This short 14 minute documentary featured in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival won’t leave you disappointed. The film invigorates an aged WWII pilot when he is reunited with old video footage of himself taken by his unit’s flight surgeon during the war. The film was directed by William Lorton and produced by […]
This article discusses an awesome opportunity specifically designed for USAF flight surgeons to gain a firmer understanding on fighter and combat aircraft operations. This course is a good use of time for any military flight surgeon, but is an absolute necessity for any flight doc assigned to a fighter squadron, […]
Aerospace and Operational Physiology (AOP) has the unique challenge of bridging physiologic sciences with the operational environment. Many people think “they just work with pilots and do altitude chamber training.” While we do frequently work with pilots and other aircrew, many are unaware of other human factor issues on which […]
On a recent domestic flight with Delta Airlines departing the busy Chicago O’Hare International Airport, I had an unexpected, but enjoyable experience. Awaiting takeoff near the back of the Boeing 737’s coach seating, I heard an announcement from the front of the aircraft. I looked up to see a man with salt and peppered hair wearing a pristine pilot’s […]
In the United States, Flight Surgeon is the title used by the military (and NASA) to designate a medical doctor who has completed specialized training in aerospace medicine and has been awarded an aeronautical rating. This contrasts with the term Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) used by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). AME’s lack the flying requirement that flight […]
Happy 82nd birthday to Dr. Joseph Peter Kerwin!! Dr Kerwin was the first American physician to be selected as an astronaut and sent to outer space by NASA. Born 19 February 1932, Dr Kerwin was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in 1965 and served as science pilot for the […]
Building a USAF Flight Surgeon: A New Approach to Training Want to work for Elon Musk? FAA & USAF Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccines 
Exposure to hypoxia impairs helicopter pilots’ awareness of environment—Remarkably, the majority of pilots did not notice they were hypoxic or recognise their hypoxia symptoms during the simulation flight at 4572 m.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2021.1931474
#hypoxia #cognitive #humanperformance
Space tourism is a newly introduced luxury that will potentially become reality very soon, what does it take for space tourists to endure the ride? @Aero_Med leaders are both writing space medicine policies, and history.
#spacemedicine #spacetourism
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2021/05/23/as-interest-in-space-tourism-booms--new-research-shows-what-may-happen-to-the-body-in-space/
Flying into space is risky even for fit, well-trained #astronauts. Adding space tourists to flights will only boost the odds of something going wrong. What happens then? #MedTwitter #SpaceMedicine #AerospaceMed
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/medical-emergencies-in-space-is-private-space-tourism-ready-for-a-worst-case
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