EDITORS: MARY FISCHER SHEILA HALL TERRY SWANSON November 2007 We are pleased to announce the addition of Mary Fischer as a new co-editor of The
“Voice of V” and National Newsletter Team. Mary has been a DMORT Region
V team member since 1999 and has made significant contributions to the
team since that time. Most recently,
Mary went to Congratulations and welcome to the team! LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR TEAM MEMBERS DAVID WALTERS Safety Officer
Dave Walters is a nationally certified paramedic and trained firefighter.
He has been working with the Dave is a graduate of Dave has been an active member of
DMORT since September, 1999. When
the Amtrak Train
In June, 2006, after unusually creative
and meaningful service as our Indiana Training Exercise Dave is a recipient of the Commanders’
Award for Meritorious Service to Region V and the Founding Dave resides in The Region V team “expresses” their congratulations to Dave on his new team position and wishes him success in the future.
BEING CONSIDERED
“DEPLOYABLE” Sue Atwood Travel issues: All authorized travel is arranged through headquarters.
Travelers are not to change or cancel flights, contact the airline directly
or call the travel agency, even though your itinerary may state otherwise.
All requests for changes must go through the OSC and every change
incurs a charge to the team. All airline travel is charged to
a central account and should not be put on your US Bank credit card.
Travel authorizations include dates of travel and members are not to
travel outside of those dates. Expenses incurred outside of your
authorized dates will not be reimbursed. Hotel
room expenses are to be charged to your US Bank card. Meals and
other expenses, while on official travel, can be charged to your card.
Only those travelers with permission to rent a vehicle are allowed to
purchase fuel and put it on their US Bank card. It is the
traveler's responsibility to pay the invoice from US Bank before the
due date, whether or not reimbursement has been received for travel
expenses. Reimbursement is by direct deposit, not by receiving
a check in the mail. The
OSC is to be called upon arrival to your destination and again upon
your safe return home. The OSC is responsible for you from the
time you leave your home until your return home. Contact information: It is imperative to keep me updated with your current
contact information. If you are planning on being away for several
days, let me know so that if there is a call down, someone will not
be spending their time trying to contact you while you are not available
anyway. Immunizations: TB and flu shots are the yearly requirements that
most members are lacking. Be sure to keep your immunizations current
and forward a copy of your proof of immunizations to Dr. Jim Adams at
jim@dmort.org.
Please direct any questions you may have regarding immunizations also
to him. Online training: Every member is required to complete IS-100, 200,
700 and 800. Your certificate of completion is to be sent to me
for your file. I, in turn, will inform Jan Simons, our training
officer, of your current status. Additional online courses will
soon be added, so complete these four classes now. Any questions
regarding these courses should be directed to Janette.Simons@hhs.gov. HHS Badges: Most members
have gone through the badging process. If you have visited a badging
location and have not been notified that I have your badge, please let
me know the date and location you attended so I can inquire as to your
status in the badging process. Badges are being sent to me but
there is no funding available yet to send them to the individual member.
Uniforms: Proper uniforms
are mandatory for deployment. Make sure you have what you need
now and don't wait until you may be contacted to deploy. Questions
regarding team uniforms can be sent to Jim@dmort.org.
Licenses: If your team position requires a professional
license, then a current license must be on file at all times.
Members cannot be deployed without a current license on file.
Please
help me do my job as your administrative officer by doing your part.
DPMU UPGRADES: COMPUTER AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Submitted by Mike Gedert (DPMU
team member) Over 30 laptops, digital full body x-ray, Dexis digital x-ray, digital cameras all directly connected and feeding data to one of two servers - each with 6 - 300GB hard drives, now comprise part of the cache of the DPMU. It’s a long way from 8 laptops and a desktop server. Welcome to the new and improved Information Technology (IT) section of the DPMU. It has been a long process, but over $1,000,000.00 worth of new computer and digital equipment and software is just about ready to welcome DMORT into a new era of information technology. All of the equipment for one cache has been set up, programmed, and tested. With that test complete, the remaining two caches will now be programmed to match it. This new equipment gives
DMORT the ability to gather and store mass quantities of VIP information,
x-rays, photos, and other scanned and downloaded information. The DPMU is ready to carry out the IT needs
during a mission in a more efficient way than ever before. DMORT DPMU IT Specialist Congratulations Congratulations
to our Commander, Dr. Frank Saul,
Congratulations
Dr. Mary Cimrmancic (Region V team member) was elected a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association at the 78th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans on May 17, 2007. The Aerospace Medical Association is the largest, international professional organization in the fields of aviation, space, and environmental medicine. The Aerospace Medical Association is an umbrella group providing a forum for many different disciplines to come together and share their expertise. The Association has provided its expertise to a multitude of Federal and international agencies on a broad range of issues including aviation and space medical standards, the aging pilot, and physiological stresses of flight. AsMA's membership includes aerospace medicine specialists, flight nurses, physiologists, psychologists, human factors specialists, and researchers in this field. Fifteen scientists from 7 countries were elected this year. Dr. Cimrmancic was honored for her work in prevention, as well as teaching and research in accident investigation. She is the first dentist ever elected a fellow in the Association’s history. Congratulations, Mary!
Mary Cimrmancic (back row-far left) and the newly elected Fellows, Class of 2007 Congratulations Region V expresses
their congratulations to the Dotson
family -
Editors Note: The late Gabe Hensley, to whom the June Annual Training was dedicated (see August 2007 V of V), should have been listed as a recipient of the Commanders' Award for Meritorious Service to Region V. We apologize for this oversight. If there are is anything you would like to see included in upcoming newsletters, please feel free to contact any of us at the following email addresses: Terry Swanson: TerrySwanson@msn.com Mary Fischer: mffischer53@hotmail.com Sheila Hall: halls@infantwelfare.org |
