George Peach Taylor, MD,
performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
It is an exciting time to be leading the Military Health System (MHS). Never before has our healthcare mission been more vital or our contributions more significant.

Rear Adm Thomas J McGinnis, RPh
USPHS Chief, Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate, TRICARE
In the past 16 months, TRICARE has significantly expanded and enhanced pharmacy operations in support of more than 9.6 million active duty and retired servicemembers and their families around the world.

Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH
Director, Indian Health Service
Over a year ago, I was honored to be asked to assume the role of director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Immediately, it was clear that tribes, our staff, and the patients we serve wanted to see IHS change and improve.

Carolyn M Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
As the nation’s lead federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has a broad mission that puts AHRQ squarely in the middle of all efforts to meet challenges and take advantage of the opportunities facing the American healthcare system.

Howard K Koh, MD, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
At the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we uphold mobilizing leadership in science and prevention as a cornerstone of our mission.

Pamela S Hyde, JD
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrator, United States Department of Health and Human Services 
SAMHSA will work with private and public partners at all levels to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

Rear Admiral Scott F Giberson
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Chief
US Public Health Service (PHS) pharmacists often refer to our pharmacy program as the profession’s “best kept secret.”

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
—Martin Luther King Jr, 1929–1968

BETHESDA, MD—Where do you find resiliency as a healer and a soldier? As the role of combat medics becomes more and more important to the increasing survival rate of combat casualties, that is a question that military psychiatrists are asking.

WASHINGTON, DC—The government of Djibouti recently honored Navy medicine’s efforts to help the country improve its public health system.