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- [Narrator] National Doctor's Day,

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celebrated on March 30th,

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recognizes physicians, their work,

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and their contributions to society and the community.

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^This year, the Space and Missile Systems Center

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^highlights the efforts of a flight surgeon.

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^At the 61st Medical Squadron,

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^at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

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^- I love being a flight surgeon,

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^this is absolutely the most unique job in Air Force.

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I think the most exciting part

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of being a flight surgeon in the Air Force,

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it's truly an extraordinary opportunity to allow me to...

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Being a doctor while applying my knowledge

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to the operational side.

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Hi, this is Dr. Su, I'm calling..

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For example, I had to do a food inspection today.

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A normal civilian doctor in primary care

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would never had a chance to do that,

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and to learn the things that public hows are looking for,

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and then in addition,

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I had a chance to fly some really awesome aircraft.

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I am truly grateful that the medical squadron

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allowed me to have one flight day a week,

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because I have to go to either March Air Force Base,

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or I get to fly with a Army helicopter down in Los Alamitos.

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So that's also another unique opportunity.

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I really didn't have that much experience

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with Army aircraft,

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so that's what I currently do.

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I go between the Air Force re-fueler,

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out in March Air Force Base,

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or it's the helicopters out of Los Alamitos.

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It's a smaller fly,

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it's actually the smallest flight I've been to

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in Aerospace Medicine Enterprise.

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But the task we're given,

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is actually...

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Quite a variety for the small base we have.

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I'm very fortunate to have people

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who are also motivated and proficient at their jobs.

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I think flexibility is one thing,

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and then, I'm trying to keep..

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I think, trying to be optimistic and positive

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is also important.

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Just simply because from time to time

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you run into limited resources,

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limited personnel,

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and you have to be creative

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to come up with solutions to solve the problem

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with the limited resources you have,

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and stay positive.

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At the end of a long day of seeing patients

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that somebody recognize your hard work,

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not just the doctors,

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it goes for all medical care service.

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I would appreciate them,

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and the things they do.