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These descriptions are for the Medical Department, which is represented by the color Teal. The positions of the Medical Department include:
Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Chief Medical Officer
Counselor
EMH Program
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
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 aspect of the medical deck, such as the Medical labs, Surgical sweats and Dentistry's.
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.
ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
He is responsible for representing the CO to the officer crew, as well as insuring the orders of the CO are carried out by all hands. He makes sure all stations are operating at peak efficiency. In times of crisis, the XO may be designated as Commander Pro Tempore and is one of two officers capable of jointly removing the CO from command. The Executive Officer also helps with many aspects of the Aquarius. At the end of each mission, the XO and CO determine any and all promotions. The XO can also help with new crew members, website work, etc.
COUNSELOR
Because of their training in psychology, technically the ship's/facility's Counselor is considered part of Starfleet medical. The Counselor is responsible both for advising the CO in dealing with other people and races, and in helping crew members with personal, psychological, and emotional problems.
The Chief Counselor is considered a member of the Senior Staff. S/he is responsible for the crew in his/her department. The counselor works closely with the CMO and maintains an office in Sickbay.
This is a specialist position that normally sees a moderate level of inclusion in all mission types.
EMH PROGRAM
This character is a computer program which supplements the ship's medical staff for short periods when needed. The EMH is confined mainly to sickbay, the holodeck, and a few other areas of the vessel where holo-emitters are present.
This is a specialist position that generally sees a low level of inclusion in most missions. The Oberon currently has no assigned EMH program.