Just to qualify for the position meant that I had to undergo the extensive, and usually dreaded, medical testing called “physical qualifying,” or PQ. Similar to a pilot’s annual medical exam, the PQ includes a detailed physical and dental exam, a long list of laboratory tests, dental and chest radiographs, and, since I am now of Medicare age, an ECG and cardiac stress test. I passed, but not everyone is that fortunate.
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ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 01 – January 2016By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to The Ice via Christchurch, New Zealand, our gateway to McMurdo and the Pole. In the coming months, I’ll update you about travel, extreme cold-weather clothing, and living and eating on The Ice. I’ll also detail how we train our mostly lay “trauma team,” the adventures and misadventures we experience, and how we’re tolerating total night 24 hours a day.
Dr. Iserson is professor emeritus of emergency medicine at The University of Arizona in Tucson.
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One Response to “Emergency Physician Embarks on Second Medical Expedition to Antarctica”
February 14, 2016
Gioacchino AJ Patuto,MDGee , I wish someone would have asked me of my experiences in North of the Artic and Hot spots such as Haiti!!
I can tell you Stories, Too!