Tripler Army Medical Center Promotion Ceremony for Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Angulo

Aug. 4, 2023

Tripler Army Medical Center Promotion Ceremony for Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Angulo

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center Promotion Ceremony for Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Angulo.

Hospitalman R’Jai Johnson, from clinical lab sciences, explains needle safety and the breadth of phlebotomy to elementary school students from Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp July 26 at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The tour was part of an effort by the school district to expose children to the world of STEM. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee)

Aug. 3, 2023

NMCP Hosts Elementary Students For STEM Tour

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (July 26, 2023) Elementary school students attending Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp, hosted by Portsmouth City School District, toured Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) July 26, as part of an effort by the district to expose children to the world of STEM.

Military evacuates family by boat

Aug. 2, 2023

Before Natural Disasters Strike, Know Your TRICARE Benefits

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — When the government issues a state of emergency, TRICARE may temporarily change its procedures to ensure that you receive timely medical care. Here’s what you need to know.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kerry Latham, a plastic surgeon with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, cuts a surgical suture while conducting cleft lip surgery on a 3-month-old Belizean girl during a surgery medical readiness training exercise as part of New Horizons 2013 April 30, 2013, at Northern Regional Hospital in Orange Walk, Belize. New Horizons is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual series of joint humanitarian assistance exercises deploying U.S. military engineers, veterinarians, medics and other professions to Central and South American nations for training, construction projects and to provide humanitarian and medical services.

Aug. 1, 2023

Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month: Walter Reed providers help transform smiles here, abroad

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, observed to improve understanding of orofacial clefts and other conditions of the head and face.

68F Physical Therapy Specialist Phase II Graduation

Aug. 1, 2023

Tripler Army Medical Center 68F Physical Therapy Specialist Phase II Graduation

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center 68F Physical Therapy Specialist Phase II Graduation.

Tripler Army Medical Center DAISY Award presentation

Aug. 1, 2023

Tripler Army Medical Center DAISY Award presentation

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center DAISY Award presentation

Ensconced in a seemingly silent – yet deeply collaborative - corridor on Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s vast campus, retired U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Michael J. Roy, the director of the Division of Military Internal Medicine and a Uniformed Services University (USU) professor, oversees a research portfolio focused on better understanding the human brain and improving therapies to assist in healing the mind in the wake of trauma.

July 31, 2023

Walter Reed’s Brain Trust Transforms Therapeutic Care in Treating PTSDs

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — During a recent presentation to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, retired U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Michael J. Roy, the director of the Division of Military Internal Medicine and a Uniformed Services University (USU) professor, shared the preliminary results of a novel study comparing two treatments for post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) - Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, the prevailing choice for most practitioners, and a novel approach called Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM).

Military health system speeds up hiring process for medical professionals

July 28, 2023

Military health system speeds up hiring process for medical professionals

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The San Antonio Market has streamlined the onboarding process for new civilian employees, resulting

Patient appointment booking office achieves post-pandemic milestone

July 28, 2023

Patient appointment booking office achieves post-pandemic milestone

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — No matter the company or service, calling customer service is often a stress inducer -- especially

Hospitalman Miguel Rodriguez serves on the Radiology team aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point. The Brownsville, Texas native recently passed the challenging America Registry of Radiologic Technologists Registry exam, earning himself the formal designation as a Radiologic Technologist.

July 28, 2023

“It’s More Like it Chose Me;” Cherry Point Sailor Answers Call to Radiology

MCAS Cherry Point — A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point felt a calling to enter the Radiology field the very first day of his Advanced Individual Training class.

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