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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">By: LCDR John Roman, MC (FMF), USN</p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em style="padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style:none;border:0px none;">LCDR Roman is a Staff Dermatologist at Navy Medical Center Portsmouth</em></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">I had been on bilateral exercises before – missions with the Korean and Indonesian Marine Corps, respectively, and spent time with the Thai Medical System. Lessons learned from these experiences emphasized the importance of building rapport with our partners and attentively working to further develop our relationship. As a member of the 2019 Brazilian Riverine Mission, I quickly realized this operation was going to be different from previous exercises and had the chance to be special.</p><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 20px;list-style:none;border:0px none;font-family:'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">We immersed ourselves immediately into their culture by living on their ship, eating every meal together and socializing every day. They were our friends and colleagues. We worked side by side, practicing medicine with their medications and their equipment, and we learned a great deal from each other. While there were no translators, most Brazilian doctors spoke English.</p>
<br>Subjects: Brazil; humanitarian assistance; Navy Medicine Live blog</div>
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