About Us

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command
  
 "Leaders Developing Leaders"

The Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) is the cornerstone of Navy Medicine’s professional training, leadership development, and education mission; maintaining collaborative relationships with more than 300 military and civilian higher learning institutions while annually supporting 3,000 Federal uniformed services, civilian, and allied foreign military members.

We are an echelon-4 command, located in Bethesda, MD reporting to the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and echelon-2 command through Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC), echelon-3 command located in San Antonio, Texas.  NMLPDC is located on the Navy Support Activity (NSA) Bethesda Campus.  Our command is comprised of military and civilian staff and eight directorates:  Administration, Officer Programs, Resources, Professional Development, Leader Development, Visual Information, Tri-Service Optician School and Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS).

Mission
To preserve the Force by generating and developing Navy Medicine Enterprise leaders and their professional careers 
 
Vision
The innovative leader in Navy Medicine Enterprise Force Generation and Development preserving the Naval and Joint Force

Motto
Leaders Developing Leaders

Command Address
Naval Medical Leader & Professional Development Command (NMLPDC)
8955 Wood Road
Bethesda, MD 20889-5611
 
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History
In 1823, Navy Surgeon Thomas Harris uses his "personal" income to establish a dissection laboratory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to teach medical students, and, specifically, newly commissioned Navy medical officers anatomy and operative surgery. Click here to learn more about the history of Navy Medicine Education and training.