Honor Society® member
Jonathan Dicks
- Healthcare Management
- Class of 2026
- Lake Placid, FL
Member since January 2026
About
United States Navy Corpsman with over nine years of active-duty military service. Military service has seen duty stations at military treatment facilities including Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD. It has also included serving alongside United States Marine Corps units in 2nd Battalion 8th Marines and 1st Battalion 8th Marines in 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC as well as II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Command Element, Camp Lejeune, NC. Operational experience consists of two deployments aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in 2017 and 2018, deployment aboard the USS Oak Hill from 2019-2020 with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a six-month Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, Japan from 2021-2022. Currently completing a bachelors in health services management with focuses on certifications in Lean Six Sigma and other improvement sciences curriculum. Current certifications include Get Real Get Better Champion, LSS White Belt, and the Joint Medical Executives Skills Institute Healthcare Management course.
Education
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University of Maryland Global Campus
Health Services Management
2021 – 2026
Honors and awards
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Dean's list
Awarded for academic prowess in the completion of studies
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Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Awarded for meritorious service in the performance of duties while serving as Leading Petty Officer, Directorate for Medicine, Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Bethesda, MD.
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Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Awarded for professional achievement in the performance of duties while serving as General Duty Corpsman, Multi-Service Ward, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Intent on commissioning as a Navy Healthcare Administrator in the Navy Medical Service Corps through the In-Service Procurement Program (MSC-IPP).
- Graduate school interests
Healthcare Management, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
- Outside the classroom
Weightlifting, hunting, national park travel, continuing education, continued military service
Experience
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Leading Petty Officer
Health Services Support Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC
Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
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Operations Chief & Senior Line Corpsman
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC
May 2025 – Nov 2025
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Leading Petty Officer
Allergy/Immunizations/Immunology Clinic, Emergency Department, Pediatric Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Apr 2022 – May 2025
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Senior Line Corpsman
2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC
Jun 2019 – Mar 2022
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General Duty Corpsman
Medical Surgical Ward, Naval Center Portsmouth, VA
Mar 2017 – Apr 2019
Volunteering
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Team Rubikon cleanup member
Team Rubikon
Jun 2025
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
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