Sherri Rudinsky
CAPT Sherri Rudinsky, MC USN Chair, and Associate Professor Department of Military and Emergency Medicine

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Military & Emergency Medicine educates and inspires USU medical students and others to support and lead in a variety of environments and contextual settings. As the preeminent academic department for the study, advancement, and application of military medicine, the department leads the School of Medicine in preparing medical officers for the clinical, operational, and leadership challenges they will face in the future. We strive to advance the science of military medicine and imbue in our students a career of lifelong learning and service to the Nation.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Department of Military and Emergency Medicine
(301) 295-3720

 

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RESEARCH: USU Graduates' Preparedness for Military Medical Service

Military Medicine Minute

The Friends of USU, working in collaboration with USU Professor Emeritus Dr. Dale Smith, Humana Military, and WMAL Radio, have launched, "Military Medicine Minute", a series of one-minute radio spots highlighting the achievements of military medicine.  The segments are aired Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. on WMAL 105.9 FM (or online). A new spot will air each week (each spot repeats throughout the week, and then changes to a new one the following week).

 

The Department of Military and Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, and the Center for Global Health Engagement will be hosting the DoD Response to Mass Casualties Symposium, February 26-27, 2025 in Bethesda, MD.

 

What We Do

MEM is responsible for most of the military-unique education and training across four years of medical school. MEM faculty and staff work with other departments in the School of Medicine and the University Brigade to compliment learners' medical curriculum and professional identity formation as physicians, uniformed officers, and leaders.

Education

MEM faculty and partners conducts requirements-driven basic and clinical research in human performance optimization (HPO) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Civilian and military faculty also pursue integrative and application-based scholarship in military medicine education, leadership, disaster medicine, emergency medicine, and public health.

Research