Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s award-winning Family Medicine Residency Program, now in its 54th year of continuous accreditation, graduated 23 physicians (11 residents and 12 interns) at a ceremony June 28 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s Hangar 117.The graduation also served as a kick-off to...

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 10 physicians and 10 interns on June 28, 2024.“The goal of the family medicine residency program is to provide the medical and leadership training for the residents to become full-scope family...

By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Command CommunicationsNavy Capt. (Dr.) Thanh Hoang, program director for the National Capital Consortium (NCC) Endocrinology Fellowship and on staff at Walter Reed, recently spoke at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., discussing his noted...

Capt. John Van Slyke, the senior mental health executive for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) earned the Admiral H. James T. Sears Award for contributions to Navy psychiatry, May 11...

Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1973, Navy flight surgeon Captain Joseph Kerwin made history as the first American physician in space when taking part of the Skylab II mission. From May 25 to June 22, 1973, Kerwin and fellow crewmembers Charles Conrad and Paul Weitz spent a total of 672 hours and 49...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Staff of Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) hosted an 80th birthday celebration to recognize the past accomplishments and future mission of the command on Oct. 27.The celebration capped off NMRC’s Commander Leadership Conference, a three-day gathering of staff from across the...