Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Naomi S. Newberry, a 2004 graduate of Lakeland High School in Suffolk, recently graduated from the Basic Hospital Corps School at Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the 14-week course, Newberry learned a wide range of medical procedures used to provide first aid and assist Navy doctors and nurses.

Newberry also received an introductory instruction for service in a variety of medical environments, from fleet hospitals and shipboard medical departments to fleet Marine forces and medical administration offices.

Newberry’s newly acquired skills and knowledge will enable her to help provide quality health care to Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families. Newberry’s first assignment after school will involve direct patient care, but with her training, Newberry can work in several areas, including first aid and assisting with minor surgery, pharmacy and laboratory analysis, patient transportation, and food service inspections.

Newberry joined the Navy in January 2005.