S2 Ep. 4 - NASA Flight Surgeons and UTMB Faculty - Drs Ronak Shah and Natacha Chough

What does a flight surgeon at NASA do, and what are the paths to become one? Our latest interview with Drs Ronak Shah and Natacha Chough answer exactly that. Dr Shah is the current Aerospace Medicine Director at UTMB and has previously served as the Medical Director at Johnson Space Center. Dr Chough is a current NASA flight surgeon and is also a UTMB faculty member on the Aerospace Medicine residency. Each has their own story to their career which they enthusiastically share in this episode. One which is absolutely not to be missed. 

 

Recommended in this podcast:

• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• AMSRO: https://www.amsro.org
• Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine Course: https://www.utmb.edu/spph/aerospace-medicine/principles-of-ASM
• UTMB Aerospace Medicine Residency:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/utmb-aerospace-medicine-972b0a211/
  • Twitter: @UTMB_Aerospace
• NASA Johnson Space Center Aerospace Medicine Clerkship: 
  • https://www.nasa.gov/feature/aerospace-medicine-clerkship
• Cooke Scholarship: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/

 

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