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  • The Chief Medical Officer (or CMO for short) also the chief surgeon of a Starfleet unit. He/she is responsible with maintaining the crew's physical and psychological health and fitness.
  • Much like the Chief Engineering Officer is responsible for maintaining the physical well-being of the ship, the Chief Medical Officer shall be responsible for maintaining the physical well-being of the crew. This is accomplished by scheduling regular exams of crewmen and by directing a staff of trained personnel in medical procedures.
  • The CMO also has the power to relieve their commanding officer regardless of the CMO's rank if they judge the CO of been unfit for duty.
  • Under certain circumstances, the CMO was authorized to certify a ship's Captain as unfit for command and relieve them on that basis. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part II")
  • Chief Medical Officer is the title of the of the head Medical practitioner in a military command. Among the military, a Chief Medical Officer can override someone of superior rank. (SG1: "Entity")
  • Chief medical officer was a rank given to the senior member of the medical staff assigned to a starship or planetary installation. The chief medical officer was usually a member of the command staff, and had absolute authority over medical matters. Captain Jos Vondar was chief medical officer at Republic Mobile Surgical Unit 7. Doctor Zahara Cody was the chief medical officer of the Purge during the Galactic Civil War. The Gotal Tuuve was the chief medical officer of the Quarantine Enforcement Cruiser Lycoming during the Death Seed outbreak of 14 ABY.
  • The CMO also has the power to relieve their commanding officer regardless of the CMO's rank if they judge the CO of been unfit for duty. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine"; TNG: "Lonely Among Us"; VOY: "Year of Hell, Part II")
  • The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for the physical health of the entire crew, but does more than patch up injured crew members. His/her function is to ensure that they do not get sick or injured to begin with, and to this end monitors their health and conditioning with regular check ups. If necessary, the Chief Medical Officer can remove anyone from duty, even a Commanding Officer. Besides this s/he is available to provide medical advice to any individual who requests it.
  • Chief medical officers were also referred to as the "ship's surgeon" in the 23rd and 24th centuries. (TOS: "The Man Trap" ; DS9: "Shadows and Symbols") Some noted chief medical officers in Starfleet history were: The Starfleet of the alternate reality established in 2233 by the temporal incursion of the Romulan Nero had one noteworthy chief medical officer: * Doctor Leonard McCoy of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
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  • The Chief Medical Officer (or CMO for short) also the chief surgeon of a Starfleet unit. He/she is responsible with maintaining the crew's physical and psychological health and fitness.
  • Much like the Chief Engineering Officer is responsible for maintaining the physical well-being of the ship, the Chief Medical Officer shall be responsible for maintaining the physical well-being of the crew. This is accomplished by scheduling regular exams of crewmen and by directing a staff of trained personnel in medical procedures.
  • The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for the physical health of the entire crew, but does more than patch up injured crew members. His/her function is to ensure that they do not get sick or injured to begin with, and to this end monitors their health and conditioning with regular check ups. If necessary, the Chief Medical Officer can remove anyone from duty, even a Commanding Officer. Besides this s/he is available to provide medical advice to any individual who requests it. Additionally the Chief is also responsible for all aspects of the medical deck, such as the Medical labs, Surgical suites and Dentistry labs. S/he also is a department head and a member of the Senior Staff and responsible for all the crew members in her/his department and duty rosters.
  • Chief medical officers were also referred to as the "ship's surgeon" in the 23rd and 24th centuries. (TOS: "The Man Trap" ; DS9: "Shadows and Symbols") Some noted chief medical officers in Starfleet history were: * Doctor Phlox of Enterprise NX-01 * Doctor Leonard McCoy of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) * Doctor Beverly Crusher of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) * Doctor Katherine Pulaski of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) * Doctor Julian Bashir of Deep Space 9 and the USS Defiant * The Doctor, the Emergency Medical Holographic program of the USS Voyager The Starfleet of the alternate reality established in 2233 by the temporal incursion of the Romulan Nero had one noteworthy chief medical officer: * Doctor Leonard McCoy of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
  • The CMO also has the power to relieve their commanding officer regardless of the CMO's rank if they judge the CO of been unfit for duty.
  • Under certain circumstances, the CMO was authorized to certify a ship's Captain as unfit for command and relieve them on that basis. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part II")
  • Chief Medical Officer is the title of the of the head Medical practitioner in a military command. Among the military, a Chief Medical Officer can override someone of superior rank. (SG1: "Entity")
  • Chief medical officer was a rank given to the senior member of the medical staff assigned to a starship or planetary installation. The chief medical officer was usually a member of the command staff, and had absolute authority over medical matters. Captain Jos Vondar was chief medical officer at Republic Mobile Surgical Unit 7. Doctor Zahara Cody was the chief medical officer of the Purge during the Galactic Civil War. The Gotal Tuuve was the chief medical officer of the Quarantine Enforcement Cruiser Lycoming during the Death Seed outbreak of 14 ABY.
  • The CMO also has the power to relieve their commanding officer regardless of the CMO's rank if they judge the CO of been unfit for duty. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine"; TNG: "Lonely Among Us"; VOY: "Year of Hell, Part II")
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