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I Am Navy Medicine – and Radiologic Technologist – HM1 (FMF/SW) Gregory DeShields Jr.

Providing vital – and dedicated - visual value…for Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gregory DeShields Jr., “Patients are our passion, safety is our priority” as the theme for National Radiologic Technologist Week being held November 11-15, 2023, echoes his sentiments on the critical need of his chosen career field. “We are the first line of defense for physicians, nurses, patients, and health care providers. The images that we produce can be the difference between identifying a correct pathology or a misdiagnosis. We must demonstrate patience, knowledge of our jobs and a high degree of attention-to-detail,” explained Deshields, from Woodbridge, Virginia, currently assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton Radiology Department (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).