There are currently 2 challenges in progress at STARFLEET Medical:
SURGEON GENERAL’S ACADEMY CHALLENGE 2025: Recalibrating, Restoring, Recharging for the Year Ahead
Organiser: COMM Lynn Harper SFMD
Duration: 6 weeks
Scope: Fleetwide (open to all members of SFI)
Description: Reading has been linked to the following benefits: improved brain connectivity, encourages better sleep, reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, lowers heart rate, fights depression symptoms and prevents cognitive decline associated with aging (link)
Week 1 (6-12 Jan): SCM 101: Stress and Coping Mechanisms 1 (link)
Week 2 (13-19 Jan): SCM 102 – Stress and Coping Mechanisms 2 (link)
Week 3 (20-26 Jan): DRM 101 – Dream Interpretation 1 (link)
Week 4 (27 Jan – 2 Feb): DRM 102 – Dream Interpretation 2 (link)
Week 5 (3-9 Feb): Week 5: TMED 110a – Aromatherapy, Part 1 (link)
Week 5 (3-9 Feb): Week 5: TMED 110a – Aromatherapy, Part 1 (link)
Week 5: TMED 110a – Aromatherapy, Part 1
Discover the Healing Power of Aromatherapy: Unlock the Secrets of Essential Oils!
Are you curious about the therapeutic benefits of essential oils and how they can enhance physical and psychological well-being? TMED 110a – Aromatherapy offers a comprehensive introduction to the art and science of aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy has been used for centuries by ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, who harnessed the power of aromatic plant oils for healing, spiritual rituals, and personal care. Today, aromatherapy is widely recognised as a complementary therapy, offering support alongside traditional treatments to improve overall well-being.
Join us on this fragrant journey and explore the many ways aromatherapy can support your physical and mental health.
LINK TO REPORT COURSE COMPLETION: https://forms.gle/ta16AWP8RnkqDdSJ9
STARFLEET MEDICAL READING CHALLENGE 2025
Duration: Ongoing, no set end date
Scope: Fleetwide (open to all members of SFI)
Description: Reading has been linked to the following benefits: improved brain connectivity, encourages better sleep, reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, lowers heart rate, fights depression symptoms and prevents cognitive decline associated with aging (link)
The STARFLEET Medical Reading Challenge commenced on the 1st of March! But you can join at any time.
Please join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629694422582052
You must answer the questions and provide your SFI membership number (SCC) to join as per STARFLEET regulations. You will not be permitted to join if you do not answer the questions.
All files required for the challenge have been added to the facebook group.
The challenge is simple, you just read. Read whatever you want, as much or as little as you like, any genre, any age. You will fill out a live excel spreadsheet (that is in a post in the featured section) with your name, SCC number, ship name, region, book title, author, and pages read. The spreadsheet will auto calculate totals.
Certificates will be awarded to everyone who participates.
There will also be monthly awards for the most read per person, per ship, and per region.
There will occasionally be monthly challenges, for instance, this month we may give double pages read for:
FEBRUARY 2025: Dystopian Futures.
PREVIOUS SPECIAL TOPICS
March 2024: Star Trek
April 2024:: Comedies
May 2024:: Star Wars
June 2024:: Romance
July 2024:: Historical / Historical Fiction
August 2024:: Biographies and Autobiographies
September 2024:: Banned Books
October 2024:: Scary Books
November 2024: Books from UK and Ireland
December 2024: Short Stories
Jan 2025: Books about or from Australia
Feb 2025: Dystopian Futures
As always, any Star Trek books or STARFLEET manuals will be double pages scored.
PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS…AND TOGETHER WE CAN ALL REACH FOR THE STARS, ONE PAGE AT A TIME.
PREVIOUS CHALLENGES RUN AT STARFLEET MEDICAL
November 2021: HEALTH – Activity Minutes Challenge
October 2022: ACADEMY – Emergency Preparedness Challenge
December 2022: ACADEMY – Women of Starfleet Medical I
December 2022: HEALTH – Solar System Step Challenge
March 2023: ACADEMY – Men of Starfleet Medical
June 2023: ACADEMY Tribble Challenge
August 2023: ACADEMY – Medical Conditions in Star Trek
December 2023: ACADEMY – Interspecies Medical Exchange Challenge
March 2024: HEALTH – Starfleet Medical Reading Challenge 2024 (in progress)
March 2024: HEALTH – Proxima Centauri Step Challenge (in progress)
September 2024: ACADEMY – Women of Starfleet Medical II