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<p>By Lt. Cmdr. Scott Adams, Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC) Chaplain<br><br>Almost every Wednesday night for well over a year, I have been bringing certified dogs and cats into the barracks to be available as the students return from Hospital Corps School classes that day so they can “destress” by petting and playing with the charismatic and fully trained animals. To gain some perspective of why I started this program, one must understand part of my own journey.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: Navy Medicine Training Support Center; Hospital Corps; pet therapy; PTSD; Navy Medicine Live Blog</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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