23 February 2023 Essay competition highlights Naval Medical Forces Pacific’s Continuous Process Improvement program Naval Medical Forces Pacific recently announced its Capt. Cheryl C. Ringer Annual Memorial Award winner for the Continuous Process Improvement essay competition during the Defense Health Agency San Diego Market Strategic Session at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Naval Base San Diego, California,...
22 February 2023 WRNMMC Recognizes Navy’s Civilian Pharmacist of the Year, Electronic Medical Records Innovator By Aisha LomaxWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterMylan Tran and retired Army Lt. Col. Johnnie Jackson received special recognitions during Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s monthly town hall meeting on Feb. 14.Tran received her award for being named the U.S. Navy’s Civilian...
22 February 2023 NMRC Observes Prolonged Casualty Care Training Junior officers from Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) traveled to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to observe Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to the 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) conduct tactical combat casualty care during a Combat Trauma Management course on January 30th.NMRC sent four...
17 February 2023 The Hospital Corpsmen of Iwo Jima: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice At 0900 on February 19th, 1945, the first assault waves from the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions hit the beaches of Iwo Jima. Embedded within these units were corpsmen like Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Stanley Dabrowski, of New Britain, Conn., who remembered the “tremendous noise,” concussion of...
16 February 2023 Drilling to the Tooth Truth at NMRTC Bremerton Lets drill to the tooth truth.Try not to gnash, grind, or grate your teeth that Feb. 9, 2023, was National Toothache Day. As uncomfortable as it might be for some to acknowledge that such a date actually exists, dental health and hygiene are imperative and directly linked to every command’s...
15 February 2023 Medical Forces Atlantic Welcomes New Ombudsman Assuring a crucial link between Sailors, families and Navy leaders, Emily Summers was appointed as the new ombudsman for Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) on board Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, Feb. 9, 2023...
14 February 2023 Makin Island conducts Medical Operations with CSG11 Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11), conducted integrated medical operations Feb. 11, 2023, in the South China Sea.Makin Island and Nimitz, with over 100 Corpsman, conducted movement of a litter-bound simulated patient with...
13 February 2023 NAMRU San Antonio hosts 4th Edition of Mission Possible JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of “Mission...
13 February 2023 U.S. Navy Selects WRNMMC Pharmacist as 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year (Feb. 10, 2023) The U.S. Navy recently named My Lan Tran, supervisory pharmacist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), its 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year.“With a decades-long career in service of Navy pharmacy, My Lan Tran continues to prove herself an indispensable asset...
10 February 2023 Junior Physical Therapist of the Year: How One Officer is Chasing Her Dreams CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2023) - In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient...