Surname: Groschwitz

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI), Wednesday, December 10, 2008, page 16

Groschwitz, Capt. Claire M. (Graduation - 2008)

Army Capt. Claire M. Groschwitz has graduated form the Army Medical Officer Basic Leadership Course at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of Harold D. and Sharon M. Groschwitz, Colby, Wis.

Groschwitz graduated from Colby High School in 1998, received her bachelors degree in 2002 and earned a masters degree in 2004. Both her bachelors and masters degrees were from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She then earned a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine in 2008 from UW- Madison.

The basic leadership course is designed to train Medical Corps officers to be competent in and knowledgeable of the Army care system, Army doctrine and basic officer-soldier leadership skills; have and understanding of Army organizations, operations, and procedures; posses an ability to apply the concepts of health protection for soldiers and their families; have the ability to communicate, interact and coordinate as a staff member; and orientation in military survival skills for the contemporary operating environment.