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Cherry Point, NC

Hospitalman Noah Bailey practices suturing techniques on a banana during a class held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Bananas served as training aids for the class due to their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share

Cherry Point, NC

Hospitalman Cyerra Yazzie practices suturing techniques on a banana during a class held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Bananas served as training aids for the class due to their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share

Cherry Point, NC

Lt. Cmdr. Jake Wittenauer, DSc- PA-C, Deputy Director of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point’s Medical Services, right, uses a banana to demonstrate proper suturing to Corpsmen serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Friday, November 15. Wittenauer’s demonstration was part of a class teaching the Corpsmen how to properly suture a wound closed utilizing bananas their thick and easy-to-pierce skin and the ability to distinguish the skin from the fruit. Share

Cherry Point, NC

01- Lt. Cmdr. Jake Wittenauer, DSc- PA-C, Deputy Director of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point’s Medical Services instructs Corpsmen serving aboard the facility on the layers of tissue composing human skin Friday, November 15. Wittenauer’s presentation was part of a class teaching the Corpsmen how to properly suture a wound closed. Share

Kansas City, Mo

Lt. Cmdr. Zachery Pommer, flag aide to the commander of the Naval Medical Forces Development Command, shares his experience serving as a dentist in the U.S. Navy with Kansas City area high school students during Navy Week in Kansas City, Nov. 13, 2024. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Kansas City, Mo

Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander of the Naval Medical Forces Development Command and chief of the Navy Dental Corps shares his experience serving as a dentist in the U.S. Navy with Kansas City area high school students during Navy Week in Kansas City, Nov. 13, 2024. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Kansas City, Mo

Left to right, Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander of the Naval Medical Forces Development Command and chief of the Navy Dental Corps, Lt. Cmdr. Zachery Pommer, flag aide to the commander of the NMFDC, Master Chief Phillip Jean-Gilles, command master chief of the Naval Medical Research Command, and Capt. Shauna O'Sullivan, rheumatologist and Navy Medical Corps career planner, share their experience serving as medical professionals in the U.S. Navy with Kansas City area high school students during Navy Week in Kansas City, Nov. 13, 2024. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Kansas City, Mo

Master Chief Phillip Jean-Gilles, command master chief of the Naval Medical Research Command, shares his experience serving as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy with Kansas City area high school students during Navy Week in Kansas City, Nov. 12, 2024. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security.(U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Kansas City, Mo

Capt. Alison Castro, deputy corps chief of the Navy Nurse Corps, shares her experience serving as a nurse in the U.S. Navy with Kansas City area college students during Navy Week in Kansas City, Nov. 11, 2024. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Kansas City, Mo

Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander of the Naval Medical Forces Development Command and chief of the Navy Dental Corps stands in front of his alma mater during a visit to the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s School of Dentistry in Kansas City, Nov. 11, 2014. Brafford and a team of medical professionals with Navy Medicine visited Kansas City area college and high school students during Navy Week in Kansas City. Navy Weeks are part of outreach efforts intended to educate the American public on the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon) Share

Jacksonville, NC

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune welcomed home Sailors with Expeditionary Medical Unit 10 Golf Rotation 16 Sailors, on November 16, 2024. The homecoming concluded an eight-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in Erbil, Iraq where the team provided Role II medical care for deployed forces in Iraq. Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 15, 2024) Naval Medical Center San Diego proudly received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2024, demonstrating NMCSD’s continued commitment to safe, high-quality care and transparency, Nov. 15, 2024. Lt. Cmdr. Katelin Clardy, Department Head for NMCSD's Office of Clinical Quality, gathers for an environmental photo. Clardy and her team are integral in ensuring that the command upholds the basic tenant of complying with an enterprise program such as Leapfrog. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a letter grade program that rates a hospital’s patient safety measures through more than 30 national performance indicators. Each indicator reflects errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent patient harm. This enables all hospitals, including military, to publicly report their progress in quality and safety. The mission of NMCSD is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high-quality health care services, and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to provide patients with world-class care. Anchored in Excellence, Committed to Health! Share