Vol. 25 No. 43 www.cnic.navy.mil/bethesda/ November 7, 2013

By Cat DeBinderWRNMMC Public Affairs

staff writer

Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center’s (WRNMMC)staff members showcased theirversatility during a talent show,which also offered a light-heart-ed forum for fellowship, on Oct.30 in the America Building lobby.A large crowd of staff, benefi-

ciaries and visitors stopped bythe event where members of theWalter Reed Bethesda One Teamsang, dance and “showed theirchops” on instruments to the de-light of those in attendance.Walter Reed Bethesda Resil-

iency and Psychological HealthService partnership team put onthe talent show to “boost staffmorale and enhance the emo-tional well-being throughoutthe command,” explained Cmdr.Dwayne Buckingham, who chairsthe team. He said the idea for theevent came out of a brainstorm-ing session during a team meet-ing.“One of the most effective ways

to enhance personal and profes-sional prosperity among person-nel in the workplace is to havefun and create conditions thatpromote positive energy and con-nectivity,” he added.Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Jeffrey Clark,

director of WRNMMC, openedthe talent show with the remark,“How nice it is to come togetherin fellowship at events such asthis talent show.” The directorhas said, “We work together [and]we do great things together, butit’s also important we gather justto enjoy each other in fellowship.”Hospitalman Jody Hartman

sang the national anthem, andthen Walter Reed Bethesda’s tal-ent went on display.Buckingham, along with Lois

Clinton and Hospital Corpsman3rd Class Justin Juarez werejudges for the contest and se-

lected winners based on “overallperformance, creativity, stage ap-pearance, personality and audi-ence participation.”Hospitalman Zevan Lejeune,

who works in Internal Medicine,stole the show and took firstplace with his saxophone soloof an original song called “Out-standing.”“I feel great about winning,”

Lejeune said. “It was fun. It wouldbe nice to have more events likethis for staff,” he added.Lejeune said he’s been playing

the saxophone for 20 years. Hesaid he didn’t take a lot of timeto practice and he “put the mu-sic and everything together thenight before.”Hostpital Corpsman 3rd Class

Shawana Penro, assistant tothe chief of Executive Services,earned second-place honors withher rendition of Alicia Keys’ song,“No One.” The Sailor also gainedenthusiastic audience participa-tion during her performance.Penro said she’s been singing

since she was a little girl. Eventhough she can routinely befound at command ceremoniessinging the national anthem, shesaid she was a little nervous atfirst, singing in front of her co-workers.“’No One’ by Alicia Keys is a

great song that I thought wouldget the audience involved, andI think I judged correctly sincethey began to sing with me,” Pen-ro said. “I think their involve-ment made my performance evenbetter,” she added.The third-place award was

captured by Army Capts. Antho-ny Ealey and Felix Mercado, bothfrom Internal Medicine. Ealeysang a ballad and Mercado ac-companied him on guitar.Those who attended the event

agreed, Walter Reed Bethesdahas talent.

Walter Reed Bethesda Has Talent

Photo by Katrina Skinner

Hospitalman Zevan Lejeune makes the America Building lobby comealive, playing his own composition “Outstanding” during the Resil-iency and Psychological Health Service “We’ve Got TALENT!” stafftalent show on Oct. 30.

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In this week’s column, I plan toprovide some updated informationrelated to the many ongoing con-struction projects aboard NavalSupport Activity Bethesda.Sanctuary Hall (Building 64)

and its accompanying parkingstructure (Building 65) are locat-ed on Taylor Road next to Build-ing 17. This building is designedto be a transient patient lodge.The lodge is 134,416 square feet insize, will provide a combination ofapproximately 200 mixed use rooms and suites,as well as common use areas, and is designed toachieve designation as a LEED Gold building.The expected delivery date for Buildings 64 and65 is March 2014.The Sanctuary Hall parking structure is

167,000 square feet and has approximately 470parking spaces. The parking will be delivered inphases. The first phase is expected in late No-vember or early December, and the final phaseis to be delivered in March 2014.The Child Development Center (CDC) is a

three phase project to include Buildings 26, 87and 88. Construction for the CDC, Building 87,began in March 2013 and includes a new sin-gle story building that is approximately 34,290square feet and will accommodate 300 children,ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.This building is beingconstructed with radiant heated floors as a partof its energy initiatives. The estimated comple-tion date is late December 2013.The ContinuousChild Care Facility (CCCF) is smaller with ap-proximately 5,000 square feet, and is designedto provide 24/7 child care and accommodate 20children up to age 12. The concept of the CCCFis to seek to combine the strengths of in-home-style care with those of center-based care. Theexpected completion date is late February 2014.The final phase is a partial renovation, approxi-mately 2992 square feet of the existing 27,700square feet of the current CDC building. Uponcompletion, this building will accommodate 298children, 6 weeks to 5 years old. The estimatedcompletion date is late February 2014.The USO Warrior and Family Center (Build-

ing 83) is located on Taylor Road, very near thefuture Sanctuary Hall, and between Tranquility

and Sanctuary Halls.This facility willbe more than 16,000 square feet anddivided in three specific zones. Thefirst zone is Recreation and Normalcy.It will include a fireside lounge, kitch-en and dining area, grill and patioarea, and a combination sports loungeand gaming center. The second zoneis Respite, which will provide a placeof quiet contemplation and retreat.Respite will include a therapeutic en-richment studio, quiet seating zonesand serene landscape area. The final

zone is Education and Work, and will include alife enrichment classroom, business center and acommunity room. This building will be dedicat-ed to the late Prescott Bush (father of George H.W. Bush and grandfather of GeorgeW. Bush) forhis support to the USO. From his time with theUSO beginning in 1941, Bush raised more than$210 million for the USO, which translated intotoday’s dollars, is roughly $2.6 billion. Buildingconstruction began in November 2012 and isscheduled for completion in March 2014.The Comfort and Solace Buildings (Enlist-

ed Barracks) are being refaced. Comfort Hall(Building 60) has the West Wing completed andthe East Wing is scheduled for completion inFebruary 2014. The Solace Hall (Building 61)renovations are scheduled to begin in April 2014with completion scheduled for April 2016.And last, in the past two weeks, construction

has begun on the Dosimetry Temporary MedicalFacility, which is approximately 10,000 squarefeet and is located in the northwest corner of theG parking lot. This building is being construct-ed to support the Comprehensive Master Plan/Medical Center Addition and Alterations (CMP/MCAA) project.Construction aboard the installation will con-

tinue, and I will update you periodically withinformation on new projects as they begin, aswell as existing projects as they progress.Thank you for what you do every day.

All ahead flank,Capt. David BitontiNaval Support Activity BethesdaCommanding Officer

Commander’s Column Joint Town Hall forWounded WarriorsNaval Support Activity

Bethesda and NationalCapital Region MedicalDirectorate will host a jointtown hall for wounded war-riors and their families todayat 2:30 p.m. in Building 62’sWarrior Café. For more infor-mation, call Gloria Twilly at301-400-0131.

Audiology, Speech CenterWorkshopThe Audiology and Speech

Pathology Center at WalterReed Bethesda will host a70th anniversary workshopand reception tomorrow be-ginning at 8 a.m. and 3:30p.m. respectively, in theMemorial Auditorium andAmerica Building. For moreinformation, contact KiaBrooks at 301-400-0734.

‘Scarred for Life,’ GaucherDiseaseThe National Museum

of Health and Medicine atForest Glen will host a freepresentation about the ex-hibit, “Scarred for Life,” con-cerning Gaucher’s disease, arare genetic disorder, on Nov.19 from 6 to 7 p.m. in theSilver Spring Civic Building,Fenton Room, at 1 VeteransPlace in Silver Spring, Md.The presentation will featurethe artist of the exhibit, TedMeyer, who has the disease.For more information, call301-319-3303 or visit http://www.medicalmuseum.mil.

Bethesda Notebook

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By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Public Affairs

staff writer

Walter Reed Bethesdaconducted a Closed Pointof Dispensing (CPOD) ex-ercise recently, aimed atevaluating the medical cen-ter’s CPOD operations planusing pandemic influenzaas the scenario. CPOD is alocation where pharmaceu-ticals and other medicalmaterial are dispensed inresponse to an urgent need.Army Col. Casmere H.

Taylor, chief of the De-partment of Public Healthat Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center(WRNMMC), explained theobjectives of the exercisewere to “direct mass pro-phylaxis [prevention andtreatment] tactical opera-tions; activate mass prophy-laxis dispensing operations;establish points of dispens-ing; conduct triage andmedical screening; conductmass dispensing; and de-mobilize mass prophylaxisoperations.”As part of the CPOD ex-

ercise, WRNMMC providedthe injection and nasal mistto staff in the Memorial Au-ditorium.Although WRNMMC con-

ducted the CPOD exercise,Taylor said the NationalInstitutes of Health, Sub-urban Hospital, Montgom-ery County Department ofHealth and Human Servic-

es, and Maryland Depart-ment of Health and MentalHygiene were evaluatorsand observers in conjunc-tion with WRNMMC Emer-gency Management staff.Readiness Clinic staff,health-care specialist stu-dents and cadre providedadditional support for theexercise, said the colonel.

“Overall, this exercisemet the intended objectivesthat the team established,”Taylor said. “Most impor-tantly, it validated the col-laborative efforts requiredby a multifaceted team in

order to immunize a surplusof personnel within a givenperiod of time. Althoughthere were a few unplannedmodifications, the team andexternal observers werewell pleased with the flowof traffic during immuniza-tion, and the timeliness ofdata collection documentingeach employee’s immuniza-tion in the required database that manages readi-ness.”

The Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention Cit-ies Readiness Initiative isa federal program designed

to develop and maintainthe capability to respondto a large-scale bioterroristevent, such as an anthraxattack, by dispensing anti-biotics from the StrategicNational Stockpile to theentire population-at-riskwithin 48 hours, Taylor ex-plained. “Meeting the intentof the Cities Readiness Ini-tiatives at WRNMMC wouldrequire that WRNMMC pro-vide treatment to 43,000people within 48 hours,” headded.In the event of a public

health emergency, such as

a pandemic, natural disas-ter or terrorist attack, itmay be necessary to rapidlydispense medical counter-measures such as vaccines,antibiotics or antidotes,Taylor explained. In de-scribing the scenario forlast week’s exercise, Taylornoted in March 2013, theWorld Health Organizationreported three human casesof avian influenza A H7N9.In May, cases rose to ap-proximately 130 with nearly30 deaths. “Cases were lim-ited to China with no hu-man-to-human spread. ByJuly 2013, human-to-humantransmission was confirmedand influenza A H7NP hadspread [beyond the Chinaborder],” the colonel said.The H7N9 virus has not

been detected in people orbirds in the United States,and WRNMMC EmergencyDepartment tracks influen-za-like illnesses at the med-ical center, Taylor added.Vaccines are important to

help ensure the health of ev-eryone, and it’s always im-portant to make sure yourimmunizations records areup-to-date, according to theVaccine Healthcare CentersNetwork at WRNMMC. Im-munization has led to theeradication of smallpox andrendered diseases such asdiphtheria, tetanus, polio-myelitis, measles, mumps,and rubella increasinglyrare.

Exercise Tests Response to Pandemic Influenza

Photo by Bernard S. Little

Walter Reed Bethesda staff receive the influenza vaccine and nasal mist duringa Closed Point of Dispensing (CPOD) exercise recently, aimed at evaluating themedical center’s CPOD operations plan using pandemic influenza as the scenario.

By Mass CommunicationSpecialist 2nd Class

Nathan PardeNSAB Public Affairs

staff writer

All personnel working on-board can take an online sur-vey this month to evaluatetheir commuting experience.“The Annual Commuter

Survey is an ongoing surveythat we conduct in the fall,and this year it is availablefrom now until Nov. 30,”said Ryan Emery, NSAB’stransportation programmanager. “It is an effort toobtain information aboutstaff members’ commutingpatterns and gain feedbackon areas of improvementand areas where that they

would like to see changes oncampus.”In past years, the survey

has been used to make sev-eral large improvements onbase in key areas such asbus shelters, parking andsimilar issues. The bottomof the survey has a free re-sponse portion, which allowsstaff members to write anyfeedback or suggestions theymight have, said Emery.“It is a valuable tool for

the command, because itis the customer’s chance toprovide feedback in an openand honest forum,” he said.The survey is open to all

military, civilian and con-tract personnel, staff andstudents on the installa-tion. After the survey con-

cludes, the feedback will bereviewed and a summaryof the results will be pub-lished in a future issue ofNSA Bethesda CommuterNews, which can be foundat http://www.cnic.navy.mil/bethesda/newsandcur-rentinfo/commuternews/index.htm, said Emery.Hans Semple, NSAB ac-

cess control officer, said hehas taken the Annual Com-muter Survey every yearsince coming to the base inNovember of 2008, and heplans to take it again thisyear.“It’s important to get the

perspective from as manycommuters as possible togather information aboutevery aspect of commut-

ing and what areas we canimprove on,” said Semple.“The results of the surveyare what tell the commandwhat we need to know abouta person’s commute.”Semple said the survey

usually take less than fiveminutes to complete, and isa way for staff members tobe heard.“I know every comment

and bit of feedback on thesurveys is read,” he said.The Annual Commuter

Survey can be found onlineat https://www.surveymon-key.com/s/NSABSurvey .For more information orquestions about the survey,contact Emery at Ryan.Em-ery@med.navy.mil or 301-319-3818.

Make Your Voice Heard with Commuter Feedback Survey

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd ClassJohn K. Hamilton

Pedestrians are encour-aged to use the crosswalkto safely cross from oneside of the street to theother to enter the hos-pital onboard Naval Sup-port Activity Bethesda.

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By Sharon Renee TaylorWRNMMC Public Affairs

staff writer

Case managers from mil-itary treatment facilities(MTF) within the NationalCapital Area (NCA) cel-ebrated Case ManagementWeek in October, salutingthose behind the scenes re-sponsible for the continuityof care for wounded war-riors and other healthcarebeneficiaries.

“Thank you for the oppor-tunity to recognize those whoare so proficient and capablein bringing calm, peace, solv-ing issues, resolving challeng-es and fortifying a sense ofstrong base and comfort, dayin and day out, so that heal-ing and safety can have theirproper place,” prayed Chap-lain (Cmdr.) Barry Metzger,during an opening programon Oct. 15 in Building 62’sWarrior Café.

A case manager worksbehind the scenes to fa-cilitate access to care forthose patients unable todo so for themselves, ac-cording to Anne Cobb, di-vision chief case managerat Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center(WRNMMC). A registerednurse in the field for near-ly 30 years, Cobb and twoothers established the casemanagement program atthe former National NavalMedical Center (NNMC) inBethesda in 1997.

The department atWRNMMC grew to morethan 20 case managers withthe integration of NNMCand the former WalterReed Army Medical Cen-ter (WRAMC) in 2011 toform Walter Reed Bethesda.Cobb said the majority of

Warrior Care MonthCollaboration, Seamless Care Characterize Work of Case Managers

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Photo by Sharon Renee Taylor

Pamela Quinn, a nurse case manager who works with Marines at Walter ReedBethesda, stops into the Warrior Clinic to check on Marine Staff Sgt. Glen A.Silva, right, before an appointment with his primary care provider, Navy Lt. (Dr.)Nathan Moss, left. Silva said Quinn helps him navigate the healthcare system tomaximize access. “It’s nice to have support like that,” he said.

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By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Public

Affairs staff writer

inTransition is afree, voluntary andconfidential person-al coaching programavailable to assist ser-vice members and vet-erans in maintainingtheir mental healthcare as they changetheir status or relo-cate, improving thecontinuity of care.

George Lamb, out-reach chief for theDefense Centers ofExcellence (DCoE) forPsychological Healthand Traumatic BrainInjury, explained theDepartment of Defense(DOD) Task Force onMental Health identi-fied a discontinuity ofbehavioral health careduring times of servicemembers’ transitionsas a concern of theDOD. In response, theinTransition programwas established to as-sist in the continuumof mental health caresupport during transi-tions commonly experi-enced by service mem-bers.

Service membersexperiencing multipleforms of a transitionare eligible to use theprogram, Lamb ex-plained. A transitioncan include a change intheir physical location.Another form of a tran-sition is a change inmilitary status. “Lastlychanges in health caresystems also constitutea transition,” he added.

Times of transition,regardless of the type,can increase levelsof stress for servicemembers, accordingto Lamb. “With in-creased stress, servicemembers may not con-tinue with their men-tal health treatment.This program was de-veloped to provide atelephonic coach tothe service member tohelp empower them to

maintain responsibil-ity for their treatmentand to motivate themto continue with theirmental health treat-ment during the tran-sition they are experi-encing. The coach willalso answer treatmentquestions the servicemember may have,providing informationon healthy lifestylechoices and provide re-ferrals based on need.”inTransition coachesare master level, li-censed cl in ic ians,Lamb added.

“They do not providedirect clinical care,however, it is impor-tant to have these li-censed professionalsprovide the coaching asrisks may be identifiedduring coaching callsthat these profession-als are fully trainedto handle and providethe appropriate as-sistance. The coachesdo not serve in a casemanagement function;the service memberwho has a case man-ager will continue towork with them alongwith their assignedcoach.”

inTransition is opento all service branches,including the Guardsand reservists, and is

part of a DOD HealthAffairs policy thatidentifies and screensevery service memberwith a mental healthneed for referral to theprogram, Lamb said.He added 97 percentof service members re-ferred to the programaccept the referral. Henoted while 54 per-cent of referrals comefrom service membersself-identifying, any-one - chaplains, firstsergeants, friends andspouses — can refer aneligible person to in-Transition.

Dr. Larry Lehmann,national program di-rector for the VA Men-tal Health DisasterResponse, Post Deploy-ment Activities andPost Traumatic StressDisorder, said, “A tran-sition in care can beeven more stressfulwhen a service mem-ber is not only chang-ing provider, but ischanging from onehealth-care system toanother, such as fromDOD to the VA. It’s atime when inTransi-tion coaching servicescan be extremely use-ful to help answerquestions and help

Warrior Care MonthinTransition Assists Troops inContinuum of Mental Health Care

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SPOOK-tacular Brings out Halloween Fun

Photos by Katrina Skinner

It was a SPOOK-tacular day in the Military Advanced Training Center as patients, staff andfamily members came all dressed up and ready for some Halloween fun. (Left photo) Spc. JohnHarmon won 1st place for best patient costume. (Above photo) Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco(right) and his brother Michael, won 1st place for best group costume. Marrocco is the first U.S.Soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to survive a quadruple amputation after being injured bya roadside bomb in 2009. He received a bilateral arm transplant last December.

By Lt. Teng K. Ooi, PhD,U.S. Naval Academyand Capt. Linda J.Beltra, MD, Medical

Corps, Naval HospitalJacksonville

The U.S. Naval Academyneeds qualified Navy Re-serve officers, especially atthe ranks of lieutenant andlieutenant commander, withat least a master’s degree inan appropriate academic dis-cipline to instruct in desig-nated academic departmentsfor Fall 2014 and to serveas outstanding military rolemodels and mentors for mid-shipmen.

Recall opportunities willbe considered for the follow-ing disciplines: cyber securi-ty, information systems, andinformation technology; elec-trical engineering, computerengineering, general engi-neering, nuclear engineer-ing, mechanical engineering,naval architecture, oceanengineering, aerospace engi-neering, and control systemsengineering; mathematics,chemistry, physics, computerscience, and oceanography;political science, economics,English, history, and foreignlanguages, including Span-ish, French, German, Rus-sian, Arabic, Chinese, orJapanese.

Interested Navy reserv-

ists should send an email to,reserve.recall(at)usna.edu,with the following informa-tion:

• A cover letter that stateswhich discipline(s) you areapplying for and your quali-fications for the position.

• A resume of experience(academic, professional, andnaval experience, including

any recent mobilizations, re-calls, or extended active dutyperiods).

• A full-length khaki pho-to.

To receive full consider-ation, interested officers forAcademic Year 2014-2015should apply no later thanDecember 15, 2013. Officersselected will be recalled to ac-

tive duty and assigned ordersfor an officer-instructor tour,not to exceed three years,commencing July 2014.

Recalled officers will re-main on the reserve activestatus list and will remaineligible for promotion consid-eration before reserve selec-tion boards. Selections willbe made only after USNA

placement officers are confi-dent that USNA billets willnot be filled from the activeduty pool of potential offi-cer instructors. Applicantswill be made aware of theirselection status by mid-April 2014. Final arrange-ments are contingent uponPCS funding being availablethrough the Navy.

Navy Reserve Officer Faculty Opportunities at the U.S. Naval Academy

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy

Instructor LT. Teng Ooi, second from right, poses with the Midshipmen of his Calculus II class at the U.S.Naval Academy Math Department in Annapolis, MD.

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Photos by Ryan Hunter

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the case managers at WRNMMC are registerednurses, with the remaining amount comprisedof social workers. She said nearly 100 case man-agers serve the NCA at MTFs such as Fort Bel-voir Community Hospital, DiLorenzo TRICAREHealth Clinic at the Pentagon, Kimbrough Am-bulatory Care Center at Fort Meade, Md., andMalcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Cen-ter at Joint Base Andrews, Md., according to U.S.Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)statistics.“I’m delighted that we’re having this aware-

ness because a lot of people don’t know what itis we do,” said Cobb. “We work really hard be-hind the scenes, feeding information to peopleto help the providers get things done, and makethings more efficient.”Army Col. Risa Ware, deputy commander for

nursing (DCN) at WRNMMC, has served as anurse case manager and spoke at the ceremony.“The Army realized the vast importance and thegreat things that case management could do forour wounded warriors fairly early, probably in2002,” she explained. In 2003, Army nursingassets were moved to nurse case management,and civilians were hired, so the numbers havegrown exponentially since 2002, she added.“Our reserve counterparts were a huge part

of that. They brought from the civilian sectortheir case management experience onto the ac-tive duty side to not only help take care of ourSoldiers but to train us.” Many Army NurseCorps officers have completed nurse manage-ment training, worked in the field, and becomecertified, the DCN explained.Air Force Col. Marla Buckles, chief of nursing

services at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic andSurgery Center, said case managers sit in ontheir weekly deployment availability workinggroup, with one in every treatment facility, andhelp identify and track activity duty membersundergoing Medical Evaluation Boards (MEBs).Buckles said one of the first nurse case manag-ers who assisted with these groups, “helped toresolve a severe backlog of 200 medical evalua-tions in a record 50 days. So that tells you howeffective you are as case managers.”Marine Staff Sgt. Glen Silva said he can think

of many times Pam Quinn, his nurse case man-ager at Walter Reed Bethesda, has helped him.The Colorado-native sustained catastrophicinjuries from an improvised explosive device

blast two years ago on patrol in Afghanistan,and lives without family nearby to help. Duringhis daughter Elizabeth’s month-long visit overthe summer, the divorced father brought the11-year-old with him to the ER at Walter ReedBethesda when he began to experience painfulside effects from a recent surgery.“I was doing everything I could to stay fo-

cused, be as strong as I could for my daughter,and my daughter was holding it in and not cry-ing,” Silva said.As soon as Pam Quinn rounded the corner,

Elizabeth hugged the nurse case manager, andstarted bawling. Quinn remained with her untilSilva was stabilized to return home later thatevening. “It was comforting to know that mydaughter felt comfortable enough with Pam thatI could just focus on getting better,” explainedthe Marine. “It’s nice to have support like that.”“It was the right thing to do,” Quinn said,

tearing as Silva expressed his appreciation. The

registered nurse has spent the last three yearsas a nurse case manager at WRNMMC, most re-cently working with Marines who are woundedwarriors. “I’m not just treating a condition ortheir injury — I’m taking care of the whole per-son and their family,” she said.Also during the week-long observance, six

WRNMMC nurse case managers received NCACase Management Awards: Case Manager ofthe Year went to Ashraf Jones, Robert Agostowas named LPN of the Year, Rhonda Leonardreceived the Spirit Award and the PublicationAward went to Cobb. Registered nurses JasminePollard, Symphosia Forbin, Nancy Spencer andSarankay Mack received awards for innovativestrategies, disease management, utilizationmanagement, and mentoring, respectively.“Congratulations on your awards and the out-

standing contributions you have made to the re-gion!” Chisun S. Chun, director for HealthcareOperation, told the nurse case managers.

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keep the service member on course during thissignificant change.” He added the ideal time tocontact inTransition should be just before theservice member transitions, at the second to lastappointment by the referring provider.The inTransition coaches also act as liaisons

to assist members with employment assistance,housing and ongoing health care, he added.“inTransition acts as the bridge of support be-

tween the DOD and VA; thus ensuring a smoothtransition to the gaining provider with that im-portant connection to a VA mental health provid-er,” Lamb said.For more information, call 1-800-424-7877, or

visit the website www.health.mil/inTransition.

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By Cat DeBinderWRNMMC Public Affairs

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Forty-four years is a quite awhile in anyone’s life, and that’show long Dr. Marvin Podd, directorof Navy clinical psychology train-ing at Walter Reed Bethesda, hasbeen a federal government employ-ee. He will soon retire after whathe describes as a rewarding career.Podd, a native New Yorker who

grew up in New Jersey, enjoyed thepsychology courses he took in col-lege and wanted to become a diag-nostician and therapist. That ledhim to become a psychologist andto Walter Reed Bethesda.“I would not have chosen a dif-

ferent path,” he said.He came to the then-National

Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in1986 after 17 years at St. Eliza-beths Hospital in Washington,D.C., where he was chief psychol-ogist of the O’Malley Division.There, he oversaw the hospital’sday treatment program while man-aging eight psychologists. He alsoran St. Elizabeths’ two inpatientwards and served as a team lead-er and therapist on the intensivetreatment inpatient ward while amember of the division’s executivecommittee. His next career movewas to NNMC.Since his arrival here in the late

1980s, Podd said he has witnesseda number of changes, the mostsignificant being the integrationbetween the previous two iconsin military medicine, NNMC andWalter Reed Army Medical Center(WRAMC), to create the nation’slargest joint military medical cen-ter, WRNMMC, two years ago.“The integration afforded the op-

portunity to work closely with theArmy psychology training program,and together we forged a programthat capitalized on the best of thetwo previous programs,” Podd said.“There are more patients with theintegration, and psychologistshave many more skills and task-ings that are useful.”Podd said one of the most re-

warding aspects of his job is help-ing to develop the skills of thosewho will carry on the legacy of pro-viding world-class care to the na-tion’s heroes and their families.“Helping my residents to be more

effective in helping patients is mygreatest achievement, and seeingso many of them rise to importantpositions in the Navy makes mevery proud,” he added. “I am proudthat about half of the psychologyO-6 community (Navy captainsand Army and Air Force colonels)is made up of my former students,”he said.

“My individuality shows in how Iexpect residents to be honest withthemselves, and know themselveswell enough to use [this] as a ther-apeutic tool,” he continued.“Dr. Podd’s contributions to the

mission of Navy psychology cannotbe overestimated,” said Dr. EricGetka, national training directorfor Navy psychology. “In his 27years as the training director for[Walter Reed Bethesda’s] clinicalpsychology internship program, hehas prepared more than 120 psy-chologists to become independentproviders.”Getka, who has known Podd for

nearly 20 years and worked closelywith him since 2005, added, “It isimpossible to calculate the numberof patients who have benefittedfrom the expertise [Podd] instilledin his trainees. Those of us whohave worked with him at varioustimes over these years have beenprivileged to see a master clinicianand teacher in action. His presencein the Navy psychology communitywill be sorely missed.”In retirement, Podd said he

plans to pursue his hobby of vocalgroup harmony, work on a book, aswell as do some guest disc jockeyspots with friends who have week-ly radio shows featuring the musicthey love and collect.“I also plan to visit my friends

here [at Walter Reed Bethesda]from time to time, if they’ll put meon the gate access list,” Podd saidwith a smile.

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