Director of Medicine

The Director of Medicine is a fleet command staff position appointed by each individual Fleet Commander.
As a member the fleet's command staff, the Director of Medicine provides advice and assistance to the Fleet Commander on all health care matters pertaining to the fleet and it's health care system.
He or she is responsible for development, policy direction, organization and overall management of an integrated fleet-wide health service system and is the medical materiel developer for the fleet. These duties include formulating policy regulations on health service support, health hazard assessment and the establishment of health standards.
The Director of Medicine also exercises authority, direction, and control over all medical and humanitarian operations the assets under their supervision participate in, subject to the limits of the law, the directions of the Fleet Commander, Starfleet Command, the Federation Council, and the President of the United Federation of Planets.
The Director of Medicine is assisted by a Deputy Director of Medicine.
Category:Fleet Command Staff Positions