US Naval Hospital Corps School - Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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special examinationsg he makes recommendations concern- ing the appointment to tumor board, boards of medical sur- vey and clinical boards, the tissue committee, the medical records committee and such other boards and committees that have to do with patient careg he insures that the pro- fessional functions of the Hospital are carried on in such a manner as to merit accreditation by the various profes- sional accrediting bodiesg and he is required to organize a professional training committee from among the chiefs of the various clinical services, including the Administrative Officer, and serves himself as an active member of the com- mittee representing the Commanding Officer Whenever he is absent. - IWW! A The training committee supervises and coordinates all of the training programs for medical officers and interns. He also makes recommendations to the Chief Nurse for the training of nurses, and to the Administrative Officer for the training of Hospital Corpsmen, and he arranges the schedule for all professional staff meetings, and coordinates the interservice conferences, ward rounds, seminars and con- sultant lectures. The Executive Officer assigns staff officer personnel to those duties which will assure the most effective use of the officer's training and experience. 'iw EXECUTIVE OFFICER Captain Morris Rubin looks them over. ? y f M , INSPECTION: USNH San Diego staff personnel fall in for inspection. E Q E 5 LIEUTENANT Fred Liedtke assists Captain Rubin at inspection. g .

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THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Executive Officer serves as the direct representative of the Commanding Officer in coordinating the internal ad- ministration of the Hospital. All orders coming from him are regarded as emanating from the Commanding Officer. iThe Executive Officer is also the Director of Clinical Services and as such is directly responsible for the adminis- tration and supervision as well as coordination of the pro- fessional functions of the Hospital. He also serves as Chair- man of the Medical Library Committee and is responsible for the Library. As Director of Clinical Services it is his responsibility to organize and coordinate the various clinical services to en- sure the highest quality of medical care and the most effi- cient utilization of Medical Department personnel. He exer- cises general supervision over the care and treatment of all patients in the Hospital, both inpatient and outpatient, and he keeps the Commanding Officer informed of all patients on the serious and critical lists. While executing the orders of or serving as the command- ing officer, the Executive Officer takes precedence over all other officers attached to the Command. His primary func- tion is to assist the Commanding Officer in the discharge of his responsibility for the professional care of patients and the training of the staff, in the formation of professional policies, standards and directives, and in the coordination of all internal administration of the Hospital dealing with professional matters. The Executive Officer directs the Administrative Officer regarding matters of common interest and responsibility. Nothing in the regulations is to be construed as relieving the Executive Officer of his responsibility in matters under the purview of the Administrative Officer or of the neces- sity of keeping himself informed in such matters to the extent that he may be able to assume command in the absence of the Commanding Officer. The Executive Officer is required to issue instructions for the guidance and administration of all patients, inpatients and outpatients, and designate the hours when visitors may be received, he coordinates the times for consultations and EXEC'S PROFESSIONAL Assistant Miss Ardelle Petter ADMINISTRATIVE: Ronald Schloer, HN, David Ramsey, HMC. ADMINISTRATION: Don Adamson, HM2g F. L. Rust, HMC.

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