Star Fleet Academy - Medical Department
Requirements for entry into Starfleet Medical Corps:
All physicians seeking entry into the Starfleet Medical Corps must have completed four years of comprehensive training at:
Person seeking admittance from non-aligned or systems outside of the Federation must seek special permission from the Star Fleet Medical Command and must obtain licensure within the Federation.
All physicians seeking positions must likewise have appropriate licensure and board certification to practice. Upon acceptance, one additional year of training will be required. This training will include the basics of military discipline and protocol as well as the rules and regulations of the Star Fleet Command as dictated elswhere in this manual (please refer to the relevant sections).
Physicians must also have either completed an accredited residency training program in the area they seek to practice in, or have entered a Star Fleet Medical Residency Program.
Star Fleet Medical is a 6 year course!
Star Fleet Counseling is a 4 year course
Year 2 - Departmental focus
Year 3 - Advanced departmental focus
Each Cadet is required to take between 15 and 20 classes per year.
No Cadet may exceed 20 classes in one year. Medical:
- 2 electives (may be from other divisions)
SFSC 1110 - Xenobiology I
SFMD 2002 - Principles of Xenoethics and Culture
SFMD 2004 - Introduction to Xenomedicine II
SFMD 2100 - Xenopharmacology II
SFMD 2200 - Xenopathology II
SFSC 2200 - Biochemistry
SFMD 2300 - Xenoanatomy II
SFMD 2400 - Xenoneurology II
SFMD 2500 - Xenocardiology II
SFMD 2600 - Xenourology II
SFMD 2700 - Genetics II
SFMD 2800 - Psychiatry II
SFMD 4100 - 1st Year Residency
Counseling:
- 6 electives (may be from other divisions)
SFSS 1002 - Diplomatic Protocols
SFSS 1004 - Basic Problem Resolution
SFSS 1100 - Introduction to Federation Law
SFSS 1300 - Introduction to Cultural Awareness
SFSC 1400 - Anthropology and Archeology
SFMD 2004 - Introduction to Xenomedicine II
SFMD 2100 - Xenopharmacology II
SFMD 2300 - Xenoanatomy II
SFMD 2800 - Psychiatry II
Year 4 - Specialized Courses
Each Cadet is required to take between 15 and 20 classes per year.
No Cadet may exceed 20 classes in one year. Medical:
- 2 electives (may be from other divisions)
SFSC 1600 - Zoology
SFSC 2110 - Xenobiology II
SFMD 3001 - Xenomedicine Simulated Patient Labs
SFMD 3002 - Medical History
SFMD 3200 - Xenopathology III
SFSC 3200 - Xenobiochemistry I
SFSC 4150 - Genetics IV
SFMD 4200 - 2nd Year Residency
Counseling:
- 2 electives (may be from other divisions)
SFSS 1003 - Federation Political Structures
SFSS 2100 - Federation Law II
- Advanced problem resolution
- Negotiation Techniques/practicum
- First Contact Procedures
SFMD 4999 - Cadet's Cruise assigned to Tango Fleet Academy at Starbase Tango
5th Year - Advanced Courses & Residency
Each Cadet is required to take between 1 and 5 classes per year.
No Cadet may exceed 5 classes in the 5th year. SFMD 4300 - 3rd year residency (at Clinics
or Earth-based facilities, 6 month on Starship/base)
6th Year - Residency
Each Cadet is required to take between 1 and 5 classes per year.
No Cadet may exceed 5 classes in the 6th year. Medical:
SFMD 4400 - 4th year residency
Starfleet Medical Courses:
SFMD 1001 - Star Fleet Medical Overiveiw
Policies, procedures, expectations and requirements.
SFMD 1002 - First Aid
Basic procedures for emergencies.
SFMD 1003 - Medical devices/technology
Usage of Medical Tricorders, Medi-kits, Hyposprays, etc...
SFMD 1004 - Introduction to Xenomedicine
Course outlines basic principles and approaches to patients from other planets and systems
as well as novel situations and species. Essentials of physical examination will be
covered here as well as basic physiology.
SFMD 1005 - Emergency Medical Procedures I
Triage, Emergency Operations, etc...
SFMD 1100: Introduction to Xenopharmacology
This is a comprehensive course on the pharmacology of other species focusing primarily on
the metabolism and kinetics of medicines in the patients.
SFMD 1200: Introduction to Xenopathology
Focuses on disease processes and illnesses that affect other species. Species
examined will include all Federation species. Course will be taught with a Systems
approach.
SFMD 1201: Introduction to Endocrinology
SFMD 1300: Introduction to Xenoanatomy
SFMD 1400: Introduction to Xenoneurology
SFMD 1500: Introduction to Xenocardiology
SFMD 1600: Introduction to Xenourology
SFMD 1700: Introduction to Genetics
SFMD 1800: Introduction to Psychiatry
SFMD 2002: Principles of Xenoethics and Culture
Doctors will be trained in the cultural norms of other worlds with respect to medical
treatment and diagnosis. Guest lecturers will include physicians from Qo'nos,
Romulus, Cardassia, and other worlds within the Federation and from outside.
SFMD 2004 Introduction to Xenomedicine II
A continuation of SFMD 1003 with a focus on treatment strategies and cultural
prohibitions.
Prerequisite: SFMD 1003
SFMD 2100 Xenopharmacology II
Focuses more on practical treatment.
Prerequisite: SFMD 1004
SFMD 2200: Xenopathology II
Emphasis on Federation aligned cultures.
Prerequisite: SFMD 1005
SFMD 2300 - Xenoanatomy II
SFMD 2400 - Xenoneurology II
SFMD 2500 - Xenocardiology II
SFMD 2600 - Xenourology II
SFMD 2700 - Genetics II
SFMD 2800 - Psychiatry II
SFMD 3001 - Xenomedicine Simulated Patient Labs
Physicians will be allowed to practice diagnostic and treatment skills on holopatients.
SFMD 3002 - Medical History
Those who do not learn form the past are doomed to repeat it and as history has shown
physicians are often at the heart of many of the greatest atrocities in human and other
species history. The role of medicine in history will be examined on Earth and other
worlds.
SFMD 3200 - Xenopathology III
Emphasis on non-Federation cultures.
Prerequisite: SFMD 2004
SFMD 4001 - Practicum
Physicians will work 2 half days per week in the infirmary of a Federation Starbase
SFMD 4100 - 1st Year Residency
At a UFP medical facility
SFMD 4200 - 2nd Year Residency
At a UFP medical facility
SFMD 4200 - 3rd Year Residency
At a UFP medical facility or aboard a Star Fleet ship
SFMD 4200 - 4th Year Residency
Aboard Starbase Tango
SFMD 4999 - Cadet Cruise