Niagara Falls (AFS 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Wu x x x X if-in , Ns i 0 : i - - v MEDICAL 0FFICER'S s DR. RICHARDSON Dr. Richardson served as Medical Officer during the final four months of WESTPAC '82. Born in Florida and raised in Southern California the doctor attended the University of California at Irvine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 after majoring in biology and chemistry and performing research in the field of gene-cloning. He promptly began his medical studies at the University of California at Davis. In 1978 he received his commission as an Ensign in the Navy Medical Corps, and was advanced to Lieutenant in 1981 after receiving his M.D. After completion of his internship at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, the doctor flew to the Indian Ocean and joined the ship at Masirah, Oman. At the conclusion of his sea tour, Dr. Richardson plans to enter Psychiatry Residency at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. 1 Dr. Slightam is no stranger to the military, having been raised in an Air Force family. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Dayton in 1977. He received his M.D. in 1980 from the Ohio State University, School of Medicine. He attended on a Navy Scholarship. After completing a one year internship at the Navy Regional Medical Center at Oakland, California, Dr. Slightam reported aboard the Friendly Falls on 20 July 1981 for a one year tour as the ship's Medical Officer. As such he made only the first half of the cruise before departing to begin his training in Psychiatry at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Dr. Slightam and his wife, Sallie are originally from Dayton, Ohio. DR. SLIGHTAM 77 li

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Clprlano Mata Aambales, RP Steve Martin Tulsa, OK Bret Bolt Fresno, CA Mark Beede Palisades, CA The Medical Department resides in Sickbay and is headed by Drs. john Slightam and Mark Richardson. Leading Petty Officer and Work Center Supervisor is HM1 C.F. Mata. HM2 Steve Martin is Supply Petty Officer and X-ray Technician. HM3 Bret Bolt supervises the pharmacy and lab, while HM3 Mark Beede handles sickcall and supervises the operat- ingftreatment room. Medical Department responsibilities include establishing standards of environmental sanita- tion, industrial hygiene, and other measures for the prevention of illness and injury. Additionally the department trains ship's personnel in first aid, rescue, hearing conservation, heat stress, respiratory protection, and VD control. The department manages critically ill patients not only from the NIAGARA FALLS, but with the assistance of the Air Det, makes house calls to nearby ships whose resources are less extensive. MEDICA N, ,- g . J l A ? i , , l Trl Wm 532211 Q . -',. Sxvg ffm ,Q ix X I 1 r 1,