Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune welcomes more than 100 high school students to annual STEM Fair

Official Statements

• Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, November 9: “CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune welcomed more than 100 students from eight area high schools at the annual STEM Fair on November 6, 2026. The STEM Fair allowed students to speak with medical center staff, providing a diverse range of vocational options in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

  “This event is important for our relationship with local schools; it gives students exposure to different fields in addition to medicine and allows them to engage with active-duty and civilian personnel withthe purpose of fostering potential careers with Navy Medicine,” said Lt. Cmdr. Kaitlin Walter, STEM Coordinator for NMCCL. The STEM Fair had eight stations that the students visited, each offering a different discipline such as surgical services, emergency medicine, dental, industrial hygiene, and medical simulation training. Students were able to see firsthand some of the day-to-day workload for certain medical center departments and got closer looks at behind-the-scenes spaces like the Biomedical Equipment and Information Management Departments.

  “The STEM Fair was way better than I was expecting,” said Bryce Johnson, an 11th-grade student at Northside High School. “This is my first time being able to get hands-on. It was definitely a very immersive experience. I even saw a new field - IMD.”

  The active-duty and civilian personnel who volunteered to support the STEM Fair were excited to showcase their specialties and provided the students with information about future career choices. "It was exciting to see younger students exploring the same career path as me,” said Hospital Corpsman Second Class Priscilla Clemmensen, an inpatient pharmacy technician. “They were engaged and curious about how pharmacy operations work. It felt good knowing I could help someone, share information, and potentially guide them toward a career they're passionate about."

  The NMCCL STEM Fair Program is planning similar events for 2027 including potential homeschool partnerships, job shadowing, and visits to schools. NMCCL celebrates more than 80 years of dedicated, passionate care for warfighters and beneficiaries at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.”