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What do you think of when you think of Medicine? Going to the doctor, and staying healthy, right? In fiction, the Medical Division has its focus on the health and well-being of the crew, along with conducting research on alien life and on diseases and conditions that affect the various species known to the Federation and its allies.

In reality, the Corair’s Medical Division is all about being healthy, and learning about medicine and how it works. If you’re interested in the human body, health and disease, and even ways that people have fun, Corsair Medical may be the place for you.

Corsair’s Medical Division is divided into five different Departments, Physical Medicine, Pathology, Mental Health, Nursing and Recreation.  They are all quite in-depth:

  • Physical Medicine: Functions from surgery to what was once referred to as “general practice” fall into this department. Doctors and technicians in Physical Medicine may also be found assisting in rescue operations, giving support to far-flung bases or colonies the ship may visit, and making sure the ship’s crew stays healthy on a day-to-day basis. If you like general health and medical-related topics, this is the place.
  • Pathology: Explores the causes and effects of diseases or conditions. Do you get curious about why, or how, people get sick, and how doctors can make them better? Pathology may be right up your alley.
  • Mental Health: This is where, in TNG and its sister series, the Counselors are. Classic Trek didn’t have that term, but the people were there anyway, all the way back to the second pilot, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Psychologists and psychiatrists often deal with how people respond to stress and trauma, as well as just the normal stresses of day-to-day living. Do you like helping people feel better emotionally? Are you curious about how the mind works? It’s a fascinating subject, and the Mental Health Department has members who are curious, too.
  • Nursing: In fiction, these folks function in often-crucial “caregiver” roles, as well as assisting in the division’s research efforts. Nursing is a very important part of the practice of medicine, and without nurses, the doctors would be nowhere. This department in the club honors those very important people, and is a place for members interested in what they do.
  • Recreation: This department is far more than just “play.” But play is important, too, as a way to relieve stress and just to let the mind relax a bit, which is important in staying healthy. In fiction, Recreation plays a critical role in maintaining the mental and physical health of the crew by providing ways for them to relax when not on duty. It also oversees celebrations of all types, from holiday parties to religious observances to firewatch gatherings. Parties, gaming, get-togethers, and just plain fun, too, are all part of what Recreation does.

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    So…. What’s important to members who join the Medical Division? People, that’s what! Medical is about people.

    The Section Chief is Lieutenant Gail Perrin

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