Robert J. T. Joy
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Robert J. T. Joy was an American physician and career Army Medical Corps officer who was an internationally recognized scholar in the field of the history of medicine. He was also a key leader in U.S. Department of Defense Medical Research and Development, and served as one of the key founding staff members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he served as the first commandant of students, chair of the department of military medicine, and, after his retirement from military service, first professor and chair of the section of medical history at the university.
The original staff of the Department of Military Medicine and History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, circa 1977. Left to right: Ms. Pat Dubois, LTC John E. Erskine, MSC, USA; CAPT Ann Marie Pease, USAF, MSC; COL Robert J. T. Joy, MC, USA; CPT George S. "Shack" Robinson, MSC, USA; Unknown, USAF; Unknown; Unknown.
The original staff of the Section of Medical History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, circa 1982. Left to Right: Dr. Peter Olch (Capt, USPHS, Ret.), MD, Dr. Robert J. T. Joy (COL, MC, USA, Ret.), MD, Dr. Dale C. Smith, PhD
Dr Robert J. T. Joy, MD (COL MC, US (RET)) teaching from the podium in the USUHS lecture hall that now bears his name
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research; by leading the Military Health System in key functional and intellectual areas; and by providing operational support to units around the world.
The medical college is named after Louisiana Congressman F. Edward Hebert, one of the longest serving members in the U.S. House of Representatives (1941–1977). Hebert was instrumental in the founding of USU in 1972.