06 April 2023 NMLPDC Sailor Recognized as Sailor of the Year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (HM1) Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), was selected as the 2023 Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) Sailor of the Year at a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm...
05 April 2023 Medical Inspector General Evaluates Readiness at Naval Medical Forces Atlantic The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) evaluated the performance, efficiency, and mission readiness at Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) during a scheduled command inspection onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads Portsmouth...
03 April 2023 NECE Arms the DoD’s Experts in the Fight for Public Health Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) staff trained and equipped active duty preventive medicine and civilian pest control personnel representing U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Army during the largest inter-agency pesticide certification course delivered in nearly five years on Naval Air Station...
03 April 2023 NAMRU Dayton stands out at 62nd SOT annual meeting in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton researchers attended the Society of Toxicology’s 62nd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo March 19-23 where they presented recent research advances and collaborated with members of the community."EHEL had a great showing at this year's SOT meeting. For us...
31 March 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – with MS – Meagan Christoph, MC3 retired It’s referred to as the snowflake disease because just as no two snowflakes are the same, anyone stricken is affected differently.Those afflicted by multiple sclerosis might refer to it more as being blindsided by a blizzard.MS is an autoimmune disease which impacts a person’s central nervous system...
31 March 2023 Pastoral Care Offer Support to Staff Following Walter Reed Transition to MHS GENESIS BETHESDA, Md. (March 31, 2023) – Anytime there is a change from how things have been done, especially a significant change such as MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record system, it can be accompanied by heightened stress and anxiety until it becomes the new normal.For...
30 March 2023 Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Celebrates Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Elder Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the service and leadership of Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Elder during a ceremony held Friday, March 30 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.Elder served at the clinic from September 2021 to April 2023 as the Senior Enlisted Leader...
30 March 2023 A Fair Display of Innovation and Initiative When Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Julia Muro was given the opportunity to use the Continuous Process Improvement Fair to demonstrate how to mitigate a staffing shortage concern, that is exactly what she did.In an unorthodox way, those efforts worked so well she ended up not needing to actually attend...
29 March 2023 NAMRU San Antonio takes Predictive Index to enhance Teamwork, Communication JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 29, 2023) – To increase proficiency through communication and teambuilding within Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, Capt. David Brenner, director, Leader Development Academy, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command...
29 March 2023 Be a ‘brain warrior’ and protect yours By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Command CommunicationsWhat is a brain warrior?A brain warrior is someone who protects their brain, realizing you only have one brain.March is annually observed as Brain Injury Awareness Month (BIAM), and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) at Walter Reed...