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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

agency of the United States Department of the Navy
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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Summary

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is in the country of United States[3].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's instance of is recorded as military unit[4].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's headquarters location is recorded as Falls Church[5].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's child organization or unit is recorded as Naval Medical Forces Atlantic[6].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy Dental Corps[7].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy Medical Corps[8].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy Nurse Corps[9].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Navy Medical Service Corps[10].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's Commons category is recorded as Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (US Navy)[11].
  • 1842 marks the founding of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery[12].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Navy[13].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's official website is recorded as https://www.med.navy.mil/Bureau-of-Medicine-and-Surgery/[14].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey[15].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's short name is recorded as BUMED[16].
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's street address is recorded as 7700 Arlington Blvd, Ste 5113, Falls Church, VA 22042-5113[17].

Body

Founding

1842 marks the founding of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery[12].

Identity

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's short name is recorded as BUMED[16].

Operations

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's headquarters location is recorded as Falls Church[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Navy[13]. Subsidiaries include Naval Medical Forces Atlantic[6], a military unit[18], in United States[19], founded in 2005[20]; United States Navy Dental Corps[7], a medical corps[21], in United States[22]; United States Navy Medical Corps[8], a medical corps[23], in United States[24]; United States Navy Nurse Corps[9], a corps[25], in United States[26], founded in 1908[27]; and United States Navy Medical Service Corps[10], a medical corps[28], in United States[29], founded in 1949[30].

Why It Matters

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . med.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Archive. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . med.navy.mil. Retrieved . med.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . med.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foundational text → Q139768605
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  2. 8w ago · IntensionalLogican · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kisti id → K000215948
    Nukat id → n2010069488
    Freebase id → /m/011qbzv5
    Country → United States
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q7890833]]"
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