Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Intern Graduation Award Ceremony was held in the command’s auditorium, June 13. Attendees included the 2024 Graduate Medical Education (GME) graduating Intern class and their residency program leadership. Awards included 80 Interns graduating, eight ’Intern of...

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton’s physical therapy department provided subject matter expert assistance to the staff of Field Medical Training Battalion – West to revamp the physical training program for the school with a goal of decreasing injuries and increasing the percentage of students passing...

BALTIC SEA – American, Dutch, and Spanish Sailors and Marines conducted simultaneous medical drills between time zones and geographic boundaries aboard their vessels across the Baltic Region, during exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24), June 14, 2024.The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD...

Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) Sailors and staff took part in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2024, discussing research efforts and command activities with attendees from June 14-16.The NMRC exhibit, located in Baltimore’s inner harbor, featured several activities for attendees,...

A new course has been added to the catalog of courses taught at the Medical Education and Training Campus, headquartered on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The transfer of functions and assets for the Dental Laboratory Technician, Maxillofacial (MAXILLO) course – to include the...

Pastoral Care pastry…Although it’s not truly known when nor where cupcakes became a popular dessert choice, what is understood is that the U.S. Navy does have a birthday cake tradition, which usually centers on using a sword to cut a slice which is then handed from the oldest Sailor to the youngest...

A notable distinction between Navy Nurse Corps officers and their civilian counterparts is that military personnel can get called upon – sometimes at a moment’s notice – as a ready medical force to pack up and support a medically ready force.Operational commitments and mission readiness are...

As Men’s Health Month is observed in June, we ask Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) lead prosthetist what Men’s Health represents for him.Nathaniel “Randell” Leoncio, who was serving in the capacity of a U.S. Navy Corpsman in Ramadi, Iraq, when in 2005 he lost his right leg above the knee...

A sports rodeo provides students a streamlined way to complete their routine physicals to ensure they can safely participate in school and extracurricular activities. The partnership between NMRTC and Rota DoDEA supports the timely delivery of essential health promotion and wellness programming for...

The roles of U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen are varied in support of those in need, including 39 specialties such as behavioral health technician, Fleet Marine Force and physical therapy technician...