What on Earth Is a Medical Diver?
Someone who practices medicine underwater? Leonard Starbeck served for over 28 years in the U.S. Navy and Marines, and in this fascinating memoir he answers that very question. Follow along as he tells stories of his many adventures traveling the world as an Independent Medical Diver (DMT/IDC) and a tactical medic, and more recently as a surgical nurse and Merchant Marine Medical Service Officer.
About the Author
Leonard Starbeck worked as a deep-sea diving independent duty corpsman in the U.S. Navy for over thirty years. He also worked as a surgical trauma nurse overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan and Jordan and as a Merchant Marine medical service officer in the South China Sea. An avid diver, he collects abalone shells to create art. He currently lives in Park City, Utah with his wife of nearly thirty-seven years.Signup for Our Newsletter​
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