Originally Posted by
155mm
So only Fleet Management and the Aeromedical Advisor can see the pilot's sick event! This Aeromedical Advisor is contracted with Harvey Watt. Do these people hold a license to practice medicine or is it some pilot and a nurse making the decision whether or not the pilot was able to do their assigned duties? These "doctor's notes" are now medical notes which fall under the "practice of medicine" and need to be reviewed and signed by licensed Physicians, not management and nurses!
I believe Harvey Watt's division that does Aeromedical Advising is staffed with MDs.
Here's what I found on their website:
AeroMedical Services
The Only AeroMedical Provider Featuring:
The esteemed service of the former director of the FAA AeroMedical Certification Division who is responsible for authoring many of the rules and regulations followed today by the FAA.
Only full-time Senior AMEs, a rare designation given exclusively to the worlds most experienced and respected AMEs.
A complete staff of medical specialists that have received the FAA AME training in Oklahoma City.