Nurse Corps
From The Vault: Marean Collection
BLUF – Michael Rhode, the archivist for Navy Medicine, highlights the history of the Navy Nurse Corps through photos from the Marean Collection during an episode of the “From the Vault” video series, July 28, 2026. The series, produced in commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, explores 250 years of U.S. Navy and military medical history by unlocking the Navy Medicine archives to highlight the enduring courage, innovation, and legacy of care provided by military medical professionals.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1016540/vault-marean-collection
Navy Nurse Awarded for Pediatric Trauma Care Research, Improvements
BLUF – Navy Cmdr. Emily Latimer, an emergency clinical nurse specialist at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, received the Defense Health Agency Nursing Award for Evidence-Based Practice for leading research that demonstrated a pediatric-specific blood infusion system is faster and easier to use than standard adult systems, improving transfusion capabilities for critically injured children. The project highlights how nurse-led, evidence-based research can directly enhance pediatric trauma readiness, strengthen deployment preparedness for military medical teams who may treat injured children in operational settings, and improve the quality of care delivered across Navy Medicine.
USU Graduate School of Nursing Prepared Military Medical Providers for the Realities of Combat Casualty Care
BLUF – The article highlights how the Uniformed Services University Graduate School of Nursing is redesigning its programs to prepare nurses for future warfare by embedding operational medicine, leadership, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, field exercises, and training in austere environments directly into graduate nursing education. For Navy Medicine, the key takeaway is the increasing emphasis on producing advanced practice nurses who can operate across the continuum from garrison care to expeditionary and maritime environments, reflecting the growing demand for clinically proficient leaders prepared for distributed operations and large-scale combat scenarios.
https://news.usuhs.edu/2026/06/usu-graduate-school-of-nursing-prepared.html