31 - Navy Family Medicine - Dr. Moore

Published: May 30, 2021, 1 p.m.

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Dr. Moore is board certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has over 27 years of military service, first as a Marine Officer, then as a Naval Doctor. He earned his BS degree from the United States Naval Academy, DO degree from Nova Southeastern University, holds a master's degree in public health from the University of West Florida, and has completed residencies in Family and Aerospace medicine. During his active duty service with the US Navy and Marine Corp, Dr. Moore had the privilege of caring for active duty members of all service branches in peacetime and in combat, as well as, providing care for their families. He is currently part of the faculty of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, serving as the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Principles and Practice.

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Dr. Moore discusses some of the travel and education experience he has been granted by being a Naval doctor, how he chose Family Medicine as a specialty, and why students should not be discouraged from choosing a primary care specialty. Dr. Moore also talks about the importance of being professional and honest, as a physician and as a military officer, and how the two positions are very similar. He shares some of the challenges being a member of the military presents, especially in regards to family life.

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