2nd Lt. Megan Donahue packs parachutes under the watchful eye of Sgt. Jessie L. Jaworsky, rigger NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during her two-week summer clerkship with U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roddy L. Rieger

 

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official Vimeo video channel: www.vimeo.com/usarmyafrica

 

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

  

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue packs parachutes under the watchful eye of Sgt. Jessie L. Jaworsky, rigger NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during her two-week summer clerkship with U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue packs parachutes under the watchful eye of Sgt. Jessie L. Jaworsky, rigger NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during her two-week summer clerkship with U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue packs parachutes under the watchful eye of Sgt. Jessie L. Jaworsky, rigger NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during her two-week summer clerkship with U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue packs parachutes under the watchful eye of Sgt. Jessie L. Jaworsky, rigger NCO with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during her two-week summer clerkship with U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

U.S. Army Africa photo by David Ruderman

 

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official Vimeo video channel: www.vimeo.com/usarmyafrica

 

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

U.S. Army Africa Command Surgeon, Col. Alfonso Alarcon, presents 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue a certificate of appreciation for attending the second annual MRMC-USARAF Command Surgeon Forum Aug. 2 in Vicenza, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

2nd Lt. Megan Donahue negotiates the La Comina obstacle course at Aviano, Italy.

 

Spending a couple of weeks in Italy was not exactly a summer vacation for medical student Megan Donahue, but then again most med students don’t wear Army uniforms to class.

 

In between her first two years of study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., 2nd Lt. Megan Donahue was in Vicenza, Italy, in early August to complete an operational clerkship with U.S. Army Africa, part of her military medical field studies program.

 

And it all could have been different if it hadn’t been for an accidental meeting with a West Point cadet.

 

Donahue studied biology and anthropology for her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. She considered entering medical school there until she spent a summer doing volunteer work in Gambia with Operation Crossroads Africa, the precursor of the Peace Corps. It was there she met the West Point cadet who told her about USUHS.

 

“I’ve had a growing interest in Africa,” Donahue said. “I was interested in tropical medicine, so I wanted to do something like Operation Crossroads. I knew the military was increasing its interest in Africa, taking on a new mission. That expanded interest in Africa was one of the reasons I joined the military.”

 

Her two weeks with Army Africa were an eye-opener, exposing her to the scope of medical research and military-to-military programs under way in Africa, Donahue said.

 

“It’s supposed to be kind of seeing the operations side of the Army, how much oversight is involved in organizing operations on the continent. I’ve learned a lot,” she said.

 

While in Vicenza, Donahue participated in Army Africa’s second conference with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, an annual meeting that allows medical researchers on the continent to share information, network and develop future military partnerships in the medical sphere.

 

“The coolest thing was the conference,” Donahue said. “I was alert and fascinated all the time. My particular interest is in malaria, so it was very interesting to hear about some of the hardships and obstacles people in the field have to overcome to do their work.”

 

CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

 

But there were other, less conceptual components to her field studies that exposed her to other facets of the Army.

 

“I got to go out last week to the rigger’s shed and pack parachutes. That was a new experience. It was a lot of fun.”

 

Donahue also worked out on the obstacle course at La Comina, the Italian military training facility near Aviano.

 

“I have some awesome bruises to show for it,” she said.

 

The eldest of three siblings, the West Melbourne, Fla., native is from a family with military connections in the past, the present and the future. Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy, and her brother just recently announced he had joined the Navy’s JROTC program.

 

“I am now definitely the cool sister because I’m an officer, and because I joined the Army,” she said.

 

After finishing her clerkship, Donahue will join her mother and her aunt for a week of sightseeing in Italy before they all return to the United States, and she resumes her studies at USUHS.

 

“I think they’re very proud,” Donahue said.

 

And her family can continue to be proud of their ACU-wearing daughter for the foreseeable future. Donahue can look forward to three more years of study at USUHS and then a series of residencies, probably at Walter Reed or Brooke Army Medical Center.

 

“At least another six years of school and training, if not another nine,” she said.

  

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

 

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

 

Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica

 

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print 4x6 color

 

Navy researcher, Irving "Phil" Phillips (center) from NMRC, conducts a serological survey from a dengue outbreak in Ampama in the Amazon jungle in Peru. The lab research at NMRC is complimented by field studies at the Naval Medical Research Center Detachment in Lima, Peru, and the Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia. [Laboratory][Foreign Nationals][Equipment and Supplies]

 

Nov-Dec 1999Navy Medicine Magazine

 

Publication: Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2010]

 

Language(s): English

 

Format: Still image

 

Subject(s): Tropical Medicine, Hygiene, Rivers, Water Supply

 

Genre(s): Pictorial Works, Book Illustrations

 

Abstract: Image of an open book with a magnifying glass over an illustration titled "A useful stream", showing local residents and their livestock fetching water from a stream. Elementary hygiene for the tropics, p. 89.

 

Related Title(s): Hidden treasure and Is part of: Elementary hygiene for the tropics.; See related catalog record: 61360150R

 

Extent: 1 online resource (1 image)

 

NLM Unique ID: 101598752

 

NLM Image ID: A033186

 

Permanent Link: resource.nlm.nih.gov/101598752

Thanks to John Harbour ‏@esvjohn for the photo

Aberdeen has many commemorative plaques situated throughout the city at various locations of importance, I try to capture as many as I can on my trips out and about, I aim to photo them all at some point posting in this folder for reference .

  

Plaque on entrance wall of Cruickshank Botanic Garden Aberdeen Scotland in memory of Patrick Manson, I've put some oh his history below for perusal .

 

Sir Patrick Manson, GCMG FRS (3 October 1844 – 9 April 1922), was a Scottish physician who made important discoveries in parasitology, and was the founder of the field of tropical medicine. He graduated from University of Aberdeen with degrees in Master of Surgery, Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Law. His medical career spanned Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and London.

 

He discovered that filariasis in Humans is transmitted by mosquitoes. This is the foundation of modern tropical medicine, and he is recognized with an epithet Father of Tropical Medicine.

 

His discovery directly invoked the mosquito-malaria theory, which became the foundation in malariology. He eventually became the first President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He founded the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (subsequently absorbed into the University of Hong Kong) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

 

Manson was inflicted with gout during his service in China. His recurring condition worsened with age. He died in 1922.

The Malet St. entrance early(-ish) on a Saturday morning.

 

Somehow I thought the London School would be, well... cleaner.

 

Founded in 1899 as the London School of Tropical Medicine, fundamentally as a resource assisting administrators of the British Empire, the London School's remit naturally extended to explicitly include public health by the time it received its Royal Charter under the current name in 1924. The building itself, with its main entrance round the corner on Keppel Street, was designed by P. Morley Horder and Verner O. Rees and built 1926-28. An early example of a steel-framed building (faced with Portland Stone), it's now Grade II Listed.

 

Better On Black?

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

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Participants of the Military Tropical Medicine Course observe a presentation at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 1, 2022. The course brought together joint and allied partners for tropical medical education. The course was designed to educate and train physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, medics and all other allied health. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig) www.dvidshub.net/news/416902/tropical-medicine-course-bri...

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

Tropical Medicine, Traveler’s Health Training Takes USU Graduate to Peru. Navy Lt. Claudia Mondragon (center), a Class of 2022 graduate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ (USU) F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (SOM), during her infectious disease rotation in Lima, Peru, as part of USU’s Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health Training Program recently.

 

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The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

Tropical Medicine, Traveler’s Health Training Takes USU Graduate to Peru. When patients present to the hospital due to a snake bite, they will bring the snake that bit them so they can receive the best antivenom possible. (Photo credit: Navy Lt. Claudia Mondragon)

 

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The old building with recent adoining wings.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, Naval Medical Research Center infectious diseases directorate deputy director, speaks at the Military Tropical Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 1, 2022. Medical leaders were invited to impart their knowledge about infectious diseases pertaining to East African tropical climates. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig) www.dvidshub.net/news/416902/tropical-medicine-course-bri...

U.S. Army Sgt. Hannah Bodenbach, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa surgeon cell preventative medicine technician, takes notes during the Military Tropical Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 1, 2022. The course brought together joint and allied partners for tropical medical education. The course was designed to educate and train physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, medics and all other allied health professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig) www.dvidshub.net/news/416902/tropical-medicine-course-bri...

The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing jungle skills in the tropics for 20 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational. They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.

  

Jungle Course - What to expect

This is a highly practical course that will introduce you to the jungle environment and prepare you for expedition medical work in humid and tropical climates. You will experience first hand the challenges and some of the solutions to trekking, living and providing medical support in the jungle. We teach through a combination of small group or classroom work and practical activity, with a significant emphasis on experiential learning. Whilst you do not need to be an elite athlete, an adequate level of physical fitness will ensure you get as much out of the course as possible. As a guide, you should be able to walk at least 20km carrying a 15kg pack without assistance, and repeat this on more than two successive days in one week. The terrain we will encounter is highly variable, and may involve steep climbs, river crossings, trekking in dense jungle and bush clearing using machetes.

We are unable to influence the weather. It is possible that there will be rain for many hours on most days of the course. Familiarising you with a hot and wet climate is one of the principle objectives of this course; students who are able to tolerate a degree of physical discomfort whilst maintaining a sense of humour and enthusiasm will get the most from the week.

Photographs from Navy Medicine's Cairo to Capetown Expedition of 1948. Images courtesy of Mr. John Amberson.

 

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Tropical Medicine, Traveler’s Health Training Takes USU Graduate to Peru. Navy Lt. Mondragon is draped with Deborah, a rescued anaconda at the Serpentario rescue center. (Photo credit: Navy Lt.

Claudia Mondragon)

 

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U.S Navy Lt. Jane Njenga with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. During August 2024, Lt. Njenga was part of the Uniformed Services University Health Services Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program, where she conducted medical research in Honduras. When asked how she plans to use her experiences and new knowledge back in the fleet Njenga shared, “A doctor that we learned from in the program explained how she was able to advise care on an outbreak in Hawaii after we returned from the course based on what we learned in Honduras. If a similar event happens to us, I will be able to advise different avenues of care that we might not have normally thought of because of the experience that I gained from the MTM program.” MTM is a six-week tri-service program that provides specialized training in aspects of medicine unique to tropical areas. It includes lectures from world renowned experts, providing a broad range of topics in infectious disease and tropical medicine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Kohlmann)

 

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

A French medical professional attends the Military Tropical Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 1, 2022. The course brought together joint and allied partners for tropical medical education. The course was designed to educate and train physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, medics and all other allied health. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig) www.dvidshub.net/news/416902/tropical-medicine-course-bri...

Tropical Medicine, Traveler’s Health Training Takes USU Graduate to Peru. Visiting the Boras community with the NAMRU-6 Parasitology Team. (Photo credit: Navy Lt. Claudia Mondragon)

 

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Sir Patrick Manson, father of modern tropical medicine, 1844 - 1922. 50 Wellbeck Street, London W1, UK.

U.S Navy Lt. Jane Njenga with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. During August 2024, Lt. Njenga was part of the Uniformed Services University Health Services Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program, where she conducted medical research in Honduras. When asked how she plans to use her experiences and new knowledge back in the fleet Njenga shared, “A doctor that we learned from in the program explained how she was able to advise care on an outbreak in Hawaii after we returned from the course based on what we learned in Honduras. If a similar event happens to us, I will be able to advise different avenues of care that we might not have normally thought of because of the experience that I gained from the MTM program.” MTM is a six-week tri-service program that provides specialized training in aspects of medicine unique to tropical areas. It includes lectures from world renowned experts, providing a broad range of topics in infectious disease and tropical medicine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton)

 

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U.S Navy Lt. Jane Njenga with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2024. During August 2024, LT. Njenga was part of the Uniformed Services University Health Services Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program, where she conducted medical research in Honduras. When asked how she plans to use her experiences and new knowledge back in the fleet Njenga shared, “A doctor that we learned from in the program explained how she was able to advise care on an outbreak in Hawaii after we returned from the course based on what we learned in Honduras. If a similar event happens to us, I will be able to advise different avenues of care that we might not have normally thought of because of the experience that I gained from the MTM program.” MTM is a six-week tri-service program that provides specialized training in aspects of medicine unique to tropical areas. It includes lectures from world renowned experts, providing a broad range of topics in infectious disease and tropical medicine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Kohlmann)

 

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