I. Description of Operations Financed:
This Budget Activity Group is comprised of two primary categories that provide support for education and training opportunities for personnel funded by the
Defense Health Program:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) - Resources required for operation and maintenance of the Department of Defense funded
university that produces physicians, advanced practice nurses, advanced practice dentists and other health professionals from the School of Medicine, Graduate
School of Nursing, Postgraduate Dental College, College of Allied Health Sciences, National Capital Area Graduate Medical Education Residency Programs and
Graduate Education Programs leading to undergraduate, masters or doctoral degrees in medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, healthcare administration,
clinical psychology and the health and biomedical sciences.
Other Education and Training - Resources required for specialized skills training and professional development education programs for health care personnel at
the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), San Antonio, Texas; U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; School
of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Air Force medical professions education and training programs and Navy Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery sponsored schools. Also includes educational programs for health care personnel at federal and private sector academic institutions and medical
facilities. Professional development provides officer, enlisted and civilian medical personnel with the specialized skills and knowledge required to perform highly
technical health service missions. Other Education and Training funds for medical readiness training functions transferred in FY 2021 to the Departments of the
Air Force, Army and Navy in accordance with the Defense Wide Review actions to transfer medical readiness functions outside of medical treatment facilities to
the respective military departments.
II. Force Structure Summary:
Education and Training resources provide tuition and other educational expenses for specialized skills training and professional development education programs
for health care personnel, as well as educational programs for health care personnel at federal and private sector academic institutions and medical
facilities. USUHS resources fund operation and maintenance requirements necessary to operate a DoD-funded medical school that trains doctors; offers graduate
programs for nurses and professionals in the biological sciences; provides professional development education, undergraduate degree programs through the
USUHS-METC Affiliation, specialized skills training and other training necessary to accomplish the mission.