Story by Jessie Hudson Martin Army Community Hospital Today, Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH) Soldiers and staff proudly celebrated the graduation of 10 outstanding individuals from the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. These dedicated professionals completed a rigorous three-year residency and are now ready to embark on the next phase of their medical careers at […]
Story by Curtis Hill Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton On Friday, June 21, 2024, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 – Alpha conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Smith relinquished command to Capt. Kenneth Basford in an outdoor ceremony with the Pacific Ocean in the background. The change of […]
Story by Elaine Heirigs Naval Health Clinic Lemoore Amy Carlo is Naval Health Clinic Lemoore’s (NHCL) Staff Spotlight person of the week. Carlo, a clinical nurse at Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Fallon, Nevada has served the community at Naval Air Station Fallon since December 2019. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Carlo joined the U.S. […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Stacey Thornburg Air Force Reserve Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) KAUAI, Hawaii – Hundreds of service members spanning across different branches joined together to execute the Air Force Reserve’s Tropic Care Innovative Readiness Training medical mission, June 13-20, granting service members real-world deployment and readiness training, while providing no-cost medical services to […]
Story by Max Lonzanida Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Yorktown, Va. (June 20, 2024) Fifteen graduates of the Tri-Service Optician School’s (TOPS) Class 24-005 joined the Class of 2024 and set their sights on joining the fleet and respective field activities near and far as trained optical laboratory specialists on Thursday, June 20th. Their rigorous 24-week […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Are you considering having children? If you’re trying to get pregnant, but haven’t been able to, you may have questions about how TRICARE can help. “If you’re struggling to conceive, it’s important to find out what might be causing you or your partner to struggle with […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Genesis Lozada is always pushing forward to help others. Her passion paid off when she was selected as Blue Jacket of the Quarter while assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton for […]
Story by Shireen Bedi Air Force Medical Service When Lt. Gen. Robert Miller became the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General in 2021, he committed to building and nurturing personal connections within the Air Force Medical Service. His priority was to ensure the AFMS remained the greatest ready medical force in world. Now, with his retirement […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency To enable providers to make the most informed decisions about a patient’s care and reach “ready, reliable care” the Military Health System aims for, hundreds of data sources from disparate medical, dental, and readiness systems must be integrated. However, providers need consistent and standardized data to accurately […]
Story by Christopher Delano Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), Detachment Camp Lejeune, NC held a graduation ceremony June 11, 2024, for the students of the Surgical Technology Program (Phase II). The Surgical Technology Program (Phase II), one of three “C” schools offered at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) […]