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Of the approximately 30 certified nurse midwifes in the Navy, there is only one with Asian American Pacific Islander heritage.
May is designated as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 6-12 serves as National Nurses Week and May 13 is the Navy Nurse Corps 113th birthday at the intersect of these three recognitions is Navy Lt. Cmdr. Cheryl Castro. I am the first, and according to our specialty leader, only Filipino active duty Navy Nurse Corps certified nurse midwife (CNM), said Castro, who is stationed at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton. When I found out I was the only active duty Navy CNM of Asian American Pacific Islander heritage I was surprised. However, it s made me extremely proud because diversity is one of the Navy s biggest strengths. It reminds me how the Navy provided me equal opportunity and rooted out bias. It proves to me the Navy continues to reflect the nation s diversity and commitment to treat everyone with dignity and re
Navy Lt. Karen Jimenez Gudino, is not only a registered nurse in the Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms (NHTP) Emergency Department at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command Twentynine Palms in California, she s also the daughter of Mexican immigrants.
They didn t possess strong language skills, but they did possess a sense of ambition for their children and a desire to raise them in the land of opportunity, Gudino explained.
Gudino became interested in healthcare from a nursing program in high school. Once you complete your first semester of nursing school, you can stand for that board and you can work as a certified nursing assistant in a hospital, she said. During high school she worked in a nursing home. It was really rewarding being able to help people and save lives, she said. Also during high school, she was in the chess club for four years and served as its president during her senior year. I m known as the chess master in the emergency department, she noted.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations are available aboard the Twentynine Palms Marine Base. The Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible TRICARE beneficiaries, DOD civilians, and DOD contractors who are 18 years and older. Walk-ins are welcome, or schedule a vaccination appointment.
Use the DHA Appointing Portal at https://informaticsstage.health.mil/COVAX or call (760) 830-2698. as well.”
A Marine from the 3d Battallion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Photos from Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms.
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Navy captain and board-certified pediatrician Lynelle Boamah confidently stands with feet firmly planted atop two recent significant months: February s Black History Month and March s Women s History Month.
As the commanding officer of Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms in California and director of Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, she defied the unwanted advice from friends and neighbors in the poor section of Baltimore where she was born, who told her: Lynelle, you can never become a doctor.
She is now the first African American female Medical Corps commanding officer of a naval hospital.
Hers is the story of tenacity, drive, and the importance of mentors. Her mother, her biggest cheerleader, never discouraged her ambition.