TATRC Welcomes ‘Mover & Shaker’ from OTSG as New Deputy!
September 30, 2021 | Download PDF
LTC Sharon L. Rosser has joined TATRC as our newest Deputy Director! LTC Rosser hails from Colton, South Dakota. She began her career, over 30 years ago, in the South Dakota National Guard between her junior and senior year of high school as a Combat Medic. After returning home from Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, she was anxious to get life started and went to see the recruiter to join Active Duty. Based on needs of the Army, she was reclassified to a Hospital Food Service Specialist and served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Fort Sam Houston. After 4 years, she attended Respiratory Therapy school and served at Brooke Army Medical Center for another 4 years until being accepted in the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP).
Upon graduating IPAP in May 2001, Sharon was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. She earned a Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies with a focus in Emergency Medicine from Baylor University in 2007, a Master of PA Studies and a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Nebraska (Go Huskers) in 2004 and 2001 respectively. From 2012 to 2013, LTC Rosser completed a one-year fellowship in Emergency Medicine / Critical Care Point of Care Ultrasound at Brooke Army Medical Center.
LTC Rosser is an active advocate for the PA Profession, currently serving as the President for the Society of Army Physician Assistants. She also enjoys spreading knowledge through presentations. LTC Rosser has lectured extensively on the use of point of care ultrasound for multiple audiences to include austere environment care, emergency medicine care, and primary care. She is a subject matter expert in Emergency Medicine education for PAs.
Her assignments include deployments to Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and past positions include Battalion / Brigade PA, Emergency Medicine PA (EMPA), EMPA Residency Director, and Primary Emergency Medicine and Ultrasound Faculty, IPAP. LTC Rosser has also served as the Executive Officer and Director of Hospital Based Programs for the Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Graduate School and Graduate Education Manager for Post-Graduate Training of PAs. LTC Rosser comes to TATRC from the Office of The Surgeon General where she served as the Director of Comprehensive Pain Management from August 2017 to May 2019 and as the Secretary of the General Staff from May 2019 until July 2021.
Some of LTC Rosser’s awards and decorations include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (6 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (13 OLC), the Combat Medical Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge and Army Staff Identification Badge. Her skill identifiers are Instructor (5K), Strategist (6Z), and Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (M2). She is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit and an Iron Major recipient.
Sharon has been married to her very supportive husband, Michael (Mike) for 28 years and they share two adult daughters Jasmyn Rosser and Taylor (Christian) Graham, one granddaughter, Blakely, and two large dogs Tucker (King Shepherd) and Ranger (German Shepherd). Although LTC Rosser and her husband didn’t pick the two large dogs, they wouldn’t give them away either (though, she said she would love to give their hair away). Both daughters “gifted” them the lovable beasts by bringing them home after moving out.
LTC Rosser loves riding motorcycles. She spent 26 years riding on the back of Mike’s bike, but she is the proud owner and rider of her own Harley Davidson since Fall 2019. LTC Rosser and her husband spent their 25th anniversary riding through Germany, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia!
As a South Dakota girl, LTC Rosser doesn’t have a home state NFL team to cheer on and she can’t choose between her two favorites (The Chiefs and The Packers) so she has been known to wear both jerseys on the same day! She also has family who are Vikings fans but you won’t find her in a Vikings jersey!
Sharon joined Orange Theory Fitness in 2017 when Mike was stationed overseas as a DA Civilian. Upon his return, she took him to watch one of her classes thinking he would never join – he signed up on the spot and they have been attending the 5am class together since November 2018.
She loves hiking with Tucker and Ranger and she is learning to love kayaking.
TATRC is excited to welcome such a spirited and high energy leader to the Command team!
This article was published in the April 2022 issue of the TATRC Times.