University of Health Sciences

Worn from:
29 March 1984 - Current.

The colors of the background, maroon, white and dark
blue, represent the medical departments of the army,
air force and navy. The stars suggest the higher
caliber of personnel selected from the three services,
with the fourth star representing personnel from any
other future participating organization. The gold
winged flaming torch, with the stem of the torch
entwined by a green serpent, is a combined adaptation
of both the staff of Aesculapius (Asclepius) and the
caduceus, both of which are symbolic of the medical
profession. The flaming torch, supplanting the plain
staff of Aesculapius, and that of the caduceus, alludes
to medical education and the research mission of the
institution. The globe, placed upon the three colors
of the background, suggests the capability to utilize
the existing worldwide medical resources of the three
military medical departments and others as may become
available. The color gold is symbolic of wisdom and
achievement, and the green of the serpent, denoting
health, life, and vitality, is also the faculty color
for medicine.