SAN DIEGO, Ca – Naval Medical Center San Diego’s 2024 VolunTEEN program concluded with two graduation ceremonies July 10-11 with much praise from both parents and participants.
“The VolunTEEN Summer Program brings teens ages 14-17 to the command, giving them the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities and learn about military medicine,” said Lt. Amanda Peeler, a Physical Therapist at NMCSD and Mission Viejo, Calif. native. “They participate in medical simulations in the Simulation Center, learn to make splints in the Orthopedics cast room, create a video in the production room, learn to suture, and many other activities that bring life to health care and science careers.”