About bigrickjr57: I am a retired professional having served the needs of Honorably Discharged and Active Duty Armed Service Veterans for over 25 years as a PTSD and PTSD-MST Counselor/Therapist for the Veterans Administration. I have a varied knowledge base that involves the physical sciences, life sciences, philosophy as well as mathematics and more. I completed a three year exterenship back in the early 1980s at St. Joseph Hospital and Healthcare Center in Tacoma, Washington involved with clinical pharmacokinesiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutical compounding to name a few in addition to pastoral care, labor and delivery, obstetrics, emergency medicine and hospital pharmacy practice. I have advanced training as a US Marine Combat Medical Corpsman "Deathcheater" (1st Marines) from the Field Medical Service School (West) located with the United States Department of the Navy at Camp Pendleton, CA [U.S. Marine Corp. Field Medical Service Technician course - 7 weeks at Camp Del Mar Marine Corp Base, Camp Pendleton, California in 1974] The so called "Green Side" of the Navy's Hospital Corp. I have been in the Pacific Northwest (Olympia..Thurston County region) off and on since May of 1964. Hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology and Social Welfare, University of Washington Tacoma Campus (2003). Been single and focused on my retirement after serving this country's needs for over 30+ years overall. Time to have fun, relax and enjoy....saving lives everyday!!
