Longer-Term Career Outcomes of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Medical School Graduates: Classes of 1980–1989

Abstract

Many accomplishments, to include high sustained board certification rates from a diverse array of specialties, broad deployment experience, achievement of high leadership responsibilities and senior rank, as well as important contributions to academic medicine were achieved by these graduates. Our results support that USUHS is accomplishing its societal charge.

A four-year medical school leader and leadership education and development program

“…This information is gathered and evaluated as part of the university’s Long-Term Career Outcome Study. 15 , 16 Leadership elements in the database include student demographic information as well as performance during pre-clerkship, clerkship phases of education, and beyond. The merging of these data sets allows for evaluation of leadership performance in relationship to individual differences and medical professional performance.…”

What Does a Good Lifestyle Mean to You? Perspectives of 4th-Year U.S. Medical Students With Military Service Obligations in 2009

“…HPSP students are far less likely to spend a career in the military than are USU students. 15 This may bring financial aspects to the forefront for these students in their specialty choice. Downloaded by [141.214.17.222] at 20:19 04 November 2014…”

Uniformed Medical Students and Residents in Emergency Medicine

“…One study in 2008 showed that USUHS graduates completed residencies mostly in surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Four percent of graduates completed a residency in emergency medicine (12).…”