NMFL Improvement Sciences

WELCOME TO NMFL IMPROVEMENT SCIENCES

Mission

To drive continuous improvement and operational excellence within Navy Medicine, focusing on enhancing readiness and optimizing efficiency in support of the Navy's mission.

Vision
To be recognized as the leading force in applying Improvement Sciences principles and practices to transform processes and streamline operations across the Navy Medicine enterprise.

Our Focus
To Transform Navy Medicine Sailors into expert problem solvers.

Courses Offered

Lean Six Yellow Belt
Lean Six Green Belt
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Champion
Appreciative Inquiry
Project Management

To learn more about each course and to register go to (CAC enabled) – in the Training Box, click on NAVMED:
https://carepoint.health.mil/sites/SPIDR/SitePages/Home.aspx

250706-N-N1574-1001 MANATA, Ecuador (July 6, 2025) During Continuing Promise 2025, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dennis Begley and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Thai Nguyen, assigned to the Mercy-Class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from a medical site in Manata, Ecuador, July 6, 2025. The patient required a CT exam from the hospital ship’s radiology department. Continuing Promise, a U.S. Southern Command and 4th Fleet deployment provides humanitarian assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical and dental support, and disaster response to partner nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

From Challenge to Readiness: USNS Comfort Radiology Team Drives “Get Real, Get Better” Success

| Dec. 2, 2025

Aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), the Radiology Department turned lessons from a mass-casualty drill into a powerful example of the Navy’s Get Real, Get Better (GRGB) culture of continuous...

250513-N-N1574-1003 JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (May 13, 2025) Jessy Motes, front, and Jessica Celano, with the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), prepare a DNA sequencing library to be loaded into a sequencer on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville, May 13, 2025, as part of a groundbreaking three-year project is utilizing common houseflies as living sentinels to monitor existing and emerging microbial dangers to U.S. military personnel worldwide. The NECE team demonstrates the Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better” ethos by leveraging science and collaboration to enhance force health protection through early detection of health threats. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Blanton)

Navy Turns to House Flies in Groundbreaking Global Effort to Track Infectious Threats

| June 5, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While not a welcomed guest at command picnics, the Navy has invited house flies to take part in an innovative project to help detect harmful microbes before they become a threat to military around the...

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Enhances Chaplain Referral Process with 'Get Real, Get Better' Initiative, Setting a New Standard in Healthcare Delivery

| Nov. 20, 2024

In alignment with the Navy’s "Get Real, Get Better" initiative, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) has overhauled its chaplain referral system, transforming it from a cumbersome, inefficient process into a streamlined,...