Duke University School of Medicine students and faculty met with a delegation of Navy Medicine senior leaders on June 6.
The team—Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral (RADM) Rick Freedman, along with Master Chief Petty Officer Hansen LaFoucade, Lieutenant Command Kathleen Dale, Lieutenant Aaron Abreu, and Chief Petty Officer Stephen Todrzak— toured School of Medicine facilities and met with several Duke faculty and students to explore collaborative research and scholarship opportunities available within military health care.
Their tour included stops at the School of Nursing, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Trent Semans Center for Health Education, Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Physician Assistant Program, Duke Surgery, and the Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center.
A key focus of the visit was to promote the Navy’s scholarship programs for health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, and physician assistants. Scholarships from the Navy cover tuition and offer stipends, which can provide a debt-free path to employment in Navy Medicine after graduation.
Navy Medicine has more than 44,000 highly trained military and civilian health care professionals who provide enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above sea, and ashore.
