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- [Sara] With the growth

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of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,

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available staff and resources for healthcare

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are limited until the new Robert M. Casey

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Medical and Dental Clinic opens this summer.

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Until then, base residents rely on the host nation's

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medical care for treatment and support.

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Naval medical officers

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joined local Japanese medical specialists

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for this year's joint medical symposium February 23rd

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to collaborate treatment plans and healthcare ideas.

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Colonel Richard First, Commanding Officer

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of MCAS Iwakuni, spoke to guests at the event.

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- [Richard] I'm looking forward to improving

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everything that we're able to do,

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primarily from an administrative point of view,

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so that we all understand what the rules are,

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and that we're not taking advantage of you,

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and that our patients are not taking advantage of you,

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and that we're better neighbors in Iwakuni city

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and the surrounding here.

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So I'm very interested in that,

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and we're gonna work hard to improve the situation.

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- [Sara] The symposium allows naval

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and Japanese professionals a chance to network

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with like-minded individuals

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to help build a stronger medical community

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for the air station.

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Lieutenant Sarah Brubaker,

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a naval doctor of physical therapy,

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presented during the symposium.

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- [Sarah] So with this medical symposium,

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the keynote speakers were myself

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and one of the orthopedic surgeons from Iwakuni Care Clinic,

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and so we discussed the different types of patients

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that the orthopedic surgeon sees,

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and then how physical therapists

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would work with those patients as well.

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- [Sara] This year, 22 guests from MCAS Iwakuni,

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and 39 Japanese guests attended the symposium.

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Reporting from Iwakuni, Japan,

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I'm Marine Sergeant Sara Obrego.