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Sean Navin
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Honoring the unique history and culture of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, America’s uniformed health service!

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  1. Pharmacy Leader to Ebola Commander: an Interview w/ RADM (ret) Scott Giberson

    21/12/2021

    Pharmacy Leader to Ebola Commander: an Interview w/ RADM (ret) Scott Giberson

    In this episode I speak with a living legend of the U.S. Public Health Service, RADM (ret) Scott Giberson. RADM (ret) Scott Giberson started his USPHS career as a pharmacist in the Indian Health Service (IHS). He  was a stanch advocate for advanced pharmacy practice. After responding to the 9/11 anthrax attacks in 2001, he was tapped to serve as senior public health advisor for U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). He eventually went on to serve as the national IHS HIV/AIDs consultant, chief pharmacy officer for USPHS, director of Commissioned Corps HQ, assistant Surgeon General, and commander of the Ebola response in Liberia. Interview Timestamps  0:00-15:59 Introduction to Scott's career   16:00-37:34 Pharmacy school, getting into PHS, pharmacy culture in the 90's, getting into the Corps, uniform wear in the 90's, importance of OBC, history of khaki uniform, corps reputation in past 2 decades, importance of IHS   37:35-58:59 Starting National Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (NCPS), advanced practice in pharmacy, start of pharmacist clinician (PhC), future of pharmacy practice, history of pharmacy as providers, personality of pharmacists   59:00-1:17:59 Deploying for Anthrax, going to Pacific Command, being PHS officer with military, importance of respecting rank and uniform, influence of SG Carmona   1:18:00-1:24:59 Challenges of working in IHS, cultural fluency in IHS   1:25:00-1:35:59 Becoming CCHQ director, fighting to survive, structural challenges at HQ   1:36:00-1:53:59 How USPHS got involved with Ebola, meeting President Obama   1:54:00-1:58:29 COVID-19 and USPHS's role    1:58:30-2:07:37 The role of the uniform in USPHS, should the Surgeon General come from the ranks, closing remarks

    2 h y 8 min
  2. #1. The Last Remaining USPHS Quarantine Station

    15/09/2021

    #1. The Last Remaining USPHS Quarantine Station

    In 1889 the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps was established. Back then, it was the Marine Hospital Service. In 1891 U.S. law mandated that all immigrants coming into the U.S. received a health inspection by a Service physician. This was the era of "Manifest Destiny" and Americans were spreading Westward and more immigrants were incoming from abroad. Ships carrying immigrants were known to be harbingers of disease.   Thus, in 1893 President Harrison directed Surgeon General Walter Wyman to strengthen quarantine laws. Surgeon General Wyman ordered that ALL arriving ships be approved by a federal health officer. The most well-known ports were Ellis Island on the East coast and Angel Island on the West coast; however, there were many such quarantine stations throughout the U.S.   The Columbia River Quarantine Station sits at the mouth of the Columbia river as it exits into the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast. The station is located in Knappton Cove, WS and the Public Health Service officers were stationed south, across the river in Astoria, OR. The station was in operation from 1899-1938.   Timestamps   1:55-06:35- Intro   06:35-1401-  How Nancy become director, history of family owning the land, how she and her sister started Heritage Center   14:01-27:00- how they started to learn about PHS at Knappton, the Pesthouse, turning the center into a non-profit museum, how the clothespin project funded the beginning   27:00-45:30- ships bringing disease, Surgeon General controversy in San Francisco, laws mandating health inspections, 1921 Oregon article, reputation of officers in Astoria, life of the officers, and the inspection process   45:30-57:00- Discussion of tugboats/steamers, staff and maintenance of the station, roles of personnel at the station   57:00-1:03:25- Future goals of the museum, establishing relationship with PHS officers, becoming a National Park Service affiliate, "Pesthouse Guesthouse   1:03:25-1:08:48- USPHS in 2021 and close Nancy's website: http://www.knapptoncoveheritagecenter.org/

    1 h y 10 min

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