By Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
President Charles Rice, MD
University presidents are asked each year — by their boards, faculty, alumni and others — about their goals and priorities for the coming year. Answering these questions is rarely a simple proposition.

By Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green, MD
Air Force Surgeon General
Through more than a decade of sustained combat, the men and women of the Air Force Medical Service have answered our nation’s call and maintained a standard of excellence second to none.

By Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, RN, MSN
Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command
I am grateful for the honor and privilege to serve as the Army’s 43^rd surgeon general and commander, U.S. Army Medical Command with soldiers and civilians, whose dedication makes our nation strong and our soldiers and families healthy and resilient.

By Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, MD
Navy Surgeon General and Chief of Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
I am pleased to report that the state of Navy Medicine is strong. I am proud and humbled to be at the helm of this 63,000-person organization and though numerous challenges abound this year, I sleep better at night given the leadership team I recently inherited and where I know we are going to go together.

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director
The CDC is the health sentinel for our nation. Monitoring and surveillance are among our key functions, allowing the country to know the extent of health problems, which populations are most affected and whether interventions are working.