CDR Linda Simpson, IHS, USPHS
Announcements
The Public Health Service currently has ten commissioned officers, nine work for the Indian Health Service and one is with NIOSH. Please welcome our two newest additions to the Corps. LT Gari Smith is at Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ and LCDR Frank Weaver is at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Many of you probably recognize Frank’s name. He was in the Army for about seven years.
Congratulations
Congratulations to those who were promoted in this last cycle. The promotions are effective July 1, 1998. Larry Otwell at Alaska Native Medical Center was promoted to LCDR (O-4).
David Brueggemann at Alaska Native Medical Center was promoted to CAPT (O-6).
Franklin Dale Keel in Oklahoma City was promoted to CAPT (O-6).
Upcomming Events
The next Indian Health Service Audiology Meeting is in the planning stages. It is tentatively set for March 1999 at Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. The contact person is Pat Clees at (602) 263-1514.