Navy Medicine

The Journey of a Nurse Corps Officer

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Leadership, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 16, 2013 at 9:03 am {no comments}

By Lt. Angelina Brannon, head, emergency department, Naval Hospital Beaufort I never used to believe that dreams came true or that hope would someday become reality, but I have learned that while life determines the family we are born into, it is our personal courage and will that determine the course we ultimately navigate in [...]

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Newsletter for Navy and Marine Corps Medicine

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Hospitals, Leadership, Navy History, Public Health, Research and development, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on May 15, 2013 at 2:17 pm {no comments}

By Valerie A. Kremer, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs Navy Medicine is proud to present the May 2013 issue of the Navy and Marine Corps Medical News (MEDNEWS) newsletter. It features various articles and photos highlighting the great work being done across the Navy Medicine enterprise around the world. This month highlights [...]

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Newsletter for Navy and Marine Corps Medicine

Filed under Families, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Force health and safety, Heath, Hospitals, Leadership, Operations, Public Health, Research and development, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on April 19, 2013 at 8:24 am {no comments}

Navy Medicine is proud to present the April 2013 issue of the Navy and Marine Corps Medical News (MEDNEWS) newsletter. It features various articles and photos highlighting the great work being done across the Navy Medicine enterprise around the world. This month highlights Navy Medicine’s support to Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Click here to [...]

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A Message from the Surgeon General

Filed under Leadership, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on February 22, 2013 at 1:53 pm {no comments}

Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, Navy surgeon general, speaks during the second day of plenary sessions during the 2012 Military Health System (MHS) Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2012. The MHS aims to ensure the medical readiness of U.S. service members, and to provide a ready medical force. (DoD photo by Johnny Bivera, DoD)

By Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy Surgeon General, and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates and Colleagues, The effects of possible sequestration, possibly coupled with a continuing resolution (no budget changes or new program starts from previous years), are on all our minds. I want to assure you that your senior [...]

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NAMRU-6 Entomology Department Helps Take the “Bite” out of Insect-borne Disease Threats

Filed under Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Force health and safety, Heath, Public Health, Research and development, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on February 21, 2013 at 11:03 am {no comments}

By Cmdr. Frederick M. Stell (current) and Lt. Cmdr. Roxanne G. Burrus (outgoing), department heads, Department of Entomology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Peru * Editor’s note: This is blog number 3 out of 6 in a series of blogs from NAMRU-6. U.S. military personnel deployed on the ground throughout the world are often [...]

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