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My dear colleagues, first of all let me express my deepest appreciation and gratitude for being selected as your president for this upcoming year. I know so many of you in this extended family but not all of you, so let me share some background of this new president. I was born on July 4, 1960, grew up in New Jersey, became a physi- cian, joined AsMA in 1986, specialized in internal, occupa- tional and aerospace medicine and am employed by NASA as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Kennedy Space Center, America’s major space launch complex. I am married to an understanding nurse, Philip J. Scarpa, Jr., M.D., M.S. Colleen, and have two children, Phil III and Henry. I have been told I am related to Antonio Scarpa, the famous anatomist (Scarpa’s fascia, Scarpa’s fluid, Scarpa’s nerve, several other invited AsMA colleagues. We made part of etc.). I have several addictions, I mean hobbies, and enjoy the purpose of our trip to encourage the British medical music, scouting, traveling, collecting, history, flying, any- students that attended the meeting to consider joining thing space-related and a bunch of other things. So now AsMA. In our strategy, and over a glass of scotch (I don’t my friends, if you see me and think I don’t know you as really drink very much but if you are in a country where well as you know me, I hope you can please return the scotch is made from a hundred or so things, you sample favor! some), we contemplated our best rationales for member- As you know, the Aerospace Medical Association is ship. Why join? Why spend the time, the money? You our professional organization. Some of you may belong to certainly didn’t have to be a member to attend the meet- others, but AsMA is truly unique. An international leader ings, to earn training credits, or even to receive the journal and voice for those involved in the continuous improve- (handy at many libraries). Then the reason for member- ment of the safety, health and performance of the human ship quickly became clear. Our members improve the in the air, space, and undersea environments. Our proud world through advances in Aerospace Medicine. By being and productive organization contains a diverse and world- a member, you become a part of this group, a part of wide membership of nearly twenty two hundred, actively something greater than yourself. By being a member you involved in a variety of areas encompassing clinical, acad- can call on our organization to influence the field far more emic, research, and regulatory activities, serving in indus- effectively than you could on your own. To make a differ- try, civil, government and military organizations. ence in Aerospace Medicine through AsMA. This is one of Unfortunately, our great organization continues to be the greatest values of membership! faced by weighty challenges. Declining membership, re- Each of us might be able to tell a story of how AsMA duced funding, downsizing military and an increasing helped them or influenced them to make a difference in sense of the “routine-ness” of flying and space travel, no Aerospace Medicine. It’s worth sharing to remind us of doubt in part a consequence of the success of our efforts. why we are members, and to encourage new ones. In that However, our members are resilient, resourceful and regard, on this page throughout the coming year as events extremely talented. In an honest comparison to other pro- allow, I have asked several of our fellow members to share fessional organizations, I think we have some of the best their stories of how AsMA has helped them make a differ- and brightest people in the world. Members that could ence in Aerospace Medicine. If you have a story to share command greater remuneration and privilege outside of please feel free to send it to me. Aerospace Medicine. Yet although our challenges are One way AsMA can help you make a difference is by great and our members are tested, we pursue this field, being involved in one or more of its committees. I encour- make it our careers and our life’s work. Why? I think it is age you to also attend the AsMA Council and Business because we are driven, not by financial gain, not by the meetings, log on to our website regularly, publish in our comfort of routine and established professions, but by the journal and, of course, attend our annual scientific meet- need to improve the future. We are driven to make a dif- ings. We just had a great one in San Diego. These can all ference in our world. We have no choice, it is our calling. help you ‘make a difference’. And we all know it and recognize it in ourselves and in Thank you again for putting your faith in me as your our fellow members worldwide. It is unmistakable. No president. I look forward to the next twelve months lead- other specialty organization in the world has such impas- ing our great organization. If you have any concerns or sioned members. A few years back I had the privilege of ideas please feel free to let me know at speaking at a meeting in the United Kingdom along with [email protected] or call me at 321-867-6386.

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Constituent Organization Presidents for 2014-15 Wolbrink Is Incoming Organization (AMSRO) in 1996 and served as OH. Kim leads re- the Treasurer from 1996 to 1997 and the Vice- search supporting enroute patient care at US- President of AMDA President from 1997 to 1998. He is also a AFSAM which is considered the premier insti- member of the Christian Medical and Dental tute for research, education, and worldwide Alex Wolbrink, M.D., M.S., is the new Associations. operational consultation in Aerospace President of the Airlines Medical Directors He is currently on the AsMA Air Transport Medicine. She received the 2013 Mary T. Association Medicine (ATM) Committee. He served as the Klinker Award for her demonstrated training (AMDA). He is cur- chairman from 2003 to 2006 and deputy chair- abilities and dedication to the execution of rently the president man from 2010 to 2013. He has also been on flawless patient care while she coordinated and owner of the Aerospace Safety Committee and the and flew patient validation for U.S. Aeromedical Program Committee, serving as the Panels Transportation Command (USTC). Advisors, LLC, an Subcommittee Chairman in 2003-4. Col. Barber is a life member of the aviation medicine Aerospace Medical Association, the Reserve consulting business Officer’s Association, and is past president of based near Colorado Barber to Lead ANS the Aerospace Nursing Society, a constituent Springs, CO. He of the Aerospace Medical Association. Within provides assistance Col. Kim Barber, USAFR, NC, is the in- AsMA, she is active on the Council and the to commercial pilots coming president of the Aerospace Nursing Registration Committee. regarding the effect Society. She is a Senior Patient Movement of medical condi- Clinical Coordinator tions on their flight status. in the 954th Reserve A native of Iowa, he earned a B.A, magna Support Squadron, Crowley is Next USAAMA cum laude, in Chemistry from St. Olaf College, U.S .Transportation President for 2 Years Northfield, MN, in 1991, and an M.D. from the Command, Scott Air University of Iowa College of Medicine in Force Base, Illinois. John S. Crowley, M.D., M.P.H., is the 2014- 1995. He completed a transitional residency at Since her assign- 16 president of the U.S. Army Aviation St. Vincent Hospitals and Clinics, Indianapolis, ment there in 2003, Medical Association IN, in 1996 and then completed his Aerospace she has served on (USAAMA). A na- Medicine residency at Wright State University, the Joint Patient tive of New York, Dayton, OH, in 1998. He wrote his Master’s Movement Team in Crowley received thesis on the Demographics of In-flight many capacities, in- his undergraduate Medical Incidents. While at Wright State, he cluding Deputy degree, a B.A. in received the Student Excellence Graduate Director, Joint Patient Movement Biology (1979), and Award, the Col. Alonzo McWilliams Donnell Requirements Center-CENTCOM, and as a his medical doctor- Scholarship, and the Lorna and J. Harold joint educational trainer teaching trauma and ate (1982) from the Brown Aerospace Medicine Scholarship. He combat trauma classes in support of deploying University of was Board Certified in Aerospace Medicine in warriors. Missouri, Kansas 2002. A native of Birmingham, AL, Kim com- City. He received In 1998, he joined the Aircraft Accident pleted her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at his masters of public Research Team at the FAA’s Civil Auburn University and University of health from Aeromedical Institute (CAMI). While at Alabama, Birmingham, and worked as a civil- Harvard in 1988. CAMI, he had oversight of the autopsy ian in the ICU and operating room (OR) until A retired Army , John has spent database and also participated in writing the she was directly commissioned into the Air most of his career at the U.S. Army federal regulation which requires U.S. airlines Force in April 1991. She proceeded to her first Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort to carry Automated External Defibrillators assignment at Travis AFB, CA, where she Rucker, AL, serving as Research Flight (AEDs) on passenger aircraft. He then joined worked as surgical nurse manager in a 12-bed Surgeon, Chief of the Crew Life Support the American Airlines Medical Department in operating room. In 1995, then Captain Branch, Chief of the Aeromedical Factors 2003 where he served as an Area Medical Henderson married and transitioned from ac- Branch, Director of the Aircrew Protection Director until 2009. tive duty to Reserves, joining the 349th Division, Science Program Director, first as a In 1999, he was awarded the Julian E. Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) at colonel and then after retirement he has con- Ward Memorial Award sponsored by the Travis where she first realized her dream of tinued in that position. Society of USAF Flight Surgeons for outstand- becoming a flight nurse in the Air Force. In He has served as Chair, Undersea and ing achievement in aerospace medicine during 1998 she moved to Dayton, OH, and joined the Hyperbaric Medicine Sub-Board, Vice Chair residency training. He is also a member of the 445th AES. There she flew as an Instructor for Aerospace Medicine, and Chairman of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor soci- Flight Nurse and was Officer in Charge of Exam Subcommittee for Aerospace Medicine eties. Upgrade Training responsible for initial and Examination for the American Board of Dr. Wolbrink has authored or co-authored upgrade training supporting the unit’s 52 Preventive Medicine; U.S. representative to the many papers related to aviation accidents and aeromedical evacuation crews. In 2003, then Technical Cooperative Panel-Technical Panel passenger health and has also given numerous Maj. Barber moved into the joint services envi- 17, (TTCP-TP&) Human Factors in Aviation presentations on related topics. ronment at United States Transportation Environments (1992 – present); and on the He was elected a Fellow of AsMA in 2003 and Command, 954th Reserve Support Squadron, Scientific Program Committee of AsMA, in- Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Scott AFB, IL, where she currently serves. In cluding Panels chair for 2001-2002 and Association (CAMA) in 2007. He has been a 2008, she completed a double Master’s in nurs- Program Chair for 2007. member of AMDA since 2004, serving as ing and business administration graduating His honors include the Order of Treasurer from 2009 to 2012. He joined summa cum laude. Aeromedical Merit for USAAMA, Order of CAMA in 1998, where he has served both as In her civilian life, Col. Barber works as a Military Medical Merit, Wilbur Payne the Vice-President for Education and is cur- Nurse Scientist for Wyle Corporation, United Memorial Award for Excellence in Analysis, rently on the Board of Trustees. He joined the States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine U.S. Army Europe Flight Surgeon of the Year Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident (USAFSAM), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, See CROWLEY, p. 681.

680 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 85, No. 6 • June 2014 CROWLEY, from p. 680. Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, time he was selected by the SecAF/ Air Force Commendation Medal with three Acquisition team to moderate the high level for two years (1983-84 and 1985-86) as well as bronze oak leaf clusters, Air Force brain-storming sessions on how to improve Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf, the systems engineering processes in the Clusters, and the Legion of Merit. Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak USAF Acquisitions system, and served as the He is author or co-author of over 70 publi- leaf cluster, and the Air Force Outstanding Technical Co-Chair for the largest interna- cations and technical reports and presenta- Unit Award with Valor, one silver and three tional Systems Engineering Conference held to tions, including over a dozen published in bronze oak leaf clusters. date. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Holland has over 100 academic presen- A Fellow of AsMA, he is also a member of the tations and publications to his credit, includ- AMA, AMSUS, Society of U.S. Army Flight ing chairing over 50 scientific sessions at inter- Surgeons, Army Aviation Association of Holland to Lead Aerospace national scientific meetings. He served as one America, the Association of the United States Human Factors Association of several co-authors and research pilot on the Army, Human Factors Society, and Aerospace AsMA 2005 Tuttle Award research team in the Human Factors Association. Dwight Holland, M.D., Ph.D., is beginning areas related to all-night flying fatigue. Dr. a one-year term as the President of the Holland's dissertation on dynamic peripheral Aerospace Human Factors Association. Dr. visual acuity under various levels of workload Shoor Incoming President of Holland is also the Past-President of both the and verbal intrusion earned him the 2002 International Stanley N. Roscoe Award from the Aerospace ASAMS Association of Human Factors Association. He has won the Military Flight Won Chuel Kay award for significant contri- Col. Daniel Shoor, USAF, MC, is the 2014- Surgeon Pilots butions to international aerospace medicine, 15 president of the American Society of (IAMFSP) and Space and more recently was recognized by AsMA Aerospace Medicine Specialists. He is cur- Medicine with the Sidney D. Leverett Environmental rently Commander Association. Medicine Award for his various contributions of the 21st Dwight is the to Aerospace Systems development, including Aerospace Medicine Founder and a co-managing the first-ever dedicated high G Squadron and Chief Principal of his con- prescribed flight test with real-time aircraft of Aerospace sulting business in and pilot physiological monitoring for differ- Medicine, Peterson Systems ent regular and advanced “full coverage” G AFB, CO. Management/ suit models. These flights and project were Colonel Shoor Human Factors Engineering for over 20 years. nominated by the USAF Test Pilot School for entered the Air He is a lieutenant colonel in the USAF Reserve the international Collins Award, and won sev- Force in 1987 receiv- who has been assigned to the 311th Human eral flight test society awards for this team’s ing his commission Systems Wing's Performance Enhancement research efforts. The NASA-sponsored book and degree in Division at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, he, Pete Merlin, and Dr Gregg Bendrick co-au- Computer Science the USN and USAF Test Pilot Schools (most thored “Breaking the Mishap Chain” (May from the University of Illinois. Following ini- recently as the IMA Deputy Director for the 2012) received national acclaim after debuting tial Communications-Computer Operations Education Division at Edwards), and now as at the AsMA May 2012 meeting, including fea- School, he was stationed at Scott AFB, IL, in the IMA to the Chief of the Warfighter tured mention in Smithsonian’s Air and Space several communication-computer operations Readiness Research Division at the 711th Magazine as a “book to buy.” and maintenance positions. After obtaining Human Performance Wing. Dr. Holland has served on the AsMA needed post-undergraduate education, Dr. Holland holds Master's degrees in Executive Committee and Council and is now Colonel Shoor was selected to attend the Geophysics, Systems Engineering, and a Ph.D. a Member-at-Large for 2014-2017. He has Uniformed Services University of the Health in Human Factors Engineering, all from served the AsMA community on the Sciences. Graduating in 1996, he completed a Virginia Tech. Dr. Holland is a graduate of Nominating Committee, on the AsMA Transitional Internship at Travis AFB, CA. USAF Pilot Training and is a fully-qualified Scientific Program Committee for nearly 20 Colonel Shoor then headed to Osan AB, South USAF Acquisitions Officer. He is a commercial years, and was the AsMA Awards Chair for 4 Korea, and later Spangdahlem AB, Germany, type-rated jet pilot with over 2,000 hours of years. as a flight surgeon supporting numerous exer- flight time in 35+ aircraft, including research cises and operations included Northern flight test engineering work. He has also com- Watch, Allied Force, Command Sling, and pleted a Medical Doctor degree from the Folga Incoming Physiology Junkper Stallion. University of Virginia, and a Master’s degree Furthering his education, Colonel Shoor with a focus in Political Science and Society President undertook an MPH at the University of Utah International Relations from Hollins CDR Richard V. Folga, USN, MSC, is the and the Aerospace Medicine Residency University. incoming President of the Aerospace Program at Brooks AFB, TX. Upon comple- He has also served on a Geophysics re- Physiology Society. tion, he took the position of Chief of search expedition to the Antarctic, living in He has been a mem- Aerospace Medicine at McGuire AFB, NJ, and harsh polar conditions in an unheated tent for ber of AsMA since later at Eielson AFB, AK. During these assign- three months, and managing the team’s 1997 and a Fellow ments, he had the pleasure of deploying as a Gravity/Magnetics program, and first-ever since 2009. He has flight surgeon for the 407th Medical Group, GPS use in Antarctica for scientific study. co-authored presen- Tallil AB, Iraq, then Deputy Commander, Dr. Holland has served as an instructor tations for more 380th Medical Group, Al Dhafra AB, United and curriculum co-developer in the crew sys- than 10 AsMA sci- Arab Emirates, and finally as Commander, tems interface area at the Navy Test Pilot entific meetings, and 350th Civic Action Team, Camp Lemonier School at Patuxent River, MD. He was the has chaired or co- (Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa), first-ever reserve instructor attached to the chaired several pan- Djibouti. USN Test Pilot School. In the past he has been els. In addition, he Most recently, Colonel Shoor was the assigned to the USAF Office for Scientific has co-authored sev- Forward Air Forces Command Surgeon for the Research (AFOSR) as an International eral articles pub- Central Command Theater. Prior to that he Program Manager. In that assignment, he has was the Command Surgeon for the DoD’s pre- lished in Aviation, Space, and Environmental also served as a USAF liaison to the Office of Medicine. mier PME school, the National Defense Naval Research for Internationally-related CDR Folga was commissioned in 1997 and University and then stayed on to attend the Bioterrorism issues and represented AFOSR completed Aerospace Physiology Training on Industrial College of the Armed Forces. and AFRL at the first high-level governmental June 26, 1998, in Pensacola, FL. His follow-on His awards and decorations include the anti-Bioterrorism Conference in the Western tours included Intern and assistant depart- Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Hemisphere, and was a key S&T player in the ment head at ASTC Miramar; Aeromedical Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak outreach to Slovenia in 2002-04 as it transi- leaf cluster, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement tioned to being a NATO State. During this See FOLGA, p. 682.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 85, No. 6 • June 2014 681 FOLGA, from p. 682. objective. His research provided evidence of the senior advisor for Health Services Doctrine Safety Officer at Marine Aircraft Group 16, improved landing performance, lower subjec- in the Navy, Joint, and NATO environment, MCAS Miramar; Aeromedical Safety Officer tive workload, higher handling qualities rat- responsible for all medical plans, operations, and Night Imaging and Threat Evaluation Lab ings, and lower perceived difficulty with the and intelligence for Second Fleet and Striking Program Manager, Marine Aviation Weapons 3D-LZ LADAR system when compared to the Fleet. In 2003 he was assigned as the Officer- and Tactics Squadron One, MCAS Yuma, AZ; baseline configuration (FLIR with symbology in-Charge of the Naval Ambulatory Care Director, Human Performance and Training overlay). Center, New Orleans, LA, managing 3 clinics, Technology, Naval Survival Training Institute An author or co-author on over 40 articles serving 30,000 beneficiaries. After that he in Pensacola, FL; and Director, Aviation and presentations, Dr. McKinley has received moved to United States Transportation Survival Training Center, Whidbey Island. His the Alfred Gessow Forum Best Paper Award Command, in the role of Command Surgeon, current assignment is Department Head, for 2010, the Grover E. Bell Award from the where he was the DoD Executive Agent for Acceleration and Sensory Sciences, Naval American Helicopter Society in 2010, the SAFE Global Patient Movement and was the first Medical Research Unit Dayton. National Individual Achievement and the ever Navy physician to hold this important CDR Folga completed board certification in WBC Outstanding Engineer Awards both in Combatant Command office beginning in aerospace physiology in May 2006 and served 2009, as well as many special achievement and 2005. In 2007 he became the Executive Officer as the Chair of the Aerospace Medical distinguished service awards. for Naval Health Clinic, Quantico, VA. From Association (AsMA) Exam committee for He is a member of Aerospace Medical July 2009 to June 2011, he was the board certification in aerospace physiology. Association, Aerospace Human Factors Commanding Officer of Naval Hospital He is Past President of the Society of U.S. Association, NATO RTO Task Group (HFM- Lemoore, NAS Lemoore, CA, and from July Naval Aerospace Physiologists, and was the 162) – Rotary-wing Brownout 2011 to June 2013 he was NORAD/US- Naval Aerospace Physiology Program 2001 Countermeasures, SAFE Association--Wright NORTHCOM Command Surgeon General Aerospace Physiologist of the Year. In 2007, he Brothers Chapter, and Order of the Engineer. where he was the chief medical advisor to the was selected as the recipient of the Aerospace Commander on all Homeland Defense, Physiology Society’s Wiley Post Award for Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Operational Aerospace Physiology. In 2010, Shiveley will Head SUSNFS Theater Security Cooperation issues. he was part of the SAFE Team Achievement CAPT Shiveley is board certified by the award, recognized for his work in introducing CAPT David L. Shiveley, MC, USN, will American Board of Preventive Medicine the ROBD to the fleet and was the recipient of lead the Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons (Aerospace Medicine) and is a Fellow in the the 2013 Walter and Sylvia Goldenrath Award for 2014-15. He is currently the Commander, American College of Healthcare Executives. for the direct, positive impact his applied re- Naval Air Forces, Force Surgeon, NAS North He also holds certification as a trained Joint search has had on education and training in Island, Coronado, Task Force Surgeon. Among his awards and aerospace physiology worldwide. CA, responsible for commendations are the Kuwaiti Liberation advising the Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Commander on all one star, Southwest Asia Medal with two McKinley to Lead LSBEB Health Service stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Support issues for Navy Achievement Medal, Navy R. Andrew (Andy) McKinley, Ph.D., is the the Naval Aviation Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service new president of the Life Sciences and Enterprise. Medal (Silver Star in lieu of 6 awards), Legion Biomedical Engineering Branch (LSBEB). A After receiving of Merit Medal, and Defense Superior Service biomedical engineer, his BA from St. Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster). McKinley is the Michael’s College in leader of the Non- Winooski, VT, in Invasive Brain 1977, he attended St. Tarver is Incoming Space Stimulation (NIBS) George’s University Team in the School of Medicine in Grenada and received Medicine Association Cognitive his Medical Degree in 1982. He did his President Performance Internship in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Optimization Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, from July William J. Tarver, M.D., M.P.H., is the new Section, Applied 1982 to June 1983. He was commissioned in President of the Association. Neuroscience 1983 and commenced active duty. He re- He is currently the deputy chief for the Branch, Warfighter ceived a Master of Public Health and Tropical Occupational Health Interface Division, Medicine from the Tulane School of Public Branch, Space and Human Effectiveness Directorate at Wright- Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Clinical Operations Patterson AFB, OH. LA, in 1990. Division, Human McKinley received his B.S. in Biomedical His first tour of duty was with the Marines Health and Engineering and his Ph.D. in Engineering as Battalion Surgeon of the Third Battalion, 9th Performance from Wright State University, Dayton, OH. He Marines, 1st Marine Division at Camp Directorate, at attended an intensive course in transcranial Pendleton, CA, from 1983 to 1985. Subsequent Johnson Space magnetic stimulation at Harvard Medical tours included duty as a General Medical Center/NASA. In School, Cambridge, MA, in March 2011. Officer at the Branch Medical Clinic, NAS this job he assists the Dr. McKinley's recent work, for which he Miramar, CA, and Senior Medical Officer branch chief in man- received the 2011 Harry G. Moseley Award aboard USS San Jose. In 1987, he attended aging an organiza- from AsMA, has centered on developing tech- Flight Surgeon School at the Naval Aerospace tion with approxi- nologies to reduce mishaps resulting from ro- Medical Institute (NAMI), NAS Pensacola, FL. mately 60 personnel tary-wing brownout. As the Human Next he served a 2-yr tour as Wing Flight and a $16M budget. This branch is responsi- Effectiveness Team Lead of the Air Force Surgeon for Trawing Six in Pensacola, FL. ble for providing occupational health and in- Research Laboratory’s Rotary-wing Brownout From June 1989 to June 1992 he attended the dustrial hygiene services to Johnson Space countermeasures program, he and his team Aerospace Medicine Residency at NAMI. Center and as well as to satellite units at White have been evaluating candidate technological From July 1992 to July 1994 he held the posi- Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces,NM, and solutions, including state-of-the-art symbology tion of Senior Medical Officer aboard USS in the Star City complex near Moscow, Russia. and sensors. He evaluated a new active laser- America (CV-66) and Battle Force Medical He serves as the center’s chief occupational radar (LADAR) based system capable of pro- Officer for Carrier Group Six. His next posi- medicine physician and is responsible for ducing a high-resolution image of the landing tion was Deputy Force Medical Officer, managing the medical personnel and the qual- site both prior to and during the brownout Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet. ity of care provided through their clinical ser- event. By restoring the pilots’ ability to see Following this, he assumed the position of vices. Their clinics provide care in general small obstacles and obstructions, this system Fighter Wing Atlantic Senior Medical Officer preventive medicine, occupational medicine, substantially reduces brownout landing (SMO) with additional duty as Strike Fighter primary care, hyperbaric and space medicine. mishap risks and restores mission capability Wing Atlantic SMO. Next, he was Second Dr. Tarver received his undergraduate de- by allowing pilots to land even closer to their Fleet/Striking Fleet Atlantic Surgeon and was See TARVER, p. 683.

682 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 85, No. 6 • June 2014 TARVER , from p. 682. Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf gree from North Texas State University in clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Meetings 1984. He received his M.D. degree from the Medal. University of Texas Medical School in 1989 Calendar and his MPH from University of Texas School Hughes Continues as Leader of Public Health in 1994. He was a resident in of IAMFSP June 23-27, 2013; Flying Physicians aerospace medicine and a resident in occupa- Association 2013 Annual Meeting; tional medicine at the USAF School of Lt. Col. Kathryn G. Hughes, USAF, MC, Hyatt Milwaukee Hotel; Milwaukee, Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, TX. He continues her second year as President of the WI. Please visit www.fpadrs.org for de- was board certified in Aerospace Medicine in International Association of Military Flight tails and registration information. 1996 and in occupational medicine in 1997. Surgeon Pilots (IAMFSP). She is currently the August 25-28, 2014; The 9th Asia Pacific He entered the Air Force in 1990, serving as Commander of the 412th Aerospace Congress of Aerospace of Medicine in Chief of Flight Medicine and then Chief of Medicine Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA. Lt. conjunction with the 10th Chinese Aeromedical Services at Kelly AFB. He served Col. Hughes is a command pilot and senior Conference of Aerospace Medicine; as Flight Commander, 8th Aeromedical flight surgeon with over 3,000 hours and is Beijing, China. For more information, Services, Kunsan AB, Korea, and then as one of the Air Force’s few pilot-physicians. please contact Prof. Wang Zhixiang or Associate Director, General Preventive Her awards include the Meritorious visit http://www.apfama.org/2014 Medicine, at the USAF School of Aerospace Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air September 11-4, 2013; XXVI National Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX. He was in private Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf Congress of AIMAS, held jointly with practice from 2000-2005 before joining NASA cluster, the National Defense Service Medal the European Low Gravity Research as Deputy Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic, at the with bronze star, the Humanitarian Service Association's (ELGRA's) biennial sym- Johnson Space Center. Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer posium; Vatican City, Italy. For more In addition to the Space Medicine Service Medal, and the NATO Medal. She is information, please contact Maj. Paola Association, he is also a member of the Society a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Verde or visit www.aimas.it or of NASA Flight Surgeons and the American the International Association of Military www.elgra.org. Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists, and Flight Surgeon Pilots, Women Military September 19-22, 2013; Flying has presented at several recent AsMA annual Aviators, Order of the Daedalians, the 99s: Physicians Association Northeast scientific meetings. International Organization of Women Pilots, Chapter meeting; Radisson Hotel, the Experimental Aircraft Association, and Corning, NY. Please visit Baker to lead USAF Flight the Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons. www.fpadrs.org for details and regis- She is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical tration information. Surgeons Association and was a recipient of AsMA’s October 6-10, 2013; 61st International Harry G. Moseley Award in 2009. Congress of Aviation and Space Colonel (Dr.) Richard D. “Todd” Baker is Medicine (ICASM); Jerusalem, Israel. the incoming president of the Society of U.S. For more information, please visit Air Force Flight Surgeons. He is currently the Spanish Air Force Opens http://www.icasm2013.org/. Director of the Aerospace Medicine October 10-13, 2013; Flying Physicians Directorate at the New Aeromedical Center Association Great Lakes Chapter Fall Air Force Medical Meeting; Morris Inn, University of Operations Agency, On the 3rd of March 2014, the Spanish Air Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. Please Joint Base San Force Aeromedical Center began operations visit www.fpadrs.org for details and Antonio, TX, where in the new facility located in Torrejón AB, just registration information. he is responsible for 20 km east of Madrid, Spain. Plans to set up October 17-20, 2013; Flying Physicians executing the Air the Center had been arranged step by step for Associaton Dixie Chapter Fall Force Surgeon the last 5 years, from technical requirements, Meeting; Perdido Beach Hotel, Orange General’s policies design, contract, credentials and new chain of Beach, AL. Please visit www.fpadrs.org related to the command. The new Institute/Aeromedical for details and registration information. Aerospace Center has been designed to hold a wide October 31 - November 3, 2013; Flying Medicine Enterprise range of capabilities and aviation state of the Physicians Association Western/ and interpreting art tools for the next 25 years. The first area Southwest Chapters Joint Fall Meeting those policies for major commands and med- available was the clinical department, devoted (tentative); Fort Worth, TX. Please visit ical treatment facilities. Colonel Baker is re- to aeromedical certification, either military or www.fpadrs.org for details and regis- sponsible for developing Bioenvironmental civilian. tration information. Engineering, Flight Medicine, and Public The old altitude chamber has been moved Health performance measures, collecting and and a new hypobaric facility was delivered in analyzing installation-level data, assessing April 2014. Both labs, the old altitude cham- Future AsMA Annual lessons learned, performing trend analysis, ber, and the new one will be devoted to a and identifying programmatic and policy im- wide range of activities, such aircrew training, Scientific Meetings plications of these to the Surgeon General. research, and onboard equipment certification. Col. Baker was raised in Burlington, VT, In addition, the Night Lab has been updated May 10-14, 2015 and is a 1987 graduate of McGill University with new capabilities and a computer network Walt Disney World with subsequent degrees from the University setting has been established. Swan & Dolphin Resort of Vermont and the University of Utah. He The new facility includes the opening of Orlando, FL completed a Family Practice Residency in three new labs that will be set up in the near 1995 at Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, future. The new laboratories will be devoted and entered the Air Force where he served as to testing normobaric hypoxia, ergonomy, April 24-28, 2016 a Family Practice Physician at Holloman Air and flight equipment testing. Plans are to Harrah's Resort Force Base, NM. Colonel Baker then com- bring all of them into operation throughout Atlantic City, NJ pleted two tours as a flight surgeon that ce- 2014–2015. mented his desire to achieve addition train- This is a big step for the National and ing in the field of Aerospace Medicine. He International Community devoted to Military April 29 - May 4, 2017 has previously served two tours as base-level and Civil Aviation. The new Institute/Aero- Sheraton Denver Downtown Chief of Aerospace Medicine, two tours as medical Center will be able to project and Hotel Denver, CO Squadron Commander, and one assignment spread state of the art aviation medical re- as Chief of Flight Medicine, Headquarters sources, instruction, and research that no May 6-10, 2018 Pacific Air Forces. doubt will be beneficial for Spain, NATO, and His awards and decorations include the worldwide allied countries, especially for all Hilton Anatole Hotel Defense Meritorious Service Medal, nations of Latin America. Dallas, TX

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Training courses 2014 for EASA/FAA - Aero Medical Examiners

AME class 2 6–14 September 2014 Basic course 24 - waiting list -

AME class 1 29 November – Advanced course 24 7 December 2014

Venue: Lufthansa Aeromedical Center Frankfurt Airport

International Aviation Medical Examiners Seminar 21–24 August 2014

Venue: Novotel München City

Application forms and further details under www.flugmed.org or www.eusam.org

684 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 85, No. 6 • June 2014 Send information for publication on this page to: Corporate News Aerospace Medical Association 320 S. Henry Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3579 NEWS OF CORPORATE MEMBERS IFALPA Presents Cathay Pacific airline pilot, aviation safety expert, and head associated with their air travel. The company's Pilots with Polaris Award at the world’s largest nongovernmental avia- existing program provides all United cus- tion safety organization. We look forward to tomers the opportunity to calculate and pur- The International Federation of Air Line seeing his contribution to TSA’s efforts to im- chase offsets for their travel and cargo ship- Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), in conjunction prove the effectiveness of risk-based security ments, and now customers can use their with the Hong Kong Airline Pilots Association procedures and further develop recommenda- frequent flyer miles to help the environment. (HKALPA), is proud to announce that tions for improvements to aviation security The new carbon-offset mileage-redemption IFALPA’s Polaris Award was presented to two methods at passenger and all-cargo airlines.” program, the first of its kind to be offered by a of its members, Captain Malcolm Waters and —http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/ U.S. carrier, supports projects that benefit re- First Officer David Hayhoe, at the IFALPA PressReleases/2014/4-17-14_14.33.htm. newable wind-power generation and forest Annual Conference in Panama on 29 March conservation. When MileagePlus customers 2014. The Polaris Award is the highest honor AOPA to Hold 1-Day Regional choose to offset their emissions after booking associated with civil aviation awarded by Fly-Ins on United.com, they may select from a list of IFALPA. It is presented to airline crews in United Eco-Skies partners to redeem their recognition for acts of exceptional airmanship, For the first time in its 75-year history, the miles for the offset. United has been leader in heroic action, or a combination of these two Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association innovative carbon-offset solutions and, late attributes. (AOPA) will meet its members where they fly last year, became the first U.S. carrier to offer On 13 April 2010, Captain Waters and First and share the joy of flight at a series of 1-day its customers a cargo-emissions calculator. The Officer Hayhoe, in a twin engine A330, were regional fly-ins. Throughout 2014, these fly-in airline's carbon-offset solutions are designed faced with a totally unexpected inflight emer- events will be held at six of the nation’s in collaboration with Sustainable Travel gency involving loss of power on one engine friendliest airports. AOPA Fly-Ins will include International, a leading global non-govern- and degraded power on the other. In addition, aviation activities, exhibits and seminars, a mental organization that specializes in innova- they had no control over the amount of thrust couple of meals, and the chance to build rela- tive sustainable tourism and conservation so- produced by the operating engine and indica- tionships, activities designed to bring pilots lutions for destinations, businesses and tions on the flight deck gave no clue as to and AOPA together around a common love of travelers. what the problem was or how to resolve it. flying. More information and the schedule for —http://newsroom.unitedcontinentalholdings. Throughout the emergency, they acted with these fly-ins can be found at www.aopa.org/ com/2014-04-15-United-MileagePlus-Customers- calmness and professionalism, keeping the Community-and-Events/AOPA-Fly-Ins.aspx. Can-Use-Their-Miles-To-Help-the-Environment. cabin crew, passengers, and ATC aware of their situation whilst handling a complex and Oregon Aero Update Eliminates Spectrum Aeromed CEO Wins ND unforeseen emergency, and piloting the air- Cessna Seat Replacement Small Business Person of the Year craft in a critical situation. As a direct result of Requirement Captain Waters’ and First Officer Hayhoe’s Spectrum Aeromed announced that their professionalism and skill, the flight ended After extensive funding, research, and de- CEO, Dean Atchison, was named North with a safe landing from a situation which velopment on the part of Oregon Aero, Inc., Dakota Small Business Person of the Year by could easily have produced a far worse out- owners of Cessna (formerly known as Lancair the U.S. Small Business Administration. This is come. 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Dervay Quoted in Newspaper A native of the United Kingdom, Dr. Guignard Munkeby, Berit H., Dr., Blindern, Oslo, Article earned his medical degree from the University Norway of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1955. He served in Oladele, Babatunde A., Dr., Doha, Qatar Dr. Joseph Dervay, a long-time member and active duty in the (RAF) Petersen, Eric, Centennial, CO Fellow of AsMA, was recently quoted in an ar- Medical Branch from 1957-1961. Until 1967, he Shealy, Charlotte A., Maj., FS, Colorado ticle in the Waco Herald- was at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Springs, CO Tribune: where he specialized in the effects of vibration, Sherman, Paul M., Capt., USAF, SFS, MC, “Figuring out treat- motion, and noise from aviation and ships on Boerne, TX ment options for a pa- people. He then moved to the Institute of Thierry, Fehr, Dr., Villepreux, France tient can be tedious, but Sound and Vibration Research at the Valade, Serge, Capt., Mississauga, Ontario, caring for one who is in University of Southampton, where he founded Canada a spacecraft hundreds of the Human Factors Research Unit. He also es- Wang, Jennie M. P., M.D., Glastonbury, CT miles above Earth for tablished Bachelors and Masters courses in Wong, Yuan Sy, Dr., Singapore, Singapore months at a time poses a human factors for engineering students. He unique and daunting set moved to the United States in 1969, where he of challenges. continued to research the effects of vibration, Check out AsMA’s “Really, what we are trying to do is help noise, and combined stress for the U.S. Air protect the health of the men and women Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory. Award-Winning Website! who are willingly going into space doing He was appointed Research Medical Officer at www.asma.org work on behalf of all mankind,” said Dr. the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory in 1975, Joseph Dervay, a flight surgeon for the where he studied human motion and vibra- • Member Login on Home Page Johnson Space Center in Houston. Dervay tion. He was a U.S. delegate to ISO Technical • Top and Side Navigation Bars spoke of his 18 years of working in space Committee 108, Subcommittee 4; Chair of the Working Group on Biodynamic Terminology; • More Features medicine at a lecture Monday evening for • More News and Announcements pre-health students at Baylor University.” a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine To read the rest of this story, please visit (UK); and a member of the Acoustical Society • Updated regularly http://www.wacotrib.com/news/higher_ of America, the Ergonomics Society (now the education/-surgeon-discusses-space- Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors), Log on NOW to update your medicine-career-with-baylor-health-students/ and the Aerospace Medical Association. He Membership information. article_58696d64-a6b3-5af0-9b83- was the author of a number of articles and re- cbcd85b8d005.html. search papers and was involved in national and international efforts to evaluate standards Li Appointed Editor-in-Chief of for human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock. Updated News of Members Injury Epidemiology Link Online! Guohua Li, M.D., Dr.P.H., was appointed as New Members the founding Editor-in-Chief of Injury Epidemi- A link is available on the Members ology, a new academic journal launched by Abdelghany, Ashraf, Quwesna, Egypt Only page and on the Members News Columbia University in Al Jalaud, Abdullah, Dr., Khobar, Saudi Arabia page so you can update your fellow partnership with Bey, Christophe, Bordeaux, France Bonetti, Darrell, Ph.D., Auckland, New Members on what you’re up to. Send Springer. Dr. Li is a us news of awards, promotions, and Fellow of AsMA and has Zealand Brown, Michelle R., Lt. 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The editorial board of Injury Fattell, Corinne, Dr., Paris, France access the online journal and the archives Epidemiology includes two additional AsMA Feberg, Sanna, Ms., Kouvola, Finland through the journal page: www.asma.org/ Fellows, Drs. Susan P. Baker and Dennis F. Gubin, Mortin L., B.S., M.D., Palm Springs, publications/asem-journal/read-the-journal. Shanahan. Articles in the inaugural issue of CA Injury Epidemiology are accessible at www.in- Hayes, Andrew M., LCDR, USN, Havelock, jepijournal.com. NC Junker, Andrea, Dr., London, United Kingdom INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Keita, Karounka, Avondale, AZ Dr. Abdulrazzaq Najim Abed from Baghdad, Leiva, Daniel F., Windermere, FL Aerospace Medical Association Iraq, was promoted last July 2013 from colonel Lemoine, Amberley, B.S., Windermere, FL Corporate Members ...... ii to (Dr.). He has been a Maghami, Saavash, B.Med., M.B., B.S., Mt. Information for Authors . . . . .Cover III member since 2008. Pleasant, Australia ETC ...... Cover IV McCormick, Thomas K., M.D., Mount Sterling, European School of Aviation ...... 684 KY Obituary Listing NTSB ...... 684 Miguel, Yasmine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada UHMS ...... 684 AsMA recently learned that John C. Morton-Short, Kim R., Sqn. Ldr., RAAF, Guignard, M.B., Ch.B., died in August 2013. M.B.B.S., Pullenvale, Queensland, Australia

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