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Carl Simpson, '79
After his graduation with a B.S. in biomedical sciences, Carl
Simpson, ’79 continued his education at Wayne State University to earn
his doctor of medicine degree. Immediately following his graduation in
1983, Simpson entered active duty in the US Air Force Medical
Corps.
During his 20 year service, Simpson was chief of
flight medicine at the Blytheville US Air Force Hospital and chief of
aerospace medicine at the Spangdahlem US Air Force Clinic in West
Germany. He received special training in combat operations,
preventative medicine, and flying operations and earned the promotion
to Major in 1989.
Simpson is the author of Visually Evoked
Spatial Disorientation in a Visual Simulator and co-author of The
Giant Hand Phenomenon. He has been honored with the USAF Achievement
Medal, USAF Commendation Medal, and the United States Air Force in
Europe’s Flight Surgeon of the Year Award.
He is currently a
practicing physician and consultant at Churchill Medical of Texas in
San Antonio.
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