Facilities and Resources

Department laboratories, offices, classrooms

facilities

The Department has offices, human laboratories, animal laboratories, wet laboratories (for biochemical and other biological work), and a graduate student area (equipped with carrels, computers, a microwave, refrigerator, and telephones). In addition, USU provides classrooms, lecture halls, conference rooms, an excellent library (the Learning Resource Center), a computer center, audiovisual support, a central laboratory animal facility, teaching hospitals, and other support services.
 
lab activities Additional computing facilities are available in the Learning Resource Center and in individual laboratories. Computers either are connected to the Internet or are interfaced with laboratory equipment. A variety of software programs are available for word processing, statistical analyses, and presentation graphics. USUHS has site licenses for many of these programs. In addition, students are provided with an e-mail account, e-mail service, and Internet access at no cost.
 
Learning Resource Center. The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is the USU library. The LRC has a wide variety of medical, biological, and psychological journals and periodicals, as well as indices, reference volumes, a serials and monograph collection, and computerized literature search databases (i.e., MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Neuroscience Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Science Citation Index). The journals can be accessed on-line from various full-text services and off-site. The LRC includes a staff of reference librarians to assist with literature searches or to obtain reference materials not stocked by the LRC. The LRC is fully-networked with the Department and accessible from the Internet, allowing use of its services from departmental offices and labs as well as by students and faculty using computers from home.
 
classroom facilities The LRC also has numerous microcomputers available for student use as well as a new microcomputer classroom for teaching courses on various types of software. The LRC computers are fully-loaded with e-mail, word-processing, data-analytic, graphical, and presentation software. For more information about the USU LRC, go to http://lrcgwf.usuf2.usuhs.mil.
 
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) library and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) are within walking distance of USUHS. These facilities maintain large collections of books and journals, including hard-to-find and out-of-print materials.
 
Laboratory for Animal Medicine (DLAM). The USU Laboratory for Animal Medicine (DLAM) maintains a large facility to house animals and in which to conduct research. It is accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). A variety of species are housed in climate-controlled environments. The facility includes space for experimentation and is staffed by veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and animal husbandry technicians.

Proximity to other resources

The Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Library of Medicine (NLM), is within walking distance from USU. The NIH is a resource for lecture series, specialized courses, funding information, and research collaborations. The major military training hospitals also are nearby. The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) is within walking distance and is located within the same complex as USU. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and the Air Force's Malcolm Grow Medical Center (MGMC) are within easy driving distance from USU. Numerous other universities in Washington, D.C. (i.e., Georgetown University, Catholic University, George Washington University, American University), and in Maryland (i.e., University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University), and research-oriented federal agencies and programs (i.e., Food and Drug Administration [FDA], National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA]) are within short driving distance from the USU campus.

Contact Information

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799


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