Navy Medicine

A Look Back: Navy Medicine in 1913

Filed under Navy History, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on February 5, 2013 at 8:51 am {no comments}

By Andre Sobocinski, historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Much has changed over the past 100 years in not only the United States, but in Navy Medicine as well. Here’s a look back 100 years ago. In 1913, the U.S. population had reached 97,225,000 and stretched across 48 states with the additions of Arizona and [...]

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Tips to Protect Yourself and Your Shipmates from Noroviruses

Filed under Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Force health and safety, Heath, Public Health, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on January 31, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By Allen Wright, staff epidemiologist, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Here at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC), the Navy’s hub for health surveillance, we are supporting you by continuously monitoring the health of our Navy so that we may advocate for and recommend improved force health protection guidance to [...]

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Navy Surgeon General Focuses on Readiness

Filed under Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Leadership, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on January 24, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, U.S. Navy surgeon general, and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery As we start upon this new year and look at our mission ahead, we need to be ready. Whether our job is providing patient care at a medical treatment facility or providing training to Sailors and [...]

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Newsletter for Navy & Marine Corps Medicine

Filed under Force health and safety, Heath, Hospitals, Leadership, Military Medicine, Operations, Public Health, Research and development, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on January 23, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

From U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs Navy Medicine is proud to present the January 2013 issue of the Navy and Marine Corps Medical newsletter. It features various articles and photos highlighting the great work being done across Navy Medicine around the world. This month highlights Navy Medicine’s support to readiness. Click [...]

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Lt. Cmdr. Andy Baldwin: From Residency to Operational Medicine

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Military Medicine, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on January 22, 2013 at 7:00 am {no comments}

By Lt. Cmdr. Andy Baldwin, Senior Medical Officer, USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Palms sweating, heart beating fast, orders in hand, I stepped onto the brow of the mighty warship. “You must be the new SMO?” remarked the Officer of the Deck, rendering a crisp salute. Returning the salute I said, “Yes, my name is Lt. [...]

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