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Vol. 27 No. 32 www.cnic.navy.mil/bethesda/ August 13, 2015

By Bernard S. LittleWRNMMC Public

Affairs staff writer

Those who knew ArmyCapt. Maria Ines Ortizrecall her smile and posi-tive attitude. They saythat is the way she wouldhave wanted to be re-membered, and not howshe died.

Ortiz was killed by en-emy mortar fire on July10, 2007 in Baghdad,becoming the first Armynurse to die in combatsince the Vietnam War,but her memory liveson. A plaque honoringOrtiz was unveiled anddedicated at Walter ReedNational Military Medi-cal Center’s (WRNMMC)Dialysis Unit Aug. 7. Sheserved as head nurse ofthe Dialysis Unit, Criti-cal Care Nursing Servic-es at the former WalterReed Army Medical Cen-ter (WRAMC) from 2001to 2003.

Army Maj. KristyGould and Erica Cullenserved with Ortiz in Iraq.They not only reflected onher smile, but also on her“glow, patience and posi-tive attitude” which theysaid inspired others.

“She lit up a room andyou felt at ease when shewas around. No matterwhat was happening, youcould just calm down andget it together when shewas there and you knewit was going to be OK,”said Cullen, who was alsoan Army captain in Iraqwith Ortiz.

“With her, any situ-ation could be workedthrough,” Gould ex-

plained. “She had a com-plete understanding ofsituations and she wascompassionate.”

Cullen agreed, addingOrtiz cared for everyonewith the same passion re-gardless of their nation-ality. “I think this alsoshowed up in the peopleshe led, and it was greatleadership to have.”

Retired Sgt. 1st ClassSteven L. Waldon, Or-tiz’s ward master in Iraqwho shared an office withher, shared similar senti-ments.

“We spent a lot of timetogether in the hospital,”he said. “I remember

her drive and the pas-sion she had for patients.She made sure patientswere taken care of nomatter what. They camefirst and everything elsewas second. Her love anddrive for her fellow manand patient care werewhat she was all about,”he said.

Ortiz’s twin sister, alsonamed Maria, unveiledthe plaque which willhang in WRNMMC’s Di-alysis Unit honoring theSoldier.

Army Col. James D.Oliver, chief of Nephrolo-gy Service at WRNMMC,read a brief biography of

Ortiz, who was born April24, 1967 in Camden, N.J.,and grew up in Bayamon,Puerto Rico. She initial-ly enlisted in the U.S.Army Reserves in 1991and was stationed inPuerto Rico. She earnedher bachelor’s degree innursing from the Uni-versity of Puerto Ricoand was commissionedin the Army Nurse Corps(ANC) in 1999. She alsoearned a master’s degreein quality systems man-agement from the Na-tional Graduate Schoolof Quality Managementin Falmouth, Mass.

After serving as head

nurse of the DialysisUnit at WRAMC from2001 to 2003, Ortiz be-came the chief nurseof General Medicine atKirk U.S. Army HealthClinic at Aberdeen Prov-ing Ground, Md., beforedeploying to Iraq withthe 28th Combat SupportHospital, 3rd MedicalCommand in September2006. “That’s her militarybiography, but the pres-ence of all of us here andthe reason for us com-ing together attests thatthere’s so much more,”Oliver said to those at thededication. He explainedalthough most assign-ments for service mem-bers usually last for onlytwo years and “You crosspaths with many people,some manage to standout, however brief theassociation. Capt. MariaOrtiz was absolutely oneof those. It wasn’t justthat she was uniformlyacknowledged as excel-lent at her job, but it wasalso her positive spiritand energy [which stoodout].”

Speaking for the fam-ily, Juan Casiano, whowas engaged to be mar-ried to Ortiz upon herreturn from Iraq, said,“Her passions were teach-ing, being a leader, [and]the uniform. Her love wasproviding health anytime,anywhere. There was nosituation she could nothandle. She would oftensay, ‘It’s OK,’ and her lega-cy lives on not only in herfamily, but in those whocontinue to provide thepatient care she loved toprovide,”Casiano added.

Col. Vinette Gordon,deputy chief of the ANC,told the Ortiz family, “Itwill be OK, because allof the patients who cometo the Dialysis Unit atWRNMMC will see thesmiling face of Capt.Maria Ines Ortiz on theplaque welcoming theminto the unit.”

Gordon then read aletter to the Ortiz familyfrom Lt. Gen. Patricia D.Horoho, the first femaleand first ANC officer tobe the Army surgeongeneral and commandinggeneral of the U.S. ArmyMedical Corps. Horohoalso knew Ortiz.

“Capt. Maria Ines Or-tiz will forever be remem-bered by the Army Medi-cal Department, the U.S.Army and the nation atlarge for her exception-al service to America’sbrave men and women inuniform,” Horoho stated.She added that while notribute can provide com-fort to the Ortiz familyand those who knew andloved her, “the countlessservice members whowill work and receivecare in the Capt. MariaInes Ortiz Dialysis Unitwill reflect on her death,but most importantly,her life and the gift shegave to others by virtueof her warm smile, car-ing touch and courageousservice...While her loss isremembered every day,she continues to live inthe hearts and minds ofthose who were fortunateenough to have had thehonor of knowing her.”

Army Capt. Maria Ines Ortiz RememberedDialysis Unit Dedicated to Army Nurse Killed in Iraq

Photo by Bernard S. Little

The twin sister of Army Capt. Maria Ines Ortiz, also named Maria(left) and their father Jorge Ortiz (right) participate in a dedicationceremony Aug. 7 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centerhonoring the Army captain by the naming of the Dialysis Unit afterher.

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Bethesda Notebook

The growth and develop-ment of people is the highestcalling of leadership.

By now, I hope that youhave heard about the CNO’sLeader Development Strat-egy. His strategy is built onthe foundation of four coreelements; Experience, Edu-cation, Training and Per-sonal Development. The firstthree can be thought of as atop-down model to leader de-velopment. Personal devel-opment is a process whereleaders focus internally onself-awareness and is a bottom-up approach to leader development. This“personal” approach is self-imposed with adesire to improve one’s ability to operate asa Navy leader.

We will explore the concepts of leader de-velopment and personal development a littlefurther. But first, we need to know the differ-ences between Leader and Leadership.

A leader is a person. That includes lead-ership skills but goes much farther to in-clude character. The exercise of leadership isgrounded by our core values and driven by theethos of the Navy.

Effective leaders enable and mobilize peo-ple around them to get things done. A leaderis not someone who dominates. You knowthey’re there, but everything is being doneby all kinds of other people. How do effectiveleaders put others needs ahead of their own -by being humble.

So, how do leaders influence people to bemore successful than they already are? Lead-ers put those they lead ahead of themselves.How do leaders measure their efforts as aleader? It’s measured by the success of theirstaff. The most successful leaders are a re-flection of the success displayed in the staffthey lead.

“If your actions inspire others to dream

more, learn more, do more andbecome more, you are a leader.”John Quincy Adams.

Leadership is a thing. Peo-ple exercise leadership by ap-plying knowledge, skills andabilities. Leadership is onlyone aspect of being a leader.It’s inspiring people to maxi-mize the efforts of others to-ward the achievement of agreater good. The truth ofleadership is bound up in ser-vice. Real leadership is theability to make people effec-tive. It’s the ability to make

them better at what they do.Leaders make everyone around them better.Effective leadership is like a rising tide - allboats are elevated together with purpose.

Leadership development is defined “as theexpansion of a person’s capacity to be effec-tive in leadership roles and processes” (Mc-Cauley, Van Veslor, & Rudeman, The Centerfor Creative Leadership Handbook of Leader-ship Development, 3rd Ed. 2010). These rolesare ones that aid in setting direction, creat-ing alignment and maintaining commitmentin groups of people sharing a common work.It’s a process that enables leaders to operateeffectively at the required levels.

Personal development is the expansionof one’s ability to be effective in leadershiproles and processes focusing in areas rootedin relationships. Personal development is amindset in action. It is something that hasto be earned. The personal development el-ement gets at who we are as leaders. Self-awareness, coaching, counseling, mentorship,self-evaluation, and life-long learning are alla part of the personal development process.

Personal growth must be “deliberate,planned and consistent.” In John Maxwell’s

NMPDC Commander’s ColumnLeader Development vs. Personal Development

Capt. Phillip M. Sanchez,NMPDC Commanding

Officer

See DEVELOPMENT page 6

The Journal Thursday, August 13, 2015 3

By Sharon Renee TaylorWRNMMC Public Affairs

staff writer

Social wellness is a partof resilience, or our ability towithstand traumatic loss andsignificant disruption in ourlives while continuing to func-tion and grow, according toNavy Capt. (Dr.) Steve Bras-ington, a psychiatrist at WalterReed National Military MedicalCenter (WRNMMC).

“When we are emotionallyvulnerable, negative events aremore likely to tax our reservesor interfere with our abil-ity to function,” Brasington ex-plained. “Modern living may in-clude hours alone commuting,using a computer or updatingsocial media. Time spent face-to-face has slipped as fewer andfewer know the names of neigh-bors, or take the time to chat onthe sidewalk or porch.”

Fostering relationshipsplays a big part of resiliencyand social wellness, said PublicHealth Service Capt. DwayneBuckingham, Ph.D., a licensedclinical social worker (LCSW)and service chief of Resiliencyand Psychological Health.

“In the military, we use theterm ‘unit.’ Your unit is your so-cial circle that’s closest to you,at least in the workplace inthe military environment. Youshould have a relationship withthem that fosters well-beingand good health,” Buckinghamsaid.

The resiliency chief ex-plained the basic human needto belong motivates individu-als to seek relationships. Socialwellness helps foster relation-ships with different peoplethat “get us through the toughtimes.”

He offered three tips formaintaining social wellness inthe workplace:

1.) Treat people the wayyou want to be treated. Extenda hand out to a colleague;

2.) Be sociable. Engage andinterface with the people thatyou work with. Speak and at-tempt to engage in conversa-tion so you can be a supportsystem; and

3.) Participate in activitiesthat foster social and commu-nity wellness: join a committee,plan an office party.

“It takes a healthy envi-ronment for individuals to behealthy, and healthy individu-

als create a healthy environ-ment,” Buckingham said.

Effective leaders fostersocial wellness by creatingworking environments whereemployees feel respected andsafe to appropriately expresstheir thoughts and feelings,[as well as] collaborate withothers, explained Marie C. Sa-limbeni, Ph.D., LCSW, servicechief, Education, Training andResearch, Department of SocialWork. Leaders and their staffmembers should get to knoweach other, and always be pres-

ent in order to increase person-al connections.

Maintaining healthy rela-tionships while balancing thedemands of work and homelife is a challenge individualssometimes face when strivingto improve social wellness, shesaid. Engage in open commu-nication and take time out ofbusy schedules to acknowledgethose individuals that are im-portant to you, the social work-er suggested.

“The simple act of lettingthose we care about know that

we care about them can helpincrease their understandingthat they are an importantpart of our lives,” Salimbeni ex-plained.

By providing physically-safe environments that respectdiversity and include minor-ity voices, children can developsocial wellness too, explainedBrasington, a pediatric psy-chiatrist. “To feel emotionallysecure, children require adultswho have the capacity for inti-macy, closeness and warmth,”he said.

Adults can foster social well-ness of children by using wordsof support, encouragement andhope, not violent actions ordeeds designed to intimidate orcontrol. Adults can also chooseto participate in groups thatbuild community and good jobs,or schools to the neighborhoodthat will provide a positive en-vironment for children to growup in, according to Brasington.Building connections decreasesisolation and estrangement, hesaid.

“Let others get to know youand you may get to know your-self better, and increase yourresilience,” Brasington said.

Social Wellness: Are Your Relationships Healthy?

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By Andrew DamstedtNSAB Public Affairs

staff writer

The best advice Naval Sup-port Activity Bethesda’s (NSAB)school liaison officer has forparents getting their childrenready to go back to school is toknow when school starts.

“One of the first things thatI always tell parents when theycome in, and it may seem silly,but make sure you know whenschool starts,” said HoraceFranklin, NSAB school liaisonofficer. “When I say when schoolstarts, I mean (do you know) thestart time, the end time?”

He said parents should helpprepare their children for schoolby knowing the school schedule– not just the start date, butalso when activities start andthe date for their school’s Back-to-School Night. He suggestedparents get a school calendar.

Franklin added that parentsshould also know the school busschedule or the route their chil-dren will walk to school.

“Have you walked the pathwith them if they’re a walker?,”Franklin asked. “Did you goup to the school and find out if

there is a school supply list?”He also advised parents to

get their children back on theirschool sleep schedule.

“A lot of times they’ve beenup playing,” he said. “And youmay want to do 30 minutes aday or an hour a day to what-

ever time your schedule was… Gradually get them back onthat schedule so that first day isnot a total shock and again tryto get them on a positive noteon the first day of school.”

There are a lot of resourcesmilitary families can use to

help them have a good schoolyear, Franklin said. School li-aison services in Naval DistrictWashington include school tran-sition, providing information onlocal schools, home school sup-port, providing information ongraduation requirements andlinking them with post-sec-ondary preparation materials,among others.

NSAB’s Fleet and FamilySupport Center held a Back-to-School Fair in the building 17atrium Aug. 11 to help parentsand students to be ready forschool this year.

Army Maj. Gerry Sharp,Warrior and Family Coordina-tion Cell director, attended theevent with his family. His twochildren received promotionalitems and learned about goodways to brush their teeth at thedentistry station.

He said the event gave himuseful information on differ-ent services available on basethrough the Fleet & FamilySupport Center. Also, he saidthe dentistry/orthodontics andoccupational therapy serviceshave helped his family getready for school.

Another attendee, Army

Capt. Stacy Matthews waswith her three children at theBack to School Fair, where theypicked up school supplies andinformation about various ser-vices offered on base.

“School is starting back andthere was a flyer sent out aboutschool supplies and I just want-ed to come and get informationand some supplies for my kidsfor school,” she said.

She said while her childrenmay not want to go back toschool yet, “they’re gonna beready.”

Her son, Isaiah Matthews,who is starting fifth grade, saidhe is excited to go back to schooland use all his new school sup-plies.

Franklin said Tuesday’sevent made sure that studentshave a great start to the schoolyear.

“We want to be sure theyhave everything so they canstart the school year off on apositive note,” he said.

For more information, con-tact the Fleet & Family Ser-vices Center at 301-319-4087or the school liaison officer at301-295-7849.

Back-to-School Fair Helps Families Prepare for New School Year

Photo by Andrew Damstedt

Faith Sharp, left, brushes a giant dental model whileher brother, Aaron Sharp, watches. The two attend-ed The Fleet and Family Support Center’s Back toSchool Fair in the Building 17 atrium Tuesday withtheir parents.



Affairs Office

July was Eye Injury Pre-vention Month, and Augustis Children’s Eye Health andSafety Month as well as Cata-ract Awareness Month, buthealth-care providers at Wal-ter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center (WRNMMC)encourage you to take care ofyours and your child’s eyes ev-ery day of the year.

“Just as strapping on a seat-belt every time you drive a carcould save your life, reachingfor a pair of sunglasses or pro-tective eyewear whenever youengage in occupational or rec-reational activities that maypresent unexpected foreignbodies, might just save youreyes,” says Dr. Joseph Paster-nak, staff physician in Oph-thalmology Service, Depart-ment of Surgery, at WRNMMC.

Now, just as parents aremaking sure their children’simmunizations are up-to-dateto go back to school, is a goodtime for parents to get theirchildren’s eyes checked, ac-

cording to officials from theAmerican Academy of Oph-thalmology (AAO). They ex-plain poor vision can hinder achild’s progress in school andother activities.

One in 20 preschool-agedchildren have a vision problemthat could result in permanentvision loss if left untreated,and many of these problemsaren’t caught until children

are at grade school level, ac-cording to the AAO. They addan estimated 80 percent ofpreschoolers do not receivevision screenings, and nearly25 percent of school-aged chil-dren have vision problems.

Parents are encouraged toset up eye exams for their chil-dren annually. Parents shouldalso be aware of signs thatmay indicate their child mayhave a vision problem, suchas wandering or crossed eyes,a family history of childhoodvision problems, difficulty inreading or viewing distant ob-jects, and squinting or turningthe head in an unusual man-ner while watching televisionor using a visual electronic de-vice such as a computer.

Children will also be enroll-ing in athletic programs atthis time of year, and poor vi-sion could affect athletic per-formance as well as result ininjury, according to the AAO.It’s important to make sureyour child wears protectiveeyewear while participating insports or recreational activi-ties to avoid injury, Pasternaksaid. In addition, toys for chil-

dren should also be age-ap-propriate, and toys with sharpor protruding parts should beavoided.

Sunglasses are also recom-mended to protect eyes fromthe sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rayswhich can damage eyes andharm vision. In addition, chil-dren should wash their handsregularly and avoid touchingor rubbing their eyes to pre-vent the spread of conjunctivi-tis, or pink eye, which causesnumerous missed school dayseach year, according to theAAO.

Children aren’t the onlyones who need to protect theireyes.

“There is absolutely noquestion that wearing eyeprotection is the single mosteffective way to prevent bothoccupational and recreationalocular injury,” Pasternak con-tinued. “The majority of inju-ries result from small particlesor objects striking or abradingthe eye. Examples includeforeign bodies sustained whileworking in the garage or shop,under a car, gardening, doingyard work, housework, or rid-

ing a bicycle or in a convert-ible.

“During any activity thatmight have even the slightestchance of exposure to a foreignbody or accidental trauma,the default should always beto wear eye protection sun-glasses or protective eyewear,”Pasternak added.

He explained exposure toUV rays is not only a factor incausing cataract progression,but also in worsening of macu-lar degeneration. Wearing UVprotective lenses can reduceultraviolet exposure, he added.

Pasternak explained thata cataract is “any opacifica-tion of the natural crystallinelens of the eye,” resulting inblurred vision.

“Cataracts come in a vari-ety of shapes, densities andlocations within the lens, andare quite variable in how theypresent and how severely theyaffect the vision,” Pasternakcontinued. He added cataractscan be caused by “aging, genet-ics and UV exposure. They canalso be congenital, caused by

Protect, Take Care of Your Eyes Every Day

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Now is also a good timefor parents to get theirchildren’s eyes checkedas they prepare to sendthem back to school, ac-cording to officials fromthe American Academyof Ophthalmologists.

See EYES page 6

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Affairs staff writer

Wearing pink T-shirtswith the message “Breastis Best,” Walter Reed Na-tional Military MedicalCenter (WRNMMC) nurs-es Army Lt. Col. DoreneOwen, Leasa Freese, Me-Sue Njie, Valerie Mair andBridget Manhertz led thecelebration ofWorld Breast-feeding Week Aug. 1-7 atWRNMMC.

August is also NationalBreastfeeding Month, andFreese, a registered nurseand board certified lac-tation consultant in theMother Infant Care Centerat WRNMMC, explainedthe “many benefits ofbreastfeeding and provid-ing human milk to babies.”

“For the baby, breast-feeding provides the idealnutrition for the infant,”Freese said. “Breastmilkcontains antibodies thathelp the baby fight off vi-ruses and bacteria. It low-ers the risks of diabetes,obesity, asthma, allergiesand certain childhood can-cers. Breastfeeding playsa role in the prevention ofSudden Infant Death Syn-drome (SIDS) and has beenlinked to higher IQ scoresin later childhood.

“For the mother, breast-feeding lowers the risk ofosteoporosis, breast andovarian cancers,” Freesecontinued. “Breastfeedingreleases the hormone oxy-tocin, which helps the uter-us return to normal sizeand may reduce bleedingafter birth. Breastfeedinggives the mother time torelax quietly as she bondswith her infant. It alsosaves time and money,” sheadded.

The American Academyof Pediatrics recommendsbabies be exclusivelybreastfed (with no addition-al foods) for about the firstsix months of life, Freesesaid. “Once complementaryfoods are added, themothershould continue to offer hermilk for at least a year andas long as themotherwantsto continue breastfeeding.The World Health Organi-zation (WHO) recommendscontinued breastfeeding upto three years. Most moth-ers in the United Statesbreastfeed for one to two-and-half years,” she added.

Freese explained al-though breastfeeding canbe challenging for somewomen, “With the help ofstaff in Labor and Delivery[at WRNMMC] and Post-partum, the mother andfather can gain confidence.There is also help afterdischarge in our PediatricClinic. Here at WRNNMC,we have two board certi-fied lactation consultants(IBCLCs), as well as nursesand corpsmen who havebeen trained in the BabyFriendlyHospital Initiative(BFHI).

“The BFHI is a globalprogram that was launchedby the WHO and the Unit-ed Nations Children’s Fundin 1991, to encourage andrecognize hospitals andbirthing centers that offeran optimal level of care forinfant feeding and mother/baby bonding,” Freese con-tinued. “BFHI assists hos-pitals in giving all mothersthe information, confidence,and skills necessary to suc-cessfully initiate and con-tinue breastfeeding theirbabies or feeding formulasafely, and gives recognitionto those who have done so.”

She said another chal-lenge for mothers in breast-feeding is returning towork, especially for activeduty members. “Maternityleave is different for eachservice. Returning to worksix weeks after birth is dif-ficult. Mothers are breast-feeding, as well as pump-ing and trying to maintainan adequate milk supply.Many do well, but othersneed help. It is recommend-ed that they see one of our[lactation consultants] tohelp them with their milksupply.”

WRNMMC providesprenatal classes, in addi-tion to breastfeeding andreturning to work classesto parents, Freese said. Sheexplained the classes allowparents to make their ownfeeding choice, and the ben-efits of breast feeding arediscussed.

“We have two IBCLCson staff, and there is com-munity lactation supportat other military bases inaddition to in the generalcommunity,” Freese said.“Tricare now covers thereimbursement of breastpumps and many other lac-tation services.” She addedthere are currently two

pump rooms in the hospitalfor employees as well.

For more informationabout breastfeeding atWRNMMC, call LeasaFreese at 301-400-2352. In-formation about breastfeed-ing is also available on theOffice on Women’s Health,U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services’ web-site at http://www.women-shealth.gov/breastfeeding/.

WRNMMC Nurses Lead Celebrationof Breastfeeding Week, Month

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book, Developing Leaders he points outthat, leaders need to “set aside time dailyfor growth.” The most effective way thatpeople learn is through frequent, shortsessions. Therefore, spend regular-con-sistent time reading, learning and re-flecting on leadership development andpersonal development. Then apply thoseconcepts to solidify and make it a part ofone’s character.Both leader development and personal

development are foundational to what isexpected in those in the Department ofDefense, whether you serve on ActiveDuty or the Reserves, Civil Service or asa Contract employee.We have the most highly skilled pro-

fessionals in our armed forces. Througha plethora of experience, extensive edu-

cation and a wide array training oppor-tunities, we have outstanding aviators,submariners, ship drivers, engineers,lawyers, doctors, dentists, nurses, ad-ministrators, etc., in the Navy. What’sneeded to move our organization intogreatness is to spend more time in therealm of personal development.To a large extent, personal develop-

ment in the Navy is left up to the indi-vidual. Without some structure, it’s un-clear what kinds of leaders are being de-veloped. Therefore, to prepare our peopleto face the challenges of the future, wealso need to include the whole person ina deliberate way through a continuum ofdevelopment throughout their career.The Navy is committed to providing ap-

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trauma, medications, diabetes and oc-cupational exposure.”Eating foods high in vitamin E,

such as almonds, spinach, hazelnuts,broccoli, kale, Swiss chard and avoca-dos, can help reduce a person’s risk fordeveloping cataracts, according to theAmerican Optometric Association.

Pasternak recommends people beaware of blurred vision, haloes aroundlights, and loss of contrast when in lowlighting situations as signs for eye dis-ease or damage.“An annual eye exam with an oph-

thalmologist is sufficient for most peo-ple with minimal visual issues. Yourdoctor will determine if you should beseen more frequently,” he added.For more information about eye

health and safety, visit www.prevent-blindness.org or www.aao.org.

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