Let's return to Pat. She was trained as a nurse before entering the army. She is a veteran of the First Iraq War where she served as an army medic. While there, she was wounded in an IED explosion and was treated for severe lacerations in her legs. But she recovered and returned to duty, serving until she retired after 22 years of service. Upon her retirement, she settled in Bethesda, MD, where she worked assisting in research at the National Cancer Institute. She is now retired (again), in her late 60s, and lives with her native tribe on the Akoma Pueblo in New Mexico. How many federal government agencies and departments can you name that were somehow involved in Pat's health care and professional careers? Be inclusive in your answer.
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
b. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
c. Department of Education (DoE), Department of Transportation (DoT), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
d. Department of the Interior (DoI), Department of Energy (DoE), Department of Commerce (DoC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)