Starfleet Medical Command

**Starfleet Medical Command** was an administrative section of Starfleet, and a support command of Starfleet Research and Exploration Command, that was responsible for providing for the medical needs of the service.

## Organization

### Office of Starfleet Medical

The Office of Starfleet Medical, located at the Starfleet Medical Complex in San Francisco, handled the administrative requirements of the command and was divided into three divisions: Command, Public Affairs, and Training. The Training Division oversaw the Starfleet Medical Academy in cooperation with the Starfleet Academy System.

### Health Directorate

Composed of the Dental Division, Counseling Division, and many other specialized divisions, the Health Directorate was focused on ensuring the mental and physical health of Starfleet personnel and those peoples encountered by Starfleet. The agency worked with Occupational Safety and Health Conditions Directorate of Personnel Management Command to develop safety and health standards for Starfleet vessels and facilities.

### Medical Forensics Directorate

The Medical Forensics Directorate was the smallest agency within the command and was charged with assisting medical officers in techniques and practices for identifying, collecting, and analyzing medical evidence from scenes of accidents and criminal activity. The directorate would often coordinate with the OSHCD and the Investigative Services Division of Starfleet Security.

### Medical Research Directorate

Research into diseases and other physical and mental ailments was undertaken by the Medical Research Directorate.

## Uniforms

### 25th century

Personnel, subject to the Starfleet Uniform Code, wore the standard duty uniform with a departmental color of blue, but their uniforms were light grey, instead of the standard dark grey. On special occasions, personnel wore formal wear from their homeworlds or a Starfleet dress uniform.

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### Connections

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • **Medical**) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Starfleet Medical article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Starfleet Medical article at *Memory Beta*.