今天和每一天,niversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (休斯顿乌西卫生) is proud to honor those who have served our country, and currently serve as faculty, staff, and students across the university. Read the stories of some of the many faces of UTHealth Houston and how their role in the military prepared them for their job today.

Alisha Young, MD, U.S. Army

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

麦戈文医学院

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

我是一个E5 /在美国陆军中士。我的工作是COMMO – I repaired and maintained ground-based radio systems. While repairing electronics does not overlap much with my job as a pulmonary/critical care physician, I benefit every day from the mental and physical disciplines and leadership lessons instilled in me by a team of Drill Sergeants during my 12-week basic training, and by the mentors I had throughout my Army career.

Tell us about your time in the military.

我的旧军队321^stMilitary Intelligence Battalion, was mobilized and deployed after 9/11. We were fortunate to have only injuries, not casualties, largely due to our Combat Support roles. After finishing medical school, I was commissioned into the Air Force Medical Reserve. My current military job is a Critical Care Air Transport Team physician, with 433^rdAeromedical Staging Squadron based out of Joint Base San Antonio.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

它对我意义重大。飞行员信条的一部分是指“骄傲的遗产，荣誉的传统和英勇的遗产”传递给了来自勇敢的男人和女人的现任兵役成员。这是我对我的服务成员表示感谢，感激和钦佩的一天。简而言之，这也是我的旧军队伙伴和我聚在一起的借口（即在19日大流行之前/之后）参加我们的年度旅行。

Deena Alsabti, MPAS, PA-C, MPH, U.S. Army

Physician Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine

麦戈文医学院

What was your role in the military and how does it relate to your job now?

我是一名口译员/翻译（英语 - 阿拉伯语）。我在急诊室和以前在腹部移植的工作中使用阿拉伯语，当时我们有讲阿拉伯语的患者。

Tell us about your time in the military.

It was full of adventure, camaraderie, and teamwork. I had the honor to meet great leaders from different countries (Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, U.S., Canada, France, and many more). I was the main interpreter in conferences at U.S. embassies in several countries, as well as in operational missions. I was part of historical events and life-changing times for others. It was an honorable time.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

Honor, memories and pride.

Adrian “Andy” Botello, U.S. Army

数据管理分析师

麦戈文医学院

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

我是第三步兵师的特殊运营军战士。在我在休斯顿Uthealth的最初几年里，我在医学博士John Holcomb的领导下工作，研究创伤和烧伤研究。beplay苹果手机能用吗现在，我在Roberto Arduino博士的休斯顿艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究团队的领导下，由开展COVID-19疫苗的beplay苹果手机能用吗内科部门以及其他传染病研究。我相信作为前临床医生，我有经验可以识别出作为数据管理分析师记录的问题。

Tell us about your time in the military.

I served as a medic with the Infantry. We (the 3^rd步兵师是第一个在最初入侵中越过伊拉克和科威特边界的人。美国陆军历史档案馆也授予我授予巴格达的第一军团。在我的第二次巡回演出中，我与86一起服役^th巴格达“绿地”的战斗支持医院。在战争时期，这是世界上最繁忙的急诊室。这是我成为创伤专家的地方。稍后，我是巴格达的侦察兵狙击手和迫击炮排的医生。我会陪伴这些小队，因为他们将执行任务。完成我的现役之旅后，我回到休斯敦加入了陆军储备，并在成为一名陆军演习教练之前，在全国各地训练有素。我现在已经退休，在医学上被禁用。

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

Veterans Day means that we all give thanks to those honorable men and women who have given of themselves to protect and defend this great nation of ours. The sacrifices that military members and their families make often go unnoticed and unrecognized. Give thanks to all those who have ever donned a uniform in service of our country. It has been my greatest honor to have served. God Bless the USA.

Matthew Osborn, MD, U.S. Marine Corps

麻醉学系居民

麦戈文医学院

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

While in the military I served as a Tactical Air Defense Controller. I coordinated the ingress and egress of air traffic as well as expediting live air support to actively engaged troops on the ground within military hot zones. This ensured the safety of the pilots, passengers, and forward operating troops. This required mental visualization of a 3D airspace theater while utilizing a 2D radar pane to control aircraft. It also demanded precise communication and forethought of an ever-changing dynamic airspace.

I am now a resident anesthesiologist where I find several day-to-day overlays between the two occupations. I utilize a series of systems and equipment checks to ensure appropriate function, all the while verbalizing clear and concise communication between all members present in the operating room to ensure safe and positive outcomes. I take advantage of multiple data points provided by a myriad of different monitors while using forethought and clinical judgment, all of which are paramount to a successful case. I believe the experiences gained from serving in the military and learning air control have translated well to the perspicacious requirements of anesthesia.

Tell us about your time in the military.

I joined the United States Marines shortly after graduating high school. The training was extreme and physically tough while requiring immense mental dexterity to persevere. The military gave me a foundation of core values and bestowed in me trust to carry out various duties. My time was spent becoming proficient within my designated field as well as assisting my fellow Marines to be successful and achieve their highest marks. I quickly rose through the ranks and soon led Marines of my own to become their best. I served three tours overseas, twice in Iraq and once in Afghanistan, volunteering to serve for two of the tours as I understood where I was needed the most. A choice made that I would never trade.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

Veterans Day is a dedicated moment when awareness is brought to all Americans in tribute to the honor, courage, and commitment for all those who have served in the Armed Forces. This is a time to recognize the sacrifice a few have made for many; a day to show appreciation for the past, present, and future protection in preserving a culture of freedom and choice here in America; a time that shows normal people can band together and become heroes.

I am proud to have served my country, an experience I will carry throughout my life. I share a bond with all other service members that extends beyond simply being a friend or neighbor, but one that exists as a family. I will forever be thankful for all veterans as it is a choice that does not come without risk and sacrifice.

The day originally commemorated the armistice of World War I on the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918. It symbolized a day of remembrance for those who served and died during one of the deadliest wars in modern history.

Glennis Stanciel, U.S. Navy

Student

Cizik School of Nursing

What was your role in the military and how does it relate to you now?

在军队期间，我是数据系统技术人员二等级（E5）。当我在12月的第一学位上从Cizik护理学院毕业时，我将搬到德克萨斯州的Del Rio，因为我相信他们需要优秀的护士，而且很少有人愿意穿上这些鞋子。我想帮助农村人口，因为他们的医疗保健缺乏。我之所以选择休斯顿，是因为我想要我能获得的最好的护理教育，我相信这一职业将是我一生中最好的决定之一。我相信作为一名老将，我应该继续为我的国家站起来，并在需要的任何地方服务！

Tell us about your time in the military.

我于1986年加入美国海军,在第一次工作personal computers (PCs) and the burgeoning internet which, back then, were just bulletin boards. I worked as part of a team of technicians who installed computer networks for other Navy commands like the Naval Postgraduate School in Carmel, California. I wrote and taught computer courses for word processing, database, and spreadsheet platforms. I also taught PC repair classes to sailors so that they could maintain their systems while at sea. I received a Letter of Commendation from the Admiral of the Seventh Fleet for helping a destroyer that was on station in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. I served six years on active duty and four years in the reserves here in Houston. The knowledge I gained in the military helped me to go on and create a very successful information technology company that I ran for 20 years. I stopped working at the company when I enrolled in nursing school because I have wanted to be in the medical field since I was 10 years old and time was running out to accomplish that goal.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

Veterans Day is the day when I remember the brave men and women who died in previous wars so that I could join the Navy and become a freedom-loving American. I was born in the mid-1960s and grew up in the 1970s in northern California. I am a black woman with no college degree (yet) and I am very successful. I have been married to a sailor for 34 years and we have three adult children. I love and believe in America and will fight if I have to just like the brave men and women before me.

Lesley Osborn, MD, U.S. Air Force

急诊医学系助理教授

麦戈文医学院

What was your role in the military and how does it relate to your job now?

我是美国空军储备金的队长。我担任佛罗里达可可海滩帕特里克太空部队基地的第308 pararescue中队的飞行外科医生。我的兵役非常适合我目前的平民工作。我担任PJS团队的医疗总监（通过潜水/跳跃认证和护理人员的技术救援专家）。培训，教育和与他们一起工作，这转化为我在纪念Hermann Life Flight的医疗总监以及我在Memorial Hermann-Texas医疗中心的创伤中心的临床工作。我从我的PJ中学到了很多东西，就像他们向我学习一样。

Tell us about your time in the military.

I was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force in March 2018 and began my career with the South Carolina Air National Guard. I transferred to the Reserves in spring 2020 and just returned from deployment in August of this year.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

对我来说，退伍军人节是纪念我们在战斗中服役的服务成员的一天。这是反思那些光荣死亡的人，并有一天提醒我们与国家接触并仍在处理战争的身心影响的人。今天要感谢我们活着的退伍军人所做的牺牲，并继续为我们的国家做出的牺牲。

内森队长,美国海军

多媒体专家，公共事务办公室

休斯顿乌西卫生

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

When I was in the Navy my role, or rate, was Personnel Specialist and I worked with Admin and Operations at my squadron. I would work on correspondence, awards, pay, flight operations, flight scheduling, personnel records, and travel records for squadron members. This role helped shaped me into a better business professional, as well as enhance my customer service skills.

Tell me about your experience in the military.

I joined the Navy in October 2009 and after “A” school, I was stationed at NAS (Naval Air Station) Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington. I was in a role not many people know about called FTS or Full Time Support. This meant we would train the reservist during their drill weekend each month and we could not be deployed for long periods of time. I enjoyed my time in the military and I feel like it’s helped me a lot in life. I went in at 19 and had to grow up a lot faster than I expected. I learned a tremendous amount of personal responsibility and accountability for my actions that translates to my everyday life.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

退伍军人节对我来说意义重大，因为我知道当前和过去的退伍军人所做的牺牲。我们所有人彼此共同的纽带，很难理解或插入言语。我真的很荣幸能够称自己为退伍军人，我感谢所有在我之前和之后服务的人。

Kulvinder "Vinny" Bajwa, MD, U.S. Army

外科系副教授

麦戈文医学院

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

I started in the U.S. Navy Reserve during college and was trained as a Navy corpsman/medic attached to a U.S. Marine Corps infantry unit. I switched and was commissioned in the Texas Army National Guard in medical school, before transferring to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard during residency. I then was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve during my practice when I returned to Houston. My job in the Army has always been either as a field surgeon or a general/trauma surgeon. The last 12 years of my career were spent as a Command Surgeon for the 75^thTraining Command, now the 75^thInnovation Command, a position analogous to occupational health of the entire unit, interpreting health and fitness policies for the leadership. My last position before retirement was as the Brigade Commander of the 5^thBrigade, 94^th培训部，培训陆军医疗教练的职业发展。

现在这些工作是相对地与我的工作有关。What that means is, I train every day in my civilian life as a surgeon to be ever ready to serve as a physician and surgeon in the Army when I am called to duty. Just like soldiers and other Armed Services members that train every day physically, I also trained every day as a surgeon. The Army benefitted from my daily practice of surgery. The other assignments are related to leadership, policy management, and deployment in a very rank-structured environment, which I learned in the Army and apply to UTHealth Houston departmental leadership and leading projects such as the Epic MyChart deployment at the department level. I also led a team of trauma surgeons at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital from 2017 through 2019.

Tell us about your time in the military.

My time in the military was an educational time from a teenager to turning 50. I spent 33 years in service to the nation and fellow members in the military, from being a Navy medic to serving with the Marines to being a trauma surgeon in Afghanistan in a forward base serving an entire coalition of nations. I then led a training Brigade with units across the U.S. and schools in Fort Knox and Joint Base San Antonio. My time with the military was a rewarding time in service of fellow service members and their families, as well as a chance to lead, inspire, and follow well-trained people from all over the country and all walks of life.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

Veterans Day is new for me as I only hung up the uniform at the very end of 2019. This will be my second Veterans Day and all in the COVID-19 era. However, it is a day we remember all of the service members who have raised their hand to swear an oath to selflessly serve the people of this great nation in any capacity to carry out the national security strategy of this country. This capacity can be clerical to outright front-line engagement in a firefight. We can never appreciate the personal and family sacrifices that a veteran makes when they put something bigger than them first and foremost. Since the recognition of Armistice Day in 1919 and later changed to Veterans Day, so many have worn the uniform during the draft and now by choice as a powerful force representing the U.S. in so many global engagements in conflicts and non-combat roles. We need to honor them during this day and every chance we get.

杰克·约瑟夫（Jack Joseph），美国空军，美国空军

Associate Professor, Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health

休斯顿乌西卫生School of Dentistry

您在军队中的角色是什么，现在与您的工作有何关系？

The hospital rotations and treatment experience were invaluable as a dentist in the U.S. Air Force. I entered the military as a result of enrolling in the “early commissioning program,” which committed me to two years of active duty following my graduation from dental school and allowed me to complete my dental education while being exempt from the military draft. I felt it was my obligation having seen many of my friends serve during the Vietnam conflict. In retrospect it was a great decision.

Tell me about your experience in the military.

I served from 1972 to 1974 at a large Air Force hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. At their dental clinic, I rotated through and practiced in all the dental specialties. I developed lifelong friendships with both medical and dental professionals from all over our country. I had the privilege of treating our returning Vietnam POWs. Additionally, my association with the base chaplaincy was emotionally and spiritually rewarding.

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

I am grateful to those who have served, and especially those who have given their lives, to preserve and defend our country and way of life! As a child of family and friends who served and survived the tragedy of World War II, I remember their stories and will forever be grateful for their sacrifices, which preserved and made possible the America I grew up in. Additionally, for me, as a symbol of respect and admiration for all those enlisted men and women who have served in all our conflicts and sacrificed for my country, this day, Veterans Day, is sacred.