. They must also complete and 

sign a DD Form 577, Appointment/Termination Record, and forward it along with a copy of the COL certificate to Jim Wolff in the 

Financial and Manpower Management department (FMG), in 

Room A1040B. 

 DTS will become operational at USU Oct. 1. Travel orders and 

vouchers will continue to be manually completed until this date. 

Defense Travel System - Quicker! Easier! Better! 

By Melissa Martin 

DTS Administrator, RMI 

 As the new medical and graduate students arrive at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) for the 

upcoming academic year, many of them 

will be bringing much more than heavy 

books and their combat boots. For almost a 

third of USU students, the move to Bethesda is not one they make alone: they 

make the move with their spouses. 

 Whether seasoned veterans of military 

life or brand new to the uniformed services, 

these men and women—the “other half” of 

the USU students—choose to face the many 

challenges and required adjustments of the 

school along with their significant others. 

 Knowing that success is a family affair, 

the Student Spouses Club (SSC) looks forward to including these newly arriving 

spouses to the USU family. 

 Founded in 1980, the SSC’s goal has 

always been to provide support, friendship, 

and community to spouses as they and 

their individual families face the many transitions involved in attending USU and being in the military. The club is open to both 

male and female spouses, fiancées, significant others, and family members of active 

duty USU students. The 73 current members each bring with them unique experiences and backgrounds that 

enrich the character of the 

club. 

 As part of the club’s mission, the SSC sponsors a variety of social and service activities throughout the year, 

beginning with the New 

Member Orientation (NMO) 

scheduled for Aug. 23. This 

orientation coincides with 

the first-year student orientation and is intended to officially welcome the new 

spouses to USU. 

 The event begins at 7:30 

a.m., and is a full day of information on negotiating 

military health care, finding 

a local job, surviving DC traffic, and much more. It is a 

wonderful opportunity for the spouses to 

meet new friends and ask questions about 

their new school and new town. 

 In addition to the NMO, the SSC will host 

a Welcome Barbeque Sept. 15 and will 

soon kick-off their regular academic-year 

activities, including three school-wide parties, multiple social events and activities for 

every interest, and a monthly meeting, 

which is open to members and prospective 

members alike. 

 The club-wide events are organized by 

six committees to which members may 

belong: Adult Social, Fundraising, Membership, Parent Tot, Sunshine, and SSC Parties. 

Each committee and individual member 

has played a special role in making the SSC 

an integral part of life at USU. 

 For more information about the SSC, visit 

their website at www.usuhs.mil/ssc or contact them at studentspousesclub@yahoo.com. 

USU’s Student Spouses Club welcomes new students 

By April Broussard 

SSC Publications Editor, OSA 

The USU Student Spouses Club sponsors several events 

throughout the year for the university’s students and their 

loved ones. 
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 The Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USU) 

Board of Regents (BOR) have helped establish the goals and mission of USU over the years. 

 Three BOR members received awards Aug. 7, during the summer BOR meeting. 

 LTG Kevin C. Kiley, MC, 

USA, former Surgeon General of the Army (SGA), 

received the Distinguished 

Service Award for serving 

as a member of the BOR 

September 2004 to March 

2007. As the SGA, Kiley 

provided the university 

with insight and guidance 

into the unique medical 

requirements of the US 

Army. His support for the 

university’s role in producing highly skilled military 

health professionals was 

important in securing congressional advocacy during 

the BRAC integration process. He supported the decision to involve the university in the planning for the Walter Reed National 

Military Medical Center (WRAMC) as well. Kiley has consistently 

ensured that USU faculty billets were filled with highly qualified 

medical officers. 

 VADM Donald C. Arthur, MC, USN, Surgeon General of the 

Navy, also received the Distinguished Service Award for serving as 

a member of the BOR from August 2004 to August 2007. Arthur 

advocated promotion of the university as a key educational institution for the development of graduate health care professionals 

and leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health 

Care System. His support of the university’s role in meeting the 

operational and peacetime demands for highly skilled military 

health professionals has aided in securing DoD and congressional 

advocacy during the implementation phase of the BRAC integration process. He has also 

provided highly successful 

and competent professionals 

for key faculty and management positions at the university. Arthur made Navy medicine policy for medical corps 

officers pursuing a Masters in 

Public Health to enroll at 

USU, providing further testimony of his commitment to 

the university. He has encouraged the services to utilize the university as a resource to address future demands for distance learning, 

as a platform for a National 

Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, and as a vehicle to 

promote government inter-agency work in education and research. 

 Lt Gen George P. Taylor Jr., MC, USAF, former Surgeon General 

of the Air Force, received the Distinguished Service Medal for serving in the BOR from 2002 to 2006. He was also member and chair 

of the USU Executive Committee. Taylor has demonstrated his support of the 

university, providing active 

duty Air Force officers who 

serve in the university and 

increasing the number of 

Air Force students in the 

Graduate School of Nursing. He has incorporated 

Air Force assets into the 

new WRAMC and De Witt 

Army Community Hospital, 

ensuring there will be both 

educators and students 

from the Air Force in the 

region. 

Distinguished in service: USU Board of Regents members receive awards 

By MCSN Raul Zamora 

Assistant Editor, Office of External Affairs 

LTG Kevin C. Kiley, MC, USA, former 

Army Surgeon General, received the 

Distinguished Service Award for his 

service as a USU Regent from 2004—

2007. 

Photo by TSgt James Steele 

VADM Donald C. Arthur, MC, USN, 

Navy Surgeon General, received 

the Distinguished Service Award 

for his service as a USU Regent, 

2004—2007. 

Photo by TSgt James Steele 

Lt Gen George P. Taylor Jr., MC, 

USAF, former Air Force Surgeon 

General, received the Distinguished 

Service Medal for his service as a 

USU regent from 2004—2007. 

Photo by TSgt James Steele 

USU Staff Member Earns 

2007 ACP Rosenthal Award 

 COL Naomi Aronson, MC, USA, Director of the 

Division of Infectious Diseases for the Department 

of Medicine (far right,) received the 2007 Richard 

and Hinda Rosenthal Award from the American 

College of Physicians in April. 

 The Rosenthal Award honors its nominees for 

their research that has made, or promises to make 

a notable contribution to improved clinical care. 

 Aronson’s nomination reflected her dedicated, 

innovative work in the treatment of patients with 

leishmaniasis and her published studies on the 

prevention of advanced tuberculosis with the bacillus calmette-guérin (BCG) vaccine. 
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 There was little refuge from the heat and humidity; fans did 

little more than blow air as warm and wet as bath water in every 

direction, and the few tents equipped with air-conditioning units 

were reserved for those in need of medical attention. Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn. (FIG) was more than accommodating for the 

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to conduct 

its annual field training exercises (FTX.) 

 Despite the withering heat, members of USU’s staff and faculty 

still managed to not only perform their duties to perfection, but to 

also have a good time. Each year, first and fourth year USU students participate in Operations Kerkesner and Bushmaster, USU’s 

unique field-training exercises (FTX) which serve to condition students for caring for patients in a hostile or deployed environment. 

This year marked the third time these exercises, held at FIG July 

10-20, were held simultaneously. 

 Kerksener/Bushmaster veterans like SGT Lenearo Ashford, LOG, 

described this year’s exercises as much more efficient compared to 

years previous in spite of the fact that the exercise was allotted 

fewer resources. 

 “It was more organized,” Ashford 

said. “There was 

more cohesion with 

less resources; we 

had less people, less 

vehicles, and still 

everything went 

down smoothly.” 

 Ashford was assigned as the NCOIC 

of water, power, and 

fuel for Bushmaster, 

which entailed keeping hand-washing 

stations and waterbuffalos filled and 

operationally ready, 

as well as ensuring all 

vehicles were gassed 

up, and all stations 

which required lighting and power were provided with electricity. 

He was also constantly on call in case problems with the generators and other borrowed equipment occurred, and often worked 

long into the night. 

 Ashford was one of three servicemembers who received the 

Joint-Service Achievement Medal at the conclusion of the exercises. He said he felt the award was more of a unit achievement 

rather than a personal one. 

 “Everybody out there was working hard, I don’t feel like I was 

any more special than the people working all around me.” 

 Newcomers to the FTX said they enjoyed the unique operational environment and mission. SGT Jamie-Lea Divan, MDC, was 

an instructor for the Survival lane at Kerkesner, which introduced 

first-year students to the M16 rifle, basic communications, unexploded ordinance, improvised explosive devices, and chemical, 

biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) countermeasures. 

 Kerkesner was a really good experience,” Divan said. “It was 

NCO driven, so not only did it give me an idea as to what the 

medical students will encounter, as well as the different roles the 

NCOs play from all the different parts of the university.” 

 Divan added that the FTX could not be compared to any training experience she’d ever encountered. 

 “It’s like apples and oranges,” she said. “This was a joint-service, 

medically-driven exercise, as opposed to the Army’s combatgeared training exercises.” 

 But not all of the important action was taking place at FIG. 

With such a large portion of the university’s staff and faculty deployed, the university relied on the Rear Detachment (RD,) a collection of people in vital roles, to keep the university running. 

Petty officer third class Johnny Ford Jr., MPO, was among the support personnel who 

stayed behind, and his 

office, typically manned by 

seven or more personnel, 

was down to three service 

members. 

 “It certainly wasn’t a 

dead season for MPO,” 

Ford said. “There was 

more than enough work 

to go around.” 

 Ford also remarked that 

it was a learning experience for him, in that he 

now knows how he reacts 

under stress. 

 “I learned that I could 

handle a much larger 

workload than I thought I 

was capable of,” he said. 

 Some RD personnel 

were not as affected by 

the man-power loss, working in departments 

manned mostly by civilians. Petty officer third 

class Johnna Helinski, SEC, said that only her supervisor, petty 

officer first class Julio Jauregui took part in the FTX, and that there 

was no significant additional stress, but said she feels she missed 

out on an interesting event. 

 “I wish I could have gone,” Helinski said. “I really think I missed 

out on a great experience.” 

 Working hard out in 

the heat or working 

hard to keep the university safe and running; 

either way, USU personnel worked hard this 

summer during Operation Kerkesner/

Bushmaster, and the 

countdown to FTX 2008 

has already begun. With 

the shining example of 

efficiency the brigade 

showed during this 

year’s FTX, one can only 

expect great things 

from the years ahead. 

Behind the scenes: a staff view of Operation Kerkesner, Bushmaster 

By MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

Assistant Editor, Office of External Affairs 

Photo by MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

SGT Lenearo Ashford, LOG, ensured that 

the FTX had its vehicles fueled, troops hydrated, and tents powered as the NCOIC 

of Water/ Power/ Fuel. 

Photo by MC3 Jeff Hopkins 

SGT Jamie-Lea Divan, MDC, instructed 

students in the basics of the M16 rifle, 

basic communications, UXO, IEDs, 

and CBRNE as part of Kerkesner’s 

Survival lane. 

Petty officer third class Johnny Ford Jr., 

MPO, supported the 2007 FTX as part of 

the rear detachment, which stays at the 

university to keep it running in the absence of most of the university’s military 

personnel. 

Photo by MC3 Jeff Hopkins 
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2007 USU Picnic: The annual USU Picnic will be held on Aug. 29 

from 11 a.m.—4 p.m. in the USU Courtyard and Dining Facility. 

Tickets are $3.00 each, and children under 3 years old are free. 

Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 17. Families are welcome! To 

purchase your ticket, contact Nadine Utz in RM A1040C or April 

Broussard in the Office of Student Affairs in Bldg C. 

Tax Information for Ohio Residents: Ohio state residents: beginning with the 2007 tax year, military residents who claim Ohio as 

their state of legal residence and are stationed outside the state 

are tax exempt. In order to receive the tax exempt status, members must complete an Ohio IT 4 MIL form and submit it to their 

local servicing activity. To obtain this form, members may 

http://tax.ohio.gov/. 

Henry Jackson Fellowship awards: The Graduate Education Office is pleased to announce the winners of the Henry M. Jackson 

Foundation Fellowships in Medical Sciences, and the Val G. Hemming Fellowship. 

Ms. Christina Clark, Emerging Infectious Diseases Program, is the 

2007 recipient of the Val G. Hemming Fellowship. 

Ms. Lara Kingeter, Emerging Infectious Diseases Program, received 

an HJF Fellowship in Medical Sciences. 

Ms. Robyn Osborn, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, received an HJF Fellowship in Medical Sciences. 

Congratulations to these USU graduate students as the 2007 recipients of these awards. 

USU News Briefs 

Look Who’s Talking... Why did you choose USU for your Medical Education?

ENS Dimana Dimatrova USPHS, SOM 

Class of 2011 

ENS Isaac Young 

USPHS, SOM Class of 

2011 

2d Lt Scott Stuart 

USAF, SOM, Class of 

2011 

“I worked 

here for two 

years, so it’s a 

familiar environment, and 

the staff, faculty, and students were 

very friendly 

and welcoming.” 

“Seeing the 

morale and 

camaraderie 

of the students really 

helped. Some 

members of 

my church 

were USU 

students, and 

their experiences seemed 

very exciting.” 

“For the opportunity to 

practice medicine for those 

who are serving our nation.” 

“I picked USU 

for the opportunity to serve 

our country.” 

2d Lt Ross Graham 

USAF, SOM, Class of 

2011 

“I did ROTC, 

and out of all 

the medschools I 

looked into, 

this one 

struck me as 

the coolest. 

Plus I’ve always wanted 

to be a Navy 

doctor.” 

“Because it’s 

really the only 

med school 

where you get 

a taste of the 

military lifestyle 

and a great 

medical education.” 

ENS Mark Cruz 

USN, SOM Class of 2011 

ENS Travis Allemang 

USN, SOM Class of 

2011 

2LT Maggie Clark 

USA, SOM Class 

of 2011 

“I wanted to be an 

Army doctor. Coming here makes a 

lot more sense to 

me, because all of 

our rotations are 

done at military 

installations. Also, I 

went to the US 

Military Academy.” 

2LT Jacquelyn 

Christensen 

USA, SOM Class 

of 2011 

“I also wanted to be an 

Army doctor. Nothing 

can compare to the 

experiences you have 

here, even our summer 

experiences so far, and 

with Kerkesner, and the 

classes you take, the 

military knowledge you 

receive is great.” 
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