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- I joined the Navy initially

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because I was looking for an opportunity

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to treat individuals

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that had neurologic diseases

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that were beyond a lot of the bureaucracy

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that we dealt with in the civilian sector.

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As a civilian sector physician,

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a lot of our focus had
been on financial gains,

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advertising, working
with insurance companies,

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changing your management for a patient

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because of insurance they had.

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And when I joined the Navy
this completely changed.

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Are we were really managing patients

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and I didn't make decisions

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on the type of insurance they had

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in order to treat them well.

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With the Navy,

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We're doing more than just
being a regular neurologist.

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We're helping a

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larger force.

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We're helping a fighting force.

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And so some of the
disease processes we see

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are a little different than
just the civilian sector.

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I find that being able to work in the Navy

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has widened my experience

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in different types of brain injuries,

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especially in traumatic brain injury,

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which has been a big topic

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for the military in
the past several years.

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And that's been also be very
gratifying to be a part of.

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It's rewarding to be a Navy neurologist

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because you can do more
than just being a physician.

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You can be deployed to a war zone

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and work in places you would
never have the opportunity

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to work in.

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You can be deployed overseas,

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you can work on

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a Navy

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ship.

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And all of these are opportunities

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that you would not have
as a civilian neurologist.

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I find these fascinating
because these are chances

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and experiences that are worth a lifetime.