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Army Medicine Experience 2012

By Jaclyn Engelsher posted 06-26-2012 09:50 AM

  
When the American Psychiatric Nurses Association asked me to represent them for the Army Medicine Experience Tour (AME12), I was both honored and thrilled. There have been three distinct times in my life when I considered joining the military. Once in high school when West Point invited me for a visit, second for ROTC during pre-med undergrad, and third for active duty Air Force after working as a PMH RN.  The options for learning were intriguing and the benefits tempting, however military service was not right for me at those times and I chose different paths. While I like who I am and where I am in life, I must admit this trip carried the"what if" factor for me.  The following reflections are just a few nurse-empowering highlights from AME12, an educational and rewarding experience not just from my perspective as a health provider, but as an American.

Read the whole story: http://onednp.blogspot.com/2012/06/army-medicine-experience-2012.html 

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