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University of California, Merced, Department of Medical Education representatives host Cmdr. Vi Song Tring, a U.S. Navy family medicine doctor currently assigned as the chief medical informatics officer for Naval Medical Forces Pacific, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Joseph Ramirez, Navy Talent Acquisition Group Golden Gate, during a campus visit on Dec. 3, 2025. Tring and Ramirez discussed with students about a career in Navy Medicine and scholarship opportunities to help fund medical education. From left to right are Ramirez; Dr. Trevor Albertson, University of California, Merced, Board of Trustee member; Tring; Dr. Julia Alvarez, assistant teaching professor; Dr. Susan DeRiemer, professor of Medical Education; and Dr. Jazmine Kenny, Medical Education Evaluation and Assessment coordinator. (Courtesy photo)