Commander
Colonel Sharon Rosser
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Colonel Sharon Rosser is the 25th Commander of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine.
Colonel Rosser is from Colton, South Dakota. She began her military career with the South Dakota Army National Guard as a combat medic. Within a year, she transitioned to active-duty Army and continued her enlisted career as a Hospital Food Service Specialist and later a Respiratory Therapist reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Colonel Rosser attended the Interservice Physician Assistant Program, graduating in 2001 as a Second Lieutenant with a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Nebraska. She also holds a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Doctor of Science in PA Studies with a focus in Emergency Medicine from Baylor University in 2007. She is the first military physician assistant to complete a one-year fellowship in Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Point of Care Ultrasound from 2012 to 2013 at Brooke Army Medical Center. Colonel Rosser is a graduate of Command and General Staff College–Intermediate Level Education and graduated from the Army War College in July 2023 with a Master's degree in Strategic Studies.
Colonel Rosser has served in various positions to include Battalion/Brigade PA; Emergency Medicine PA; EMPA Residency Director; Primary Emergency Medicine and Ultrasound Faculty, IPAP; Executive Officer and Director of Hospital Based Programs for the Medical Center of Excellence; Director of Comprehensive Pain Management, Office of The Surgeon General, and Secretary of the General Staff, Office of the Surgeon General. In her last assignment, she served as the Deputy Commander for the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Her awards and decorations include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (6 OLC), the Combat Medical Badge, and the Expert Field Medical Badge. Her skill identifiers include Medical Proficiency (9A), Instructor (5K), Strategist (6Z), and Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (M2). She is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit and an Army Medical Department Iron Major.