Lt. Col. Hugh McLean, Jr., graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science. He matriculated from Webster University with a Master of Business Administration and also earned a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University.

Lt. Col. McLean began his active duty career at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., as the Assistant Chief, Patient Administration. He held many other leadership positions such as Administrative Officer, Primary Care and Community Medicine, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Company Commander, Bravo Company, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; Baylor Administrative Resident, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Ga.; Chief, Managed Care Division, DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Executive Officer, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany; Commander, U.S. Army Health Clinic-Kaiserslautern, Germany; Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander for Administration, MEDDAC-Japan; Medical Operations Officer, 4th Infantry Division, Camp Speicher, Iraq; Chief of Staff/Deputy Commander for Administration, MEDDAC-Heidelberg, Germany. Currently, he is assigned as the Deputy Commander for Administration, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

Lt. Col. McLean is a graduate of the U.S. Army Baylor Master’s Degree Program in Health Care Administration, where he and his team received the prestigious Annual Foster G. McGaw Research Award for the most outstanding research paper. Additional military schools include AMEDD Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms Staff Service School, the Command and General Staff College, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Lt. Col. McLean’s awards include the Bronze Service Star, Meritorious Service Medal (5 oak leaf clusters or 6th award), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), the National Defense Service Medal (2nd award), the Iraq Campaign Medal (2nd award), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (4th award), the Meritorious Unit Commendation Award, and the Army Superior Unit Award. He also earned the Air Assault Badge and the Gold German Sports Badge.

Lt. Col. McLean is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit. He is also a board-certified Fellow in both the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and the American Academy of Medical Administrators (CFAAMA).