By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Command Communications“The seed was initially planted by my remarkable mother as I saw her work to earn her nursing degree. Between witnessing firsthand her dedication and getting the opportunity to look through her textbook, I was fascinated by the field,” shared U.S...

On March 20, Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit SEVEN (NEPMU), located at U.S. Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, marked a significant milestone commemorating its 10th anniversary since its recommissioning in 2014.Previously, NEPMU SEVEN served the U.S. 6th Fleet and the European area of...

Volunteers from the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC) participated in the Portsmouth Public Schools Middle School STEAM EXPO, March 26, 2024, Portsmouth, Virginia.The event was in collaboration with the Middle School Parent and Family Engagement Liaisons to create an...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Researchers specializing in undersea medicine from the Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise participated in a virtual workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)...

Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Mayport celebrated 20 years of service at its current location, Building 2104, March 28. It was established aboard Naval Station Mayport in 1943, at Building Nine, and was also located at Building One. The clinic’s namesake, Medal of Honor recipient Hospital...

With the Defense Health Agency mandating that all military treatment facilities commands upgrade their current computers by mid-May, that herculean task has already been accomplished by Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Information Management Department.According to Patrick Flaherty, NHB chief information...

Navy Capt. (Dr.) Tamara Worlton, director of the Division of Global Surgery at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and director of Surgical Operations at USU’s Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), has been selected as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, one of the most prestigious...

A military medical student at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton was reunited with the doctor who delivered her into the world more than two decades ago.Ensign Hannah Ortiz is currently in the middle of her family medicine rotation as part of her medical education through the Uniformed Services...

LIMA, Peru – Leaders and scientists with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH spoke about their experiences in Navy Medicine during a panel discussion, “Women in the Sciences,” held by the command at the U.S. Embassy in Peru on March 20, as part of Women’s History Month.The panel, held in...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 27, 2024) – Dr. Mark Kortepeter, vice president for Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and Tiffany Helling, USUHS Office of Research senior manager, Strategic Partnerships and New Initiatives visited with leadership...