Eric Meyer, Maj, USAF, MD, PhD, MC

Air Force Mental Health Operations
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Dr. Eric Meyer is the Psychiatry Consultant to the US Air Force Surgeon General and Deputy Director of AF Mental Health Operations. He is also an associate professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Military & Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University (USUHS). He recently completed a PhD in Health Professions Education, with a focus on the use of Entrustable Professional Activities in Undergraduate Medical Education. He previously served as the Medical Director for the 51st Mental Health Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.  Building on that operational experience, Dr. Meyer is a lead instructor for the Defense Institute for Medical Operation’s “Military and Disaster Mental Health” course, which he has delivered to coalition forces around the globe. As part of this interest, he has also published extensively on military cultural competence.