U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sean Mock, anesthesiologist, discusses his motivation for serving as a medical provider in the Navy at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Jan. 23. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Afable)
In the first year under the direction of Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC), the program significantly surpassed its training objectives. NMFDC, led by Rear Adm. Walter Bradford, exceeded its goal for training hospital corpsmen by 44 percent, training 2,257 personnel. Most notably, the command produced 350 percent more TCCC Tier 4 Instructors than initially planned, creating a sustainable, organic capability for the fleet and...
Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) faculty members Cmdr. Sasha Betz, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, and Cmdr. Michael Andersen, Maxillofacial Prosthodontists Department, were recently awarded Best Technique Report by the American College of Prosthodontists’ 2025 Journal of Prosthodontics for their co-authored paper, “Dental Prosthesis Extraoral Indexing and Pick-Up Technique For Mandibular Full Arch Immediate...
