Commissioned CorpsBULLETIN

Division of Commissioned Personnel • Program Support Center, DHHS

Published as part of the Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual for Public Health Service CommissionedCorps officers. Forward news of Service-wide or special interest to Division of Commissioned Personnel,Room 4-04, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857-0001, Phone: 301-594-3462, E-mail: vkapusnick@psc.gov.

Acting Director, DCP/PSCCAPT Denise S. Canton

Editor, Mrs. Virginia Kapusnick

Commissioned CorpsBULLETIN

Vol. XVIII, No. 2 February 2004

Surgeon General's Column

IN THIS ISSUE . . .Commissioned Corps Awards

Board ................................................. 2

COA 2004 Conference Agenda ............ 3

Authorization for OutsideActivities ............................................ 3

Commissioned Corps ReadinessForce .................................................. 6

Commissioned Officers TrainingAcademy ............................................ 9

Commissioned Corps Bulletin PLUScontains photos of 2003 BOTCclasses (available only on the DCPWeb site)

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Black History Month gives us the op-portunity to celebrate both the accom-plishments of African Americans in pub-lic health and science, and to act on thecontinuing challenge of reducing healthdisparities among minorities.

African Americans have had a pro-found impact on health and medicine. Dr.Daniel Hale Williams was the first doc-tor to perform open-heart surgery in thesuccessful removal of a knife from theheart of a stabbing victim in 1893, andin 1913, he was the only African Ameri-can in a group of 100 charter membersof the American College of Surgeons. Dr.Charles Richard Drew set up and ran theblood plasma bank—the forerunner ofthe modern blood bank—at PresbyterianHospital in New York City in the late1930s, and developed a technique to pre-serve blood for transfusion. More re-cently, Dr. Benjamin Carson has been atrail blazing pediatric neurosurgeon,most known for the successful separationin 1987 of conjoined twins who shared aportion of the same brain, and for hiscontinuing commitment to inspiring Af-rican American youth.

The health provider workforce has be-come more diverse over the years withseveral African Americans emergingamong the Nation’s top doctors. Two ofthe past four Surgeons General—all mi-norities—have been African American,including Dr. Jocelyn Elders, the firstAfrican American Surgeon General, andDr. David Satcher.

As we celebrate these tremendous ac-complishments, we must redouble ourefforts to close the health care gap be-

tween racial groups. Over the past fewdecades, the health status of AfricanAmericans has improved in many signifi-cant areas. There have been moderatedecreases in infant mortality anddeaths related to heart disease, cancer,chronic lower respiratory diseases, andchronic liver disease and pneumonia.But African Americans still suffer dis-proportionately from many preventableillnesses such as cardiovascular dis-eases, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes. The to-tal age-adjusted death rate for AfricanAmericans far exceeds the death rate ofnon-Hispanic whites and that of allgroups.

Heart disease is the leading cause ofdeath for African Americans. The 2000death rate from heart disease for Afri-can Americans was more than 25 percenthigher than the rate for whites. In 2000,heart disease claimed more than 77,523African American lives, of which 40,783were women and 36,740 were men.

Several risk factors that contributeto death and disability related to heartdisease are prevalent in African Ameri-cans, including hypertension, diabetes,high cholesterol, overweight and obe-sity, smoking, and lack of physical ac-tivity. African Americans also have thehighest rate of high blood pressure ofall racial and ethnic groups. In fact, theprevalence of high blood pressure inAfrican Americans is among the high-est in the world. And African Americansalso tend to develop hypertension at ayounger age than other racial and eth-nic groups in the United States. Nearly41 percent of African American women,

and approximately 38 percent of Afri-can American men, have hypertension.

Overweight and obesity are growingproblems for America, and they do notjust impact our waistlines. They increasethe risk of heart disease as well as otherdiseases that cause premature death anddisability. Today, more than 64 percentof Americans over age 18 are overweightor obese. The problem is most prevalentamong African American women—todaymore than 77 percent are overweight orobese.

The health benefits of moderate physi-cal activity and healthy eating, includ-ing maintaining a healthy heart and low-ering high blood pressure, can savelives. Healthy lifestyles can also improvethe health of people who have heart dis-ease. Yet, many communities are notmeeting the recommended exercise

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guidelines calling for adults to engage in30 minutes of moderate physical activ-ity 5 times a week.

Eliminating health disparities is notjust an African American issue. It is anAmerican problem that we must all worktogether to address. We can reverse thedangerous trends and provide a morepromising future for our children by re-ducing health disparities through pre-vention. To do this, we must encouragehealthy eating; physical activity; earlydetection of high-risk factors; and moni-toring and reducing high blood pres-sure, cholesterol, and excess weight. Wemust work with health providers toprovide quality health care. We mustencourage health care professionals tonot only address the immediate physi-cal symptoms and conditions that apatient may present, but to also giveclear information about disease preven-tion and health promotion during eachclinical consultation.

Our African American heroes haveshown through their example that bar-riers can be overcome and much can beaccomplished through hard work anddetermination. Under the leadership ofPresident Bush and SecretaryThompson, we are committed at all lev-els of public health to understanding andeliminating health disparities. We willcontinue developing innovative strate-gies to improve heart health.

When we look back years from now, wewill be able to count all Americans asbeing a part of the great health improve-ments and advancements of the 21st cen-tury. Prevention was and is the key to alonger healthier life for all of us.

To put a new twist on something thata great man—Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.—once said: the inseparable twin ofracial injustice is health injustice. Let’swork together to make health disparitiesa part of our history, not our future.

VADM Richard H. CarmonaSurgeon General

Commissioned Corps Awards Board

The Commissioned Corps AwardsBoard commends the achievements of allof the officers who were recognized inDecember 2003. Due to space limitationsin the Commissioned Corps Bulletin, onlyone Individual award was featured in theJanuary issue, and one Unit Honoraward is being featured in this issue.

CDC/NIOSH Team Resolves theBlurred Vision Problem of WorkersExposed to Two Chemicals WidelyUsed in the Printing Industry

Three officers in the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)National Institute for OccupationalSafety and Health (NIOSH) Visual As-sessment Team, CDR Vincent D.Mortimer, CDR Elena H. Page, andLCDR Calvin K. Cook, received the U.S.Public Health Service (PHS) Outstand-ing Unit Citation for their superior workin identifying and resolving the blurredvision problem in workers exposed to twotertiary amine compounds widely usedin the printing industry. According to thenomination statement submitted byCDC, this phenomenon had never beenexamined in scientific literature prior tothis study. The team was also recognizedfor their work to inform the printing in-dustry, potentially exposed workers, andoccupational medicine and ophthalmol-ogy practitioners of the chemicals’ poten-tially harmful health effects and meth-ods for avoiding them.

(Please note: Three civil service employ-ees on the team—Mr. Gregory Burr, Ms.Ardith Grote, and Mr. Charles Mueller—received a civilian special act award.)

Background

NIOSH responded to an outbreak ofblurred vision among workers from oneof the largest flexographic printing op-erations for consumer product labelingin the United States. NIOSH was con-tacted following inconclusive investiga-tions by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’Compensation, a private contractor, anda consulting ophthalmologist. From Feb-ruary 2001 to February 2003, the VisualAssessment Team conducted detailedmedical investigations, perfected sam-pling and analytical methods, and en-sured national intervention through vig-

orous communication with relevant regu-latory and health agencies.

The team performed specialized eyeexaminations at the printing facilitydaily for 2 weeks at the beginning andend of both shifts. The team focused ontwo tertiary amine compounds,dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) anddimethylisopropanolamine (DMIPA), af-ter discovering that the workers’ blurredvision was due to opacification of the cor-nea. The team demonstrated that DMAEand DMIPA directly deposited on the cor-nea which caused the blurred and halovision in workers.

Initially, reliable methods for environ-mental sampling of amines were notavailable. The investigators designed andconducted a rigorous desorption studyusing XAD-7. This sampling method wasposted on the NIOSH Web site and pub-lished in the NIOSH Manual of AnalyticMethods to help occupational safety andhealth specialists to accurately deter-mine worker exposures to amines. Theteam also made practical control recom-mendations, such as substituting lesstoxic or diluted inks, covering ink buck-ets, and using local exhaust ventilation.These recommendations immediatelyresolved the visual problems of morethan 100 workers.

To publicize their findings, the teammounted an extensive, national dissemi-nation campaign. These efforts includedpublication of the findings in Occupa-tional and Environmental Medicine, no-tices by the American Academy of Oph-thalmology and American College ofOccupational and Environmental Medi-cine, and a special CDC/NIOSH pressrelease. The team gave presentations atconferences held by the National Asso-ciation of Printing Ink Manufacturers,Inc., the Flexographic Technical Associa-tion, and the Graphic Arts Technical Fo-rum to ensure intervention activitiesreached all potentially exposed workers.These efforts were critical in (1) warn-ing ophthalmologists and occupationalmedicine physicians about these twotertiary amines; (2) updating themanufacturer’s material safety datasheet, including the findings in an En-vironmental Protection Agency report;

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and (3) adding DMAE and DMIPA to theNIOSH/Bureau of Labor Statistics Dis-ease Agent Survey.

Since publication of the study, compa-nies have reported changes based on theteam’s efforts. For example, StandardRegister Company, which has thousandsof employees in the United States and

40 countries, substituted a different typeof ink to prevent exposure to amines.

The NIOSH Visual Assessment Teamhas proven worthy of the PHS Outstand-ing Unit Citation for their skillful, in-sightful, and creative investigative abili-ties and efforts to protect U.S. workersmost at risk.

New Mileage Rates

Effective January 1, 2004, the mile-age reimbursement rates for Federalemployees who use privately ownedvehicles on official Government travelare as follows:

• Automobile – 37.5 cents per mile;

• Airplane – 99.5 cents per mile; and

• Motorcycle – 28.5 cents per mile.

The Commissioned Officers Associa-tion (COA) has announced the agenda forits 2004 conference, which will be heldin Anchorage, AK, May 16 through 20.This year’s conference features an ex-panded 3½ day agenda beginning onMonday afternoon and running throughThursday evening.

Highlights include:

• A round table discussion, featuringthe deans of major public health pro-grams, on exploring future trends inpubic health care;

• General sessions on:

– the role of Public Health Service of-ficers in global health;

– microbial threats to public healthin the 21st century; and

COA Announces 2004 Conference Agenda– building a new healthcare system

in Iraq.

• A full day of breakout sessions cover-ing infectious diseases, suicide, obe-sity, occupational injuries, substanceabuse, and more;

• The latest information on the trans-formation of the Corps;

• Surgeon General VADM Richard H.Carmona’s update on the year in pub-lic health;

• Two opportunities to participate inthe 3-day Basic Officer TrainingCourse (BOTC);

• Previews of the upcoming AdvancedOfficer Training Course and Pre-BOTC;

• A retirement seminar;

• Pre-conference sessions on career de-velopment, the promotion process, andthe Associate Recruiter Program;

• Commissioned Corps Readiness Forcephysical fitness testing;

• and much more!

Tuesday, May 18, will be Category Day,featuring a full-day of profession-specificworkshops and social functions for den-tists, dietitians, engineers, environmen-tal health officers, health services offi-cers, nurses, pharmacists, physicians,scientists, therapists, and veterinarians.

For more information about the agendaor to review detailed Category Day agen-das, visit the conference Web site atwww.coausphsconference.org. For moreinformation, call toll-free 866-544-9677.

You, as a Public Health Service Com-missioned Corps officer, must obtain au-thorization prior to engaging in outsideactivities. Many officers participate inprofessional organizations, teaching ac-tivities, part-time jobs, and other activi-ties outside of their official duties.

Before engaging in these activities, youmust apply for approval using form HHS-520, “Request for Approval of OutsideActivity,” which is available on the Divi-sion of Commissioned Personnel’s (DCP)Web site—http://dcp.psc.gov—click on‘Services.’ Approval is granted throughthe Agency/ Operating Division (OPDIV)/Program to which you are assigned. Ifyou have multiple outside activities, aseparate form HHS-520 is required foreach activity.

The completed form HHS-520 shouldbe forwarded to DCP upon your Agency/

Authorization for Outside Activities is RequiredOPDIV/Program’s approval. This formwill be included in your official person-nel folder, and should be sent to the fol-lowing address:

Division of Commissioned PersonnelATTN: Officer Support Branch5600 Fishers Lane, Room 4-36Rockville, MD 20857-0001

Approval is generally not required tobe a member of a professional organiza-tion; however, approval is needed to serveas an officer, committee chair, or similarleadership role in a professional society,even if you receive no compensation forthe activity. Approval is not needed toserve as a volunteer in a homeownersassociation or similar non-political com-munity organization.

Approval is required for any employ-ment outside of the Service, whether ornot it is similar in nature to your official

duties. Also, regardless of compensation,approval is needed for teaching, lectur-ing, and speech making activities; writ-ing and editing; and any other outsideactivity for which the Agency/OPDIV/Program imposes internal requirementsfor administrative approval.

Public Health Service CommissionedCorps officers may not be granted sta-tion leave during scheduled work peri-ods for the purpose of engaging in com-pensated outside activities.

When in doubt, check with yourAgency/OPDIV/Program’s managementoffice or ethics counselor before you be-gin an outside activity. If you obtain ap-proval and then decide not to participatein the activity, or discontinue an ap-proved activity, no harm will be done—you can cancel your “Request for Ap-proval of Outside Activity.”

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RADM William C. Vanderwagen,Chief Medical Officer, U.S. PublicHealth Service, returned to the UnitedStates in mid-January after 4 monthsin Iraq.

RADM Vanderwagen shared with ussome of the photos take in and aroundSinjar and Telafar in the westernNinewah governorate which is near theSyrian border. This area consists of amixed population of Arabs, Kurds, andthe traditional Bedouin people. TheBedouin people are neither Muslim norChristian, but follow a traditionaltribal religion. The region is part of theSyrian desert, but has irrigation andprovides most of the wheat grown inIraq. It is a sheep raising region aswell.

RADM W. C. Vanderwagen Returns from Iraq

RADM Vanderwagen is in the center of this photo (4th from left). He is pictured withthe hospital director and the lead medical staff at the hospital, along with the soldierswho helped rebuild the hospital and clinic.

People waiting to be seen in a pediatric clinic that was rebuilt by the 101st Airborne Division,3rd BGD.

This soldier was at a smaller village to the north of Telafar.This is the type of reception often received from thechildren.

The deadline for submission of appli-cations for assimilation into the Regu-lar Corps is February 13, 2004.

See page 7 of the December 2003 is-sue of the Commissioned Corps Bulletinfor more information regarding applyingfor assimilation.

ReminderAbsentee Voting Information Online

Information on absentee voting isavailable through the Internet. The Fed-eral Voting Assistance Program’s Website— www.fvap.ncr.gov—provides vot-ing-related information and resources,including the complete Voting AssistanceGuide and voting news releases for mem-bers of the Uniformed Services who areeligible to vote absentee.

Public Health Service (PHS) Commis-sioned Corps officers can obtain Stand-ard Form 76, “Registration and Absen-tee Ballot Request–Federal Post CardApplication,” from their local PHS IDcard issuing office or by contacting theOfficer Support Branch, Division of Com-missioned Personnel, at 301-594-3384.

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CDR Doreen Melling Renders Medical Assistance

CDR Doreen M. Melling, a HealthServices Officer with the Public HealthService Commissioned Corps, is cur-rently serving as the Food and Drug Ad-ministration Regulatory Affairs LiaisonOfficer with the Joint Program Execu-tive Office for Chemical and BiologicalDefense (JPEO-CBD), Department ofDefense. CDR Melling was highlightedin the January-March 2004 issue ofChem-Bio Defense Quarterly, pages 6and 7, in an article titled ‘Is There aDoctor Onboard?’ A synopsis of the ar-ticle follows.

While CDR Melling and the other pas-sengers were waiting for liftoff on a flightto Salt Lake City, the boarding attendant,Kathleen, made an announcement thatanother flight had just arrived and con-necting passengers would be seated mo-mentarily. She then proceeded to help thenew passengers onboard. An apparentmiscommunication between the groundcrew and the cockpit caused an unex-pected jolt in the plane as if it was beingpushed back in preparation to taxi outto the runway. Upon hearing a “bloodcurdling scream,” and the announcement,“Is there a doctor onboard?” and seeing

that no one answered the call for medi-cal assistance, CDR Melling, an Emer-gency Medical Technician, went to theplane’s entrance to offer assistance.

What CDR Melling saw was the board-ing attendant lying on the floor directlyin front of the cockpit door with her rightleg severely injured. CDR Melling theo-rized that the boarding attendant was inthe doorway as the plane was beingpushed in reverse, and she was mostlikely crushed by the airplane door clos-ing on her. CDR Melling instructed someof the crew to get a first-aid kit andgauze. She bandaged the leg and madesure that there was good circulation tothe leg and foot. There was not muchblood because the femoral artery had notbeen damaged.

“Although Kathleen was in extremepain, she was amazingly calm, awake,and had good vital signs as we waitedfor the paramedics to arrive,” said CDRMelling.

Because the door of the plane had beendamaged, the passengers were trans-ferred to another plane. “During the al-ternate flight, I realized that the train-

ing I received as an Emergency MedicalTechnician made a difference insomeone’s life. I was very happy that Icould assist,” said CDR Melling. She wenton to say, “The reason I became an Emer-gency Medical Technician was because Iwitnessed three medical emergencies asa Maryland State First Responder. Iwould encourage everyone to enroll infirst-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita-tion (CPR) courses at their local RedCross Center or Fire Department. Thetraining will give you confidence becauseyou never know when you may be calledupon to save a life.”

CDR Melling received congratulationsfrom Mr. Richard Decker, Acting DeputyJoint Program Executive Officer, for ren-dering medical assistance to a SouthwestAirlines’ employee. Officials at the air-lines reported that the boarding agent ismaking a full recovery.

Note: The entire January-March 2004issue of Chem-Bio Defense Quarterly isavailable at http:/ /www.jpeocbd.o s d . m i l / d o c u m e n t s / Vo l % 2 0 1 ,% 2 0 I s s u e % 2 0 1 , % 2 0 J a n - M a r %202004.PDF.

On October 29, 2003, CAPT RichardC. Vause, Jr. was inducted as a fellowinto the College of Physicians of Phila-delphia (CPP). He is only the second Phy-sician Assistant ever inducted and thefirst based strictly on his PA-C. CAPTVause was nominated by two current fel-lows of the College and was required toface the normal membership scrutiny tobe approved by the membership commit-tee and the executive board of the col-lege for fellowship.

As to a little history. Founded in 1787,the CPP is the oldest honorary medi-cal academy in the United States. Anorganization of distinguished healthcare professionals and historians ofmedicine, the College encourages thestudy and appreciation of medicine inthe broader historical and social con-text in response to current health careissues as well as public and profes-sional interests. The Library of the CPPis one of the largest medical history

PHS Officer Inducted as a Fellow into the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

collections in the world, and containsmore than 250,000 books and journalspublished before 1966, including over400 incunabula and more than 12,000pre-1801 imprints. The rare book col-lection is augmented by extensive ar-chival, manuscript, print, and photo-graph collections.

The College is also home to the worldfamous Mütter Medical Museum whichhouses an exceptional collection of medi-cal artifacts, instruments, pathologicalspecimens, and anatomical models thatcomplements the holdings of the Library.The Francis Clark Wood Institute for theHistory of Medicine was established in1976 to make better known to the schol-arly community the rich resources of theLibrary and the museum, and to encour-age the study of developments in healthcare using these resources. The WoodInstitute especially encourages examina-tion of contemporary issues in historicalperspective.

Among the notable fellows of the col-lege are: Benjamin Rush, physician andsigner of the Declaration of Indepen-dence; former Surgeon General C.Everett Koop; former Surgeon GeneralDavid Satcher; and Surgeon GeneralRichard H. Carmona. At the ceremony,CAPT Vause added his name and theletters PA-C to the 200-year-old reg-ister of the College, the original bookthat was first signed in 1787 at theestablishment of the College. He wasinducted as a fellow along with 28other distinguished physicians andscientists.

The keynote speaker for the eveningwas Dr. David Satcher who also receiveda special award for his work as SurgeonGeneral and his promotion of publichealth.

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Commissioned Corps Readiness Force

CCRF Supports the 2nd MarineExpeditionary Force at CampsLejeune and Pendleton

Beginning in October 2003 and extend-ing until March 2004, CommissionedCorps Readiness Force (CCRF) dentistsdeployed to Camps Lejeune andPendleton. These dentists deployed tocare for Marine Expeditionary Forceswho are/were Stateside and who have orwill return to the Iraq Theater. All total,36 dentists deployed for a period of 2weeks each. To demonstrate the impactof our dentists, one dentist, from Novem-ber 11 until November 21, performed 177major or selected procedures and spent95 percent of his time in direct patientcare. This one dentist provided care for120 patients during this period. In addi-tion, many of our dentists received con-tinuing education credits while on de-ployment.

Orange Alert

On December 21, 2003, the Depart-ment of Homeland Security, in consulta-tion with the National Security Council,raised the security alert level from ‘yel-low’ to ‘orange.’ This was a result of a sig-nificant increase in monitored commu-nications between suspected terrorists,threats against specific targets, and theupcoming holiday season.

The National Disaster Medical System(NDMS) placed sixteen teams on alertstatus. Although no officers were de-ployed, two Environmental Health Offi-cers were on call for two ManagementSupport Teams, and two officers were oncall for the Domestic Emergency SupportTeam.

State of the Union Address

CCRF participated in the 2004 Stateof the Union address to the Joint Ses-sion of Congress. Because of the height-ened security concerns surrounding thisevent, the Department of Health andHuman Services requested the pre-posi-tioning of CCRF members to support avariety of assets from logistics to healthand medical resources responders in caseof a medical emergency. As in past years,CCRF was proud to have a part in theannual State of the Union address.

CCRF Training

In February, CCRF officers will attendthe Combat Casualty Care Course (C4)at Camp Bullis, Texas, near San Anto-nio. C4 provides officers with the skillsand practice necessary to provide FirstResponder care in an austere, combatenvironment. Areas of instruction in-clude: Advanced Trauma Management;Tactical and Preventive Medicine; Triage;Battlefield Wounds; and Casualty Carein a NBC environment. In addition, of-ficers will be attending the CHART(Combined Humanitarian AssistanceResponse Training) in Maryland andthe JOMMC (Joint Operations Medi-cal Managers Course) in Texas. CHARTparticipants will include officers fromother Uniformed Services, governmen-tal departments, multiple agencies, ci-vilians, and non-governmental organi-zations. To register for CCRFadvanced coursework, go to the CCRFWeb site at—http://teams.fema.gov/ccrf/2004_training.htm.

CCRF Centrelearn Curriculum

Two new sessions have been added tothe CCRF Centrelearn curriculum (#322and #324) and one more is on the way(#512). Information regarding these ses-sions is posted on the Centrelearn siteunder the heading ‘Announcements.’ Asplanned, many of the online sessionshave been updated. CCRF recommendsthat you view the sessions directly fromthe Centrelearn Web site rather thanusing a training CD in order to receivethe most recent and up-to-date informa-tion. The Web site address is—http://ccrf.umbc.edu/.

Status of CCRF at Close of 2003

• Deployable officers in CCRF, January1, 2003:

1,375 officers (23 percent of the Corps)

• Deployable officers in CCRF, Decem-ber 31, 2003:

2,530 officers (43 percent of the Corps)

CCRF Missions in Calendar Year2003

• State of the Union Address

• Rhode Island Night Club Fire

• Midwest Tornadoes – American RedCross

• Hurricane Isabel – American RedCross

• TOPOFF II Support

• Indian Health Service Support –Kotzebue, AK

• Typhoon Lupit – Micronesia

• Orange Security Threat – Washington,DC

• National Naval Medical Center –Bethesda, MD

• Fort Dietrich, MD – Smallpox Vacci-nations

• Baghdad – Iraq Ministry of Health

• Orange Security Threat – New YorkCity and Washington, DC

• Outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease

• Smallpox Vaccination Teams

• Water System Surveys for U.S. ForestService

• Hurricane Isabel – HHS Support

• California Wildfires – American RedCross

• West Virginia Floods – American RedCross

• Strategic National Stockpile Support

• Quantico Marine Base

• Camp Lejeune – 2nd Marine Expedi-tionary Force

• Camp Pendleton – 1st Marine Expe-ditionary Force

Training Provided in CalendarYear 2003

Classroom and OfficersField Courses Served

• CCRF Basic Courses(7 courses) .................................... 352

• Combined HumanitarianAssistance Response Training(CHART) ......................................... 21

• Radiological Emergencies ............. 55

• Forensic Odontology (AFIP) ......... 30

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• Mass Vaccination andProphylaxis Training .................... 30

• Basic Life Support for HealthCare Providers (27 courses) ........ 251

• Combat Casualty CareCourse (C4) ...................................... 9

• Homeland Security LeadershipMedical Executive Course .............. 8

• Medical Management of Chemicaland Biological Casualties(USAMRID) ...................................... 6

Up to 60 CCRF Web-based trainingmodules related to disaster preparednessand emergency response are available toofficers. Most officer categories can re-ceive continuing education creditthrough the University of Maryland forthis course work.

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Where We are Going

For 2004, CCRF offers advanced train-ing courses in classroom and field set-tings. Many are in cooperation with De-partment of Defense (DoD) courses atDMRTI in San Antonio, the Center ofExcellence in Honolulu, AFIP,USAMRID, AFRRI, and REAC/TS. TheMemorandum of Understanding withDoD training centers not only gives ourofficers access to excellent courses, butalso promotes a spirit of oneness with ourmilitary counterparts. This relationshipis enhanced via several CCRF deploy-ments supporting overburdened DoD fa-cilities because of Operation Iraqi Free-dom. CCRF will offer respiratory fittesting for approximately 1,000 officersin 13 locations across the United States.

Join the PHS PharmacistListserv

All U.S. Public Health Service Commis-sioned Corps pharmacists are encour-aged to join the Pharmacist Listserv forup-to-date details regarding pharmacy-specific information and to keep in-formed on issues impacting the Phar-macy category.

Visit the Pharmacist Professional Ad-visory Committee (PharmPAC) Web siteto join the Listserv—http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/listservs.html.

Please relay this message to your ci-vilian pharmacist co-workers. If you haveany questions regarding the Listserv,please contact:

LCDR Mike LongPharmPAC Communications LeadPhone: 978-796-1560E-mail: mzlong@bop.gov

The Awards Committee of the PublicHealth Service (PHS) Pharmacist Profes-sional Advisory Committee (PharmPAC)announces the annual pharmacist honorawards. There are four awards:

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ALLENJ. BRANDS CLINICAL PHARMACIST OFTHE YEAR AWARD

This award recognizes the achievementof pharmacists in the PHS that providetraditional pharmaceutical services, withprimary emphasis on activities accom-plished within the past 18 months.

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE NON-CLINICAL PHARMACIST OF THE YEARAWARD (WILL BE RENAMED TOHONOR MARY LOUISE ANDERSEN)

This award recognizes the leadershipachievements of pharmacists in the PHSin non-traditional or administrativeroles, with primary emphasis on activi-ties accomplished within the past 18months.

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICEGEORGE F. ARCHAMBAULT CAREERACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN PHARMACY

This award recognizes senior civil serv-ice (GS-11 and above) or commissionedcorps (O-5 and above) pharmacists serv-

ing under the authority of the PHS, withat least 15 years of PHS service, for out-standing achievements and/or contribu-tions to the pharmacy profession in thePHS.

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICEAWARD FOR MANAGERIALEXCELLENCE IMPROVING PHARMACYSERVICE OR PUBLIC HEALTH

This award is sponsored annually bythe George F. Archambault Foundation,through the generous financial supportof the Bayer Corporation, to recognize aPHS pharmacist who has improved phar-macy service or the public’s healththrough managerial excellence.

Details of the award criteria and nomi-nation packets can be found on the awardsection of the PharmPAC Web site—h t t p : / / w w w. h h s . g o v / p h a r m a c y /award1.html.

Please take the time to nominate de-serving pharmacists, both civil serviceand commissioned corps, for theseawards. The awards will be presentedduring the 2004 Public Health Profes-sional Conference in Anchorage, AK. Allnominations and appropriate documen-tation must be received no later thanMarch 1, 2004.

For additional information or assis-tance, please contact:

LT Krista M. ScardinaPharmPAC, Vice ChairFood and Drug AdministrationOffice of Generic Drugs7500 Standish Place, HFD-600Rockville, MD 20855

Phone: 301-827-5813Fax: 301-594-0183E-mail: scardinak@cder.fda.gov

Call for Nominations for Annual Pharmacist Honor Awards

RADM Paul J. HigginsAppointed Chief MedicalOfficer of the Coast Guard

RADM Joyce M. Johnson, who hasserved as the Coast Guard’s ChiefMedical Officer, retired on January 1,2004.

CAPT Paul J. Higgins assumed theposition of Chief Medical Officer of theCoast Guard effective January 1, 2004.As a result of the appointment, he waspromoted to Rear Admiral (UpperHalf).

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Dr. John Parascandola retired asPublic Health Service (PHS) Historianin the Department of Health and HumanServices (HHS) on January 31, 2004, af-ter more than 20 years in Federal serv-ice. In 1992, he became the first incum-bent of the position of PHS Historian andhe has overseen the initial developmentof this relatively new office. Prior to ac-cepting this post, Dr. Parascandolaserved as Chief of the National Libraryof Medicine’s History of Medicine Divi-sion (HMD) from 1983 to 1992. Duringhis tenure at HMD, Dr. Parascandola sig-nificantly increased the application ofcomputers and other technologies to theLibrary’s historical collections, was no-tably active in promoting the Division’sservices to a wide variety of audiences,and developed a number of new schol-arly programs. His contributions havebeen recognized by HHS through suchhonors as the Surgeon General’s Exem-plary Service Award (1989 and 1996), theAssistant Secretary for Health’s SuperiorService Award (1999), and the NationalInstitutes of Health Merit Award (1988).

After receiving his Ph.D. in history ofscience from the University of Wiscon-sin-Madison in 1968, Dr. Parascandolaspent a postdoctoral year at HarvardUniversity. He then returned to Madisonto teach history of pharmacy and historyof science at the University of Wisconsinfrom 1969 to 1983. His research accom-

CORRECTION

Commissioned OfficerCompensation

The article titled “Commissioned Of-ficer Compensation,” on page 8 of theJanuary 2004 issue of the CommissionedCorps Bulletin, contains an error.

In the section titled ‘Changes in Re-tired Pay/Annuitant Compensation,’ astatement was made that retirees whofirst became a member of a UniformedService before September 8, 1980, willreceive a 2.1 percent cost of living adjust-ment (COLA) effective December 1, 2003,payable January 2, 2004. This only ap-plies if those members’ retired pay wasbased on rates of basic pay effective beforeJanuary 1, 2003. If their retired pay wasbased on rates of basic pay effective Janu-ary 1, 2003, the COLA is 1.7 percent.

The table (on page 8) shown for mem-bers who first became members of a Uni-formed Service on or after September 8,1980, is correct.

The Division of Commissioned Person-nel apologizes for the error.

PHS Historian Retires

plishments have earned him severalawards in the history of science andmedicine, such as the Sidney M.Edelstein Award for OutstandingAchievement in the History of Chemis-try from the American Chemical Society’sHistory of Chemistry Division (2002). Hisbook on “The Development of AmericanPharmacology: John J. Abel and theShaping of a Discipline,” published by theJohns Hopkins University Press in 1992,was awarded the George Urdang Medalfor distinguished pharmaco-historicalwriting by the American Institute of theHistory of Pharmacy in 1994.

Dr. Parascandola plans to remain ac-tive in his chosen field by teaching, do-ing research, writing, lecturing, and con-sulting.

The Office of the PHS Historian willcontinue under the leadership of Dr.Alexandra (Lexi) Lord, who has servedas Staff Historian in the office since July2001. Dr. Lord earned her Ph.D. in his-tory at the University of Wisconsin-Madi-son in 1995, and has taught previouslyat Montana State University and at theState University of New York at NewPaltz. She may be reached by e-mail atalord@psc.gov and by phone at 301-443-5363. The address of the office is Room18-23, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD20857.

The District of Columbia (DC) Branchof the Commissioned Officers Association(COA) needs commissioned officers fromall categories to serve as judges andaward presenters.

The competition involves 13 regionalfairs (Anne Arundel, District of Colum-bia, Fairfax, Howard, Loudoun, Mont-gomery, Northern Virginia, PrinceGeorge’s/St. Mary’s, Prince William-Manassas, Morgan State, Baltimore/Towson, Frederick, and Western Mary-land) with submissions from approxi-mately 450 public, private, and parochialschools (grades 6-12) throughout Mary-land, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

The students are honored by the rec-ognition, and the officer judges are re-warded by the refreshing and enthusi-

Note: To report the death of a retired of-ficer or an annuitant to the Division ofCommissioned Personnel (DCP), pleasephone 1-800-638-8744.

The deaths of the following active-dutyofficer and retired officers were recentlyreported to DCP:

Title/Name Date

MEDICALCAPTAINWilliam W. Niemeck 12/12/03Joseph C. Sturgell 12/06/03

DENTALCOMMANDERFred Banks 01/02/04

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCAPTAINJohn Rodak, Jr. 12/21/03COMMANDERLewis S. Colwell, Jr. 11/23/03

Recent Deaths

astic interaction with students and theexperience of judging such high-qualityand innovative projects. The presentationof awards and the interaction with stu-dents and parents results in positive vis-ibility for the COA and the Public HealthService Commissioned Corps.

If you are interested in participatingthis year as a judge or awards presenterin the DC area, please contact either ofthe individuals listed below:

LCDR Thomas HendricksPhone: 301-827-8553E-mail: thendric@cvm.fda.gov

LCDR Jacqueline RodriguePhone: 301-443-0818E-mail: Jrodrigue@hrsa.gov

Regional Science Fair Judges Needed

February 2004 Vol. XVIII, No. 2 Commissioned Corps Bulletin Page 9

Ms. Karen Donato, MS, RD, has beennamed ‘Dietitian of the Year’ for 2004 bythe Dietitian/Nutritionist ProfessionalAdvisory Committee (D/N PAC).

Ms. Donato is a civil service employeewith the National Institutes of Health(NIH), and has demonstrated commit-ment to the public health of the UnitedStates through her leadership on numer-ous projects, dedication to achieving out-come goals, collaboration with majorhealth organizations, and innovativeapproaches to getting the job done.

From 1980 to 1994, Ms. Donato servedas chairperson of the NIH Subcommit-tee on Nutrition Education. In 1990, shebecame the Coordinator of Nutrition

Commissioned Officer Training AcademyRetirements - January

Title/Name Agency/OPDIV/Program

MEDICALREAR ADMIRAL (UPPER)Joyce M. Johnson DHS

CAPTAINJohn R. Livengood CDCDavid J. Lipman NIHIleana R. Hawkins IHSRichard L. Hays IHSFrank D. Sacco IHSKermit C. Smith IHSKenneth M. Yamada NIHKevin S. Yeskey DHS

COMMANDERAngel Gonzalez-Carrasquillo SAMHSA

DENTALCAPTAINRandy G. Alkire IHSScott Bingham IHSWilliam E. Evans DHSDavid L. Harris BOPSteven R. Newman DHS

NURSECAPTAINLarry D. Dille BOPCarnie A. Hayes, Jr. HRSA

COMMANDERBarbara A. Isaacs IHS

ENGINEERCAPTAINStephen C. James EPAPaul J. Liebendorfer EPAAlessi D. Otte EPA

SCIENTISTCAPTAINDuane J. Gubler CDCWilliam A. Kachadorian NIH

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCAPTAINJohn J. Hanley NPS

PHARMACYCAPTAINRodney W. Hill IHSHalron J. Martin BOP

THERAPYCAPTAINCharlotte B. Richards IHS

HEALTH SERVICESREAR ADMIRAL (UPPER)Anna J. Albert IHSRichard C. Bohrer HRSA

Education and Special Initiatives, Na-tional Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute(NHLBI), NIH. Currently, she is the Co-ordinator of the NHLBI Obesity Educa-tion Initiative.

Ms. Donato’s outstanding work withNHLBI to reduce disease morbidity andmortality through a national educationrisk reduction program is a prime ex-ample of the significant contribution andimpact that dietitians can make to im-prove the health of the Nation. D/N PACis proud that Ms. Donato is a member ofour team of professionals dedicated toimproving the health of the Nationthrough healthful diet, and congratulatesher on her many accomplishments.

D/N PAC Announces 2004 ‘Dietitian of the Year’

The Commissioned Officer TrainingAcademy (COTA) is looking forward tocontinuing our service and undertakingnew opportunities that are presentedduring 2004. COTA commends all offi-cers who have attended or plan to attendthe Basic Officer Training Course(BOTC); brought a class to a site; helpedwith funding, packing and unpacking;shared information; sung the PHS Marchwith enthusiasm; provided ‘Class Reflec-tions’; or marched in a Class Color Guard.

At the end of December 2003, a totalof 1,812 officers on active duty and 44 inthe Inactive Reserve Corps completedthe BOTC, and 1,111 officers wereawarded the PHS Commissioned CorpsTraining Ribbon by successfully complet-ing the Web-based Independent OfficerTraining Course.

The COTA Web pages can be found onthe DCP Web site at—http://dcp.psc.gov—select ‘Training.’ Information,including future classes, can be found atthis site by selecting the appropriate op-tion on the left side.

2003 Class Photos onCommissioned Corps BulletinPLUS

A BOTC class picture with a brief sum-mary was made for each class during2003 (except the August 27-29 class). Thephotos and summaries can be found onthe DCP Web site—http://dcp.psc.gov—select ‘Publications’ and then ‘Commis-sioned Corps Bulletins PLUS,’ February2004 issue.

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The historic stone building on upperFront Street in Lahaina on the island ofMaui in Hawaii, now known as the OldSeamen’s Hospital, later a hospital of theU.S. Marine Hospital Service, was origi-nally built on the sly for Hawaiian KingKamehameha III, a decade before it wasput to use as a medical facility.

Lockwood and Rosie Frost in their1975 study of the then yet to be restoredU.S. Public Health Service Hospital notedthat “While the stones and mortar of anold building have an intrinsic value andinterest of their own, it is the people whobuilt, lived, and worked there and theevents that took place in and aroundthem, that give them real historical im-portance. In this respect, the Seamen’sHospital has an unusually rich heritage.”

The Frosts’ research revealed that thebuilding had been erected years earlierthan at first suspected, and not initiallyas a hospital. Instead, it was part of “acertain teenage defiance” on the part ofthe young Hawaiian King, who was stillsubject to control by the Hawaiian chiefsand especially by his elder half sister,Kinau, the “kuhina nui” or regent. Al-though the King himself had just de-clared an end to his minority in1833, hewas having a tough time making it stick.He had not yet assumed his full royalpowers. And one of the problems was thefact that a number of foreign Honolulumerchants had befriended him, obviouslyto serve their own purposes. These for-eigners, mostly Americans, influencedhim greatly and encouraged his defianceof the chiefs. In particular, the teenageKing enjoyed the counsel of a merchantnamed William French, and he could of-ten be found at his store.

The King had decided to return toLahaina, but until his half sister decidedhe was ‘a good boy,’ he needed extra in-come. At the time of the King’s departurefor Lahaina, according to the Frosts’ re-search, this agreement was written:

“Agreement made and concluded this16th day of July 1833 between the Kingof the Sandwich Islands and Ah Chon,a Chinese residing at these Islands.Witnesseth that the said Kaui Keaouli(Kamehameha III) agrees to build a

Seamen’s Hospital Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii, an Early PublicHealth Service HospitalSubmitted by: RADM Jerrold M. Michael, USPHS (Ret.)

Professor of Global Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC

house at the Island of Maui and fencethe same in for the purpose of keep-ing a house to accommodate Mastersand officers of whale ships, the house-hold furniture, and cooking utensilsto be furnished by Ah Chon, and theprofits which may arise in the estab-lishment to be equally divided by thesaid parties.

SignedA Chon (His X Mark)Witness – Wm French”

The property, upon which the futureSeamen’s Hospital was to be built, isknown in old records as Moanui. Thehouse was built without the knowledgeof the chiefs. At least, it is doubtful if theyknew of the King’s involvement. The Kingowned the land at Moanui, and it wasfar enough from the Waiola Church, theresidences of Maui Governor and strictChristian standards, and the other chiefsso that it would not be subject to theirconstant surveillance.

The signature of Mr. French as witnessto the agreement of construction is sig-nificant. The agreement was undoubtedlymade in his store, where the King wasspending much of his time. Ah Chon musthave been one of several Chinese immi-grants who had been working for Mr.French.

Furthermore, if Mr. French saw an op-portunity of providing the ‘ardent spir-its’ and other items to be sold at the store,his share of the profit could exceed thatof either the King or Ah Chon. For thatreason he could build the house withoutcost to the King, who from experience,had learned that his chances of elicitingfunds from sister Kinau for such a pur-pose were slim.

Of interest is the fact that the BishopMuseum of Honolulu excavated the siteprior to the reconstruction of the hospi-tal and uncovered a skeleton buried un-der a cornerstone, a sure indication of useof the building by ‘Alii’ or royalty. No oneknows if the skeleton is of someone whohad died anyway, or if a Hawaiian of 1833had the misfortune of being speciallychosen for the task of guarding the King’sbeach front home with his spirit.

The early 1800s in Hawaii was a pe-riod when the forces of the Protestantmission still were subject to the whimsof the Alii. For his part, the King had adecided preference for a social structurethat followed ancient patterns as opposedto the moral laws developed under mis-sionary influence.

Among other persons to attract theKing’s attentions was his own sister,Nahienaena of Maui. Historians note thatthe missionaries were very much aware ofthe attraction and did their best to keepNahienaena well away from her brother.

The missionary attempts to maintaintheir form of morality among the royaltyfailed, and the records show thatNahienaena became pregnant in 1835,apparently as a result of liaisons withher brother.

The child died shortly after birth in1836, and Nahienaena, described byGavan Daws, a Hawaiian historian, as“obese, debauched, diseased and guiltstricken,” followed by the end of the year.A grieving King took to making annualvisits to Lahaina to be close to her tomb.

In the 1840s, the whaling industry fo-cused attention on the relatively calmwaters off Lahaina. According to histo-rian, Gavan Daws, that was partly be-cause white potatoes were being grownon Maui, and the whaling men preferredthe white potato to the Hawaii sweetpotato grown on the other islands.

The protected Lahaina harbor alsogained in attraction because Maui’s Gov-ernor Hoapili died, and with him died theChristian influence on the Maui govern-ment. In 1846, some 600 whaling shipsmade port in Hawaii with reports ofheavy competition between Honoluluand Lahaina for which could supply themost in debauchery. In 1837, the housewas given by the King to one JoaquinArmas as a reward for years of faithfulservice by this Mexican, who had livedon the Big Island of Hawaii taking careof the King’s cattle on what is now, forthe most part, the famous Parker Ranch.

Armas lived in the house for a shorttime and must have been there in

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On February 23, 1989, on the occa-sion of the centennial of the Commis-sioned Corps of the U.S. Public HealthService, the building was rededicatedby Surgeon General C. Everett Koopand Deputy Surgeon General FayeAbdellah, along with a number of ac-tive-duty and retired officers includingAssistant Surgeon General (Ret.)Jerrold M. Michael. RADM Michaellater remarked that, “The Surgeon Gen-eral impressed upon the officers andvisiting dignitaries present that thisbuilding reminds us of the long historyof commitment to the better health ofour Nation and the world communitythrough the dedicated service of thecommissioned officers of the U.S. Pub-lic Health Service. What is past is ahallmark of a standard of profession-alism that will continue to serve ourgreat Nation.”

January of 1841 when Father Maigretand Father Denis Maudet made a shortstay at Lahaina. The first Catholic Massever celebrated on the Island was in thathouse on January 24, 1841.

Joaquin Armas eventually returned tothe Monterey Bay area of California, andhis last will shows that he was rentinghis building to a doctor for 500 pesos ayear.

Because of a ‘quirk’ in the law, the pro-visions of the July 16, 1798 Federal Act—the beginning of the U.S. Public HealthService—did not cover the seamenaboard whaling ships. They could nothave the required 20 cents per monthdeducted from their pay to receive healthcare because they received a percent ofthe profits of a voyage.

Whaling seamen who were sick wereleft in the care of American consul. It wasnecessary for the captain (of a whalingship) to deposit with the consulate anamount equal to 2 months pay for thehealth care of the seaman and his returnto the United States—sort of severancepay.

In December of 1841, Kamehameha IIIofficially asked the United States to “ap-point an officer whose duty it shall be toregulate and adjust any health difficul-ties which may arise among seamen inLahaina.”

About 3 years later in 1844, the Kinggave up his hideaway with a leasegranted to a representative of theAmerican government for the U.S. Ma-rine Hospital. In 1845, a Dr. Wood atthe hospital listed the common ail-ments treated at the Lahaina hospitalas: Accidental injury (to which whalemen were particularly exposed), rheu-matism, syphilis, scurvy, dysentery,bronchitis, and later consumption ortuberculosis.

In 1850, a Dr. James was put in chargeof the hospital and large numbers of pa-tients were recorded in his records. Inaddition to the main hospital building,four smaller buildings existed behind theone that now remains. This is how a re-ported 80 to 100 seamen could be caredfor at once—a number which perplexed

earlier researchers who wondered howso many people could have been crowdedinto the one building.

The bringing in of the Drake oil wellin Pennsylvania in1859, and the use ofwhaling ships, some scuttled, to blockharbors in the Civil War, ended the bigwhaling fleets that called at Lahaina.Only 12 whaling ships and 4 merchantships called at Lahaina in 1862.

On September 10, 1862, the doors ofthe U.S. Seamen’s Hospital at Lahainawere officially closed and sick and desti-tute seamen thereafter were sent to Ho-nolulu for care under the direction of U.S.Consulate there.

The building became a boardingschool under Episcopal ArchdeaconGeorge Mason in 1864, who paid$100 a year to lease it. Then it be-came known as St. Cross School andwas run by Episcopalian sisterswhose worldwide leader was theRevered Mother Lydia Sellon, whohad worked as a nurse with FlorenceNightingale in the Crimean War.‘Miss Sellon’, as she was referred to,actually visited the Lahaina estab-lishment. Some of her interest in Ho-nolulu came as a result of a visitwith her in England by HawaiianQueen Emma.

Two ministers were later to take upresidence in the building. The ReverendWilliam Ault moved there in 1897, mak-ing badly needed repairs and modifica-tions. In 1901, the Reverend AlbertWeymouth made his home in the struc-ture until he retired in 1908. In that year,the church exchanged the site with aHawaiian trust, the Bishop Estate, withthe estate renting the building out as ahome or meeting room.

The last use of the building was as ameeting room for Lahaina groups. Wellbefore the collapse of the walls, though,the building had been sitting unoccupied,being condemned as unsafe by buildingofficials.

When the Lahaina Restoration Foun-dation acquired the building from theBishop Estate in 1975, it was a primecandidate for restoration because of its

historic significance. Without restora-tion, it was going to collapse. The build-ing was restored at a cost of approxi-mately $300,000. The Foundationmaintains ownership of the facility andleases it out to appropriate tenants. Thecurrent tenant is Paradise Television.

On April 12, 1982, Hawaii’s U.S. Sena-tor Spark Matsunaga, U.S. Public HealthService (PHS) Assistant Surgeon GeneralSheridan Weinstein, and PHS AssistantSurgeon General (Ret.) Jerrold M.Michael, Dean of the University ofHawaii’s School of Public Health, dedi-cated a plaque on the front wall of thereconstructed hospital. It is reproducedbelow.

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This photo was taken on February 23, 1989, atthe Seamen’s Hospital Lahaina, (Maui) Hawaii.Pictured left to right: CAPT Leonard Bachman,CDR Steven Moore, Deputy Surgeon GeneralRADM Faye Abdellah, and Surgeon GeneralVADM C. Everett Koop.

References

Daws, Gavin. “Shoal of Time: A Historyof the Hawaiian Islands,” Universityof Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI, 1989.

Frost, Lockwood and Frost, Rosie. “Ren-dezvous in Lahaina, A Study, Report,and Recommendations for the Resto-ration and Preservation of theSeamen’s Hospital,” Lahaina Restora-tion Foundation, Lahaina, HI, 1975.

Furman, Bess. “A Profile of the UnitedStates Public Health Service: 1798-1948,” U.S. Government Printing Of-fice, Washington, DC, 1973.

“History of the Catholic Mission in theHawaiian Islands,” Archdiocese of Ha-waii, Honolulu, HI, 1927.

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Michael, Jerrold M. “Notes of Discussionswith Mr. James Luckey, Executive Di-rector of the Lahaina RestorationFoundation,” December 1981.

Nebelung, R. and Schmitt, Robert.“Hawaii’s Hospitals: Past, Present andFuture,” University of Hawaii Press,Honolulu, HI, 1948.

Pyle, Dorothy. “Historical Notes on theIntriguing Seamen’s Hospital,”Lahaina Restoration Foundation,Lahaina, HI, 1973.