Friday Health.mil News Round-Up: Enlisted to Medical Degree Program now accepting Marine applicants; Advancing Vision Care Paramount for Service Members Health; Celebrity chef serves up food and fitness tips

Health.mil

06/12/2015

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Enlisted to Medical Degree Program now accepting Marine applicants

Enlisted Marines who’ve thought about a career path in medicine can now apply for a unique program offered through the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2), which got underway in 2014 with its first class of five soldiers and five airmen, is now accepting applications from enlisted Marines for its 2016 class.

 

 

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Advancing Vision Care Paramount for Service Members Health

Military personnel endure numerous attacks that potentially impair their vision, whether from a direct blast, traumatic brain injury or environmental exposure. With May designated as Healthy Vision Month, the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) seized the opportunity to welcome U.S. Navy Capt. Penny Walter, executive director, Department of Defense (DoD) Vision Center of Excellence (VCE), to its monthly Medical Museum Science Café, May 26. Her discussion included certain types of eye injuries and the treatments being developed to repair vision for service members.

 

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Celebrity chef serves up food and fitness tips

Summer is the perfect time to make some healthy changes in your life—with so many delicious fruits and vegetables in season, it’s easy to make better choices when it comes to meal time. The UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge encourages participants to improve their everyday habits, but you can also use the recommendations to turn a special occasion into a time to show off summer’s bounty. Having a family barbecue? Try grilled chicken, turkey or salmon burgers on whole-grain buns. 

 

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