Staff Meeting this Saturday, May 16, at 4:30pm SLT

Reminder that our bi-weekly staff meeting will be held this Saturday, May 16, at 4:30pm SLT, at the McCoy-Troi Medical Center.

Hope to see you there!

Star Trek Movie Party A Big Success!!

GFC Medical hosted a "Star Trek Movie Fan Party" last Friday night, May 8, at the newly designed and decorated 501 Club (A big THANK YOU to BJ Cheetah!) to celebrate the US premiere of the new Star Trek movie. Dr. Juran made posters that were distributed and she also advertised the party on SL events. Serp Auer was our DJ for the night and brought his Starship tip jar that shot photon torpedos at the tipper each time money was added! A free uniform was available to any guest, and both GFC member and non-members came in uniforms from different ST eras.

GFC personnel showed up in force and it was great to have so many friends and new GFC members attend. We had a number of non-GFC people visit and they seemed to enjoy themselves. Hopefully some of them will visit us again as potential recruits.

Here are a few more pictures in case you missed the event....

Medical Hosting Party to Celebrate New Star Trek Movie!

GFC Medical will host a party next Friday evening to celebrate the US premiere of the new Star Trek movie! We are fortunate that one of our own division members is also one of SL's best DJ's - Serp Auer - and he will be spinning the tunes.

Since we are hosts and expecting visitors from throughout SL, please wear your duty uniforms, dress whites, or the free uniform being provided courtesy of Dr. Juran. She is hoping to have a second uniform available for the Medical staff and if so, we will send it to you. Remember that this is also an event to potentially draw in new Star Trek fans to GFC, so be prepared to pass along information about GFC if someone asks or seems interested.

Be sure to mark next Friday on your calendars and let's have a TERRIFIC turnout and lots of dancing and fun!! "Thank You's" in advance for "ignoring" your time zones to help this event be a great success!

Highlights from 05-02-2009 Bi-Weekly Staff Meeting

Here are the highlights from our staff meeting held on May 2nd:

• The medical staff welcomed Kamida Lockjaw and AndromedaStJohn Aeon to their first bi-weekly staff meeting.

• Dr. Juran made a surprise announcement: Next Friday, May 8th, Medical will host a party and dance to celebrate the US premiere of the new Star Trek movie!!

SEE DETAILS ABOVE IN THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!

• Dr. Bourne was delayed in his MERSI projects due to an unexpected LOA. He has returned and is investigating possible MERSI rp opportunities. Ms. Aeon mentioned a shuttle for sale at Galaxy Station that could possibly be used by Medical for a variety of purposes. If it can be group-piloted, this would open more rp possibilities for Medical within the Fleet. Dr. Bourne and Ms. Aeon will investigate further and report back.



• Dr. Juran and Dr. Akina discussed our Medical Division blog, MTMC News, with the group and encouraged the staff to request posting permissions (via Dr. Akina) so they can contribute original articles, information or relevant links. Posts would not be expected on a regular basis unless the author would like to do so. They should be topic-driven and relevant to our Medical team. The “Suggestion Box” on the blog is reserved for opinions, suggestions, constructive criticism, and the like. Staff members were reminded that Drs. Juran and Akina are always happy to talk privately with any team member about problems, concerns, and so on.



• We have a new backup surgical suite that Engineering made for us, and we will be installing it in the large room on the First Floor in the Medical Center. This is another opportunity for increased rp experiences once it is up and "operational."



• Current medical courses were very briefly discussed. Dr. Mayako has developed a third course about medications. If anyone has suggestions or would like to develop a new medical course, please speak with Dr. Akina, who is also Dean of Health Sciences at the Academy.



• Dr. Braveheart announced that he will soon have a library exhibition, “My SL Life in Pictures,” and will let us know the date when he confirms with Ens. Sadriel Gibbs at the GFC Library. Anyone interested in holding an exhibit should contact Ens. Gibbs; he will be glad to work with you.

Our next meeting will be May 16th, at 4:30pm SLT.

Michiko Akina
LT(jg)/Asst. Chief of Medicine

Staff Meeting this Saturday, May 2, at 4:30pm SLT

Quick reminder that we have our bi-weekly staff meeting this Saturday, May 2, at 4:30pm SLT, at the McCoy-Troi Medical Center.

We will be announcing a surprise Medical Center event that will take place next week, so be sure to attend and hear the details!

Michiko Akina

LT(jg)/ACMO

Highlights from 04-18-2009 Bi-Weekly Staff Meeting

Here are the highlights from our staff meeting held on April 18th:

• Dr. Weatherwax is working with CPO Sachertorte from Engineering to create new equipment and rezzable rooms. As always, prim counts are at a premium and even more so with scripted items, so Dr. Weatherwax and Dr. Juran will work with Engineering to set prim parameter guidelines and utilize sculpties when possible.
• Dr. Weatherwax reported that he is developing an "interactino standard" for the devices used in Medical. For instance, as of now, the tricorders do not give the same information on the patient as the biobed biosigns; or, you may inject a crewman with your hypospray but the results do not show up in the fleet weapons HUD. An interactino standard can make the different devices interact in a meaningful way to inworld rp's. This would open up many more rp options beginning with Medical, but eventually spreading throughout GFC. This will take a great deal of time (not to mention know-how and dedication), but Dr. Weatherwax does believe it is possible to "Make It So!"
• Dr. Bourne reported on progress from Engineering with the MERSI rp collapsing building set. He is also exploring opportunities to rp with other GFC divisions.

Next meeting: Saturday, May 2nd, at 4:30pm SLT, at the McCoy-Troi Medical Center. We look forward to seeing you there!!

Michiko Akina

LT(jg)/ACMO

SUGGESTION BOX

Here is the "official" SUGGESTION BOX for GFC Medical on our blog. This will be a place to express your opinions, ideas, constructive criticism, ask questions, etc., that may not have been covered in any of the posts or meetings.