Starfleet Medical
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Starfleet Medical is a division of Starfleet that deals with all medical and clinical matters. The headquarters for Starfleet Medical was moved to Sydney, Australia on Earth in 2390. It has existed at least as early as 2151, as a part of the United Earth Starfleet and is aligned with the Starfleet Medical Academy where it trains doctors and medical personnel for all bases and starships in Starfleet.
In the 23rd century, the office of the Starfleet Surgeon General held command authority over Starfleet Medical, which directed all operations, and had the power to relieve starship medical officers for incompetence. The current head of Starfleet Medical is From 2258 until, at least, 2265, Harris Eggleton served as the Surgeon General.
Vice Admiral Gai'lar (M.D) currently resides as Surgeon General of Starfleet Medical since the death of doctor Beverly Crusher in 2403.
Starfleet Medical has several departments. One of them includes Starfleet Emergency Medicine which is headed by Captain Joe Zimmerman (M.D.)
Responsibilities
Starfleet Medical is equipped with many diagnostic and treatment wards which contain some of the most advanced medical technologies in the Federation. Medical also has a number of long-term facilities which are available for seriously ill patients, that can not be treated on starships or starbase.
It is also responsible for all medical research activities in the Federation. Researchers are required to obtain approval from Starfleet Medical before proceeding with new treatments and medications. A lot of research is also conducted "in-house", where a number of researchers are assigned to work on developing various vaccines and treatments.
Starfleet Medical also maintains one of the the largest database of medical information available to Starfleet personnel.
Starfleet Medical was also responsible for sending out medical relief teams to the more primitive friendly planets that were encountered by Starfleet. The teams would attempt to teach the natives about Federation medical techniques and how to improve their lives.
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