Aviation Medicine at BUMED

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World-Class Care…Anytime, Anywhere

Aviation Medicine

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• Function within – Medical Operations (M3)• Fleet Programs (M3B3)

• BUMED “reinvention” • Personnel– Aerospace and Operational Physiologist– Two Residency-trained AsM Specialists– One HM1 AVT

World-Class Care…Anytime, Anywhere

Aviation Medicine

• Primary purpose– Represent Aviation Medicine at the Surgeon

General level• Formulate policy and doctrine

– NATO, ASIC, DoD, DoN, PERS – DHA, NAVMED, BUMED

• Program management– NASTP– Waiver “appeals”– Aeromedical rates

– Effective dialog and feedback with the Fleet3

World-Class Care…Anytime, Anywhere

Aviation Medicine

• Your points of contact– CAPT R.L. “Sparky” Bates

• (703)681-9284 DSN 761• rebecca.l.bates.mil@mail.mil

– CDR Tim “Geronimo” O’Hara• (703)681-9260• timothy.w.ohara.mil@mail.mil

– CDR Fred “Fredo” Harris• (703)681-8857• frederick.b.harris6.mil@mail.mil

– HM1 Mary Grace Kelsey• (703)681-9155• marygrace.d.kelsey.mil@mail.mil

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World-Class Care…Anytime, Anywhere

Aviation Medicine

• Help us define your issues and formulate good policy

• Use chain of command • Contact us

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Questions

R.L. “Sparky” BatesCAPT MSC USN

rebecca.l.bates.mil@mail.mil(703)681-9284

DSN 761