Story by BUMED PAO | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 03.14.2019
Starting your electronic physical health assessment, or ePHA, just got a little easier with the completion of a mobile-friendly format....
Story by James Marconi | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 03.06.2019
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, emphasized readiness as Navy Medicine’s future focus during visits March 4-6 in the Portsmouth, Virginia area....
Story by BUMED PAO | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 08.15.2018
HANOI, VIETNAM (NNS) -- A team of 13 Navy Medicine trauma members completed a medical exchange Aug. 10 at Vietnam Military Hospital 103....
Story by Matt Lyman | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 12.29.2014
Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDCs) are specialized hospital corpsmen who aspire to reach the pinnacle of Navy Medicine. These Sailors serve on land or at sea alongside Navy and Marine Corps warfighters, and at isolated duty stations where no medical officer is assigned....
Story by Matt Lyman | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery | 12.05.2014
Modern U.S. Navy corpsmen have been around for the last 116 years and have served with and supported every rate in any climate, around the world. That commitment to service and support was exemplified in 1944 when the Navy determined there was a need to have medical personnel in some locations where a medical officer or medical facility was not readily available. Those medical personnel would......
