Aerospace Medicine, MS

Program Description:

The aerospace medicine Master of Science degree program is conducted by the Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Department of Community Health, Division of Aerospace Medicine. The program is the preventive medicine specialty that  promotes the health and functional well-being of pilots, astronauts and other flight crew members as well as all other people traveling in air or space. Our physician trainees endeavor to discover, prevent and manage various adverse  physiological responses of the normal healthy individual to the hostile aerospace environment, and learn to manage common medical problems associated with aerospace flights. Operationally related training includes life-support systems, aircraft and spacecraft accident investigation and aerospace human factors. Aerospace medical certification of pilots, astronauts and other flight crew members is also an important part of this training.

Admission Requirements:

1. Must independently meet the requirements for admission to the Wright State University’s Graduate School.
2. M.D. or equivalent medical degree
3. International physicians only. Demonstrated proficiency in English is required. If the applicant’s native language is not English, a minimum score of 213 (CBT) or 79/120 (IBT) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required or a band 6 through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Students who have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university are exempted from the TOEFL requirement. For the latest information, international physicians are advised to refer to the general requirements of Wright State’s University Center for International Education (UCIE).

Facilities:

Division of Aerospace Medicine, 3155 Research Blvd, Suite 201, Kettering, OH 45420

Fully Affiliated Faculty

Dean M. Olson, M.D.
Director, Division of Aerospace Medicine
Associate Professor, Aerospace Medicine

Thomas Jarnot, M.D., M.S.
Associate Director, Division of Aerospace Medicine
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Medicine

Richard Garrison, M.D.
Associate Professor, Aerospace Medicine
Clinical Professor
Hyperbaric Medicine and Emergency Medicine

James C. McEachen II, M.D., MPH, MEEE
Associate Professor, Aerospace Medicine

Sharon Sherlock, D.H.A., RN
Assistant Professor, Community Health

Adrienne Stolfi, M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Emeritus Faculty

Kenneth Beers, M.D.
Robin Dodge, M.D. (Former Program Director)
Mary Anne Frey, Ph.D.
Stanley Mohler, M.D. (Former Program Director)

Partially Affiliated Faculty

Richard Allnutt, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
USAF-SAM

Arnold Angelici, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA

Melchor Antunano, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA

Donald E. Brannen, MHSA, MS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
GCCHD

Charles DeJohn, D.O.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA

James Elliott, Lt. Col.
Clinical Assistant Professor
USAF-WPAFB

Robyn Fosnaugh, R.N., MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
GCCHD

Mitchell Garber, M.D., M.S.M.E.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Engineering Systems

John D. Hastings, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
FAA

Richard T. Jennings, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch

Smith Johnston, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
NASA-JSC

Lee Lehman, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Coroner’s Office

Phillip Parker, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Aviation Medicine Advisory Service

Brian Pinkston, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA

Philip Scarpa, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
NASA-KSC

David Schall, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA

Richard Scheuring, D.O.
Clinical Assistant Professor
NASA-JSC

Charles Shurlow, D.O.
Clinical Assistant Professor
USAF-SAM

Quay Snyder, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Aviation Medicine Advisory Service

Patrick Storms, Col.
Clinical Assistant Professor
USAF-SAM

David Tipton, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
NASA-KSC

Stephen Veronneau, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
FAA