Elizabeth Schulz MD, MHPE

Education

Lt Col Elizabeth V. Schulz graduated high school with academic honors in 2003 and received her Bachelor’s in Science, Cum Laude, in Microbiology with a minor in Spanish in 2006 from the University of Georgia. She attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia from 2007-2011, where she served as Class President (2007-2011). Dr. Schulz received both her internship and residency training in Pediatrics at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Portsmouth, VA; 2011-2014). She was selected for civilian sponsored fellowship training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and pursued this subspecialty training at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC; 2014-2017). She completed Air Command & Staff College in 2020. Most recently, Dr. Schulz received her Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) from the Uniformed Services University in 2024.

Biography

Dr. Schulz is an avid proponent of medical research and evidence-based medicine practices. Her own academic pursuits focus on decreasing antiangiogenic factors that may contribute to vascular pregnancy complications, identifying the role of technology in large clinical trials, and advancing gender equity within military medicine.

Upon the completion of her fellowship, Lt Col Schulz transitioned to Kadena Air Base and Naval Hospital Okinawa (Jul 2017 - Jul 2020) as one of the four Air Force Neonatologists stationed in PACAF, during which time she served as Outreach Director and WESTPAC Neonatal Transport Director. During her time in Okinawa, her initiatives won academic accolade at international medical conferences and, in 2019, she was named the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Pediatrician of the Year (Uniformed Services-West). From 2020-2024, she served as a Neonatologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and, ultimately, as the Program Director for the Department of Defense's sole tri-service Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship training program (National Capital Consortium) while pursuing her Master of Health Professions Education through the Uniformed Services University.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

2008-Distinguished Graduate, Commissioned Officer Training, Montgomery, AL

2017-Expert Marksmanship

2017-Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

2020-Meritorious Service Medal

2021-Joint Service Achievement Medal, Associate Master Clinician, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

2022-Joint Service Achievement Medal, Neonatal Stabilization Unit Team Leader, U.S. Naval Medical Center Guam

2023-Joint Service Achievement Medal, Master Clinician, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

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