Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 2 🤓: when flying commercial, you only wear closed-toed shoes, bc in an emergency, you don’t want to risk losing your shoes…or part of your feet.

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 3 🤓: when flying commercial, you locate and count all the emergency exits, pay attention during the passenger safety briefing, and actually read the safety briefing card in your seatback pocket. 🛫🛬

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 1 🤓: when flying commercial, you avoid wearing synthetic clothing materials, bc if your aircraft catches fire, you’ll be less flammable.

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 4 🤓: when flying, you always travel with Afrin, just in case you or someone you know has a sinus or ear block.

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 5 🤓: when flying commercial, you peek in the cockpit to lay eyes on the pilots, & know that they are held to FAA medical standards that require them to see an Aviation Medical Examiner every 6 months (if over age 40).

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 6 🤓: you fly, work, travel, & shoot with earplugs, always, bc you were trained about the importance of occupational hearing protection & conservation.👂🏼

Nile River at night.

As a follow-up to our article on NPR, we've shared additional content about #AerospaceMedicine in the spaceflight environment: utmb.us/dsa Chandelis Duster #spacemedicine UTMB School of Public & Population Health 🚀✈️🩺

Signs u might be an #AerospaceMedicine nerd, part 7 🤓: you know what a hypergol is, what the symptoms of exposure to them are, and how to treat exposure. 🚀💥

OK, this is kind of out there and caters to your inner Uber-Geek. Nadir view of Transient Luminous Events (TLE ) or upper atmospheric lightning. This clip real time is about 6 seconds over the Amazon basin and shows a number of TLE displays from Sprites to blue jets from a

Congratulations to our 1st yr RAMs, Drs. Mavratsas & Rodriguez, on their recent publication: "Physiologic Changes, Injuries, and Forensic Considerations Associated with Human Spaceflight"! ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/2025… #spacemedicine UTMB School of Public & Population Health 🚀✈️🩺

📢 We have FIVE open aerospace-related job postings! 4 physician positions and 1 admin, all full-time. Now is your chance- come work with us at #NASA’s NBL, overseas, or here at the ranch! 🤠🚀✈️🩺 applyjobs.utmb.edu/jobs/search/48… #AerospaceMedicine #spacemedicine UTMB School of Public & Population Health

** Evidence You Might Be In A Cult ** You follow one charismatic Leader In your Leader’s mind your Leader can do no wrong In your mind your Leader can do no wrong Your Leader demonizes outsiders Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion You don't know you're in a Cult

PASM Workshop = a week inside NASA 🌌 Students trained in: 🧠 Clinical aerospace med 🌊 Neutral Buoyancy Lab ⬆️ Altitude chamber ⬇️ Hyperbaric dive 🛰️ ISS mockups & Mission Control 🧑‍🚀 Q&A w/ astronauts Barratt & Auñón-Chancellor

Learn more about PASM: utmb.edu/spph/aerospace…

As Crew-10 prepares to return tomorrow, a look back at Crew-11’s launch prep with UTMB-trained flight surgeons Drs. Joseph Dervay & Craig Kutz. Proud to support human spaceflight every step of the way.

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Geriatric parents are the worst teenagers.

Reminder: Residency applications close Oct 1. EM/AM: ResidencyCAS → residencycas.com | ACGME 7974800001 IM/AM & AM: ERAS → myeras.aamc.org/myeras-web/#/l… | ACGME 7574844009 / 3834866118

We are hiring! With program expansion comes team expansion- come join us to work on the future of #AerospaceMedicine! 🚀✈️🩺 #spacemedicine #aerospace #space #medicine