As Marine liaison, Gustafson must also conduct barracks inspections to ensure cleanliness, facilitate temporary duty paperwork, monitor Marine medical evacuations and assist Naval Medical Center San Diego's staff by providing administrative support for Physical Evaluation Boards and Limited Duty Boards. Accountability is a word that pops up often in Gustafson's conversations. He says he is accountable for ensuring Marines hospitalized an Naval Medical Center San Diego are taken care of and their individual commands are kept informed and aware. He is accountable for his charges in everything but direct hands on patient care. The patients are, after all, members of the Marine Corps family.
Military personnel are busy people.
The last thing they need is a long wait on service that improves their ability to see. Ricky Toyama, MSC, head, Optometry Dept. Being co-located with the Optical Shop has an added benefit also, the Optician can assure the fit is perfect. The new fast-track process has gone through its shakedown and is functioning well, according to optometrist Lt. Active duty personnel have priority at all times, and they also have the option of 'frames of choice,' which gives them a variety of frame styles to choose from.