Flight and Operational Medicine Clinic
The Flight and Operational Medicine Clinic at the 23rd Medical Group promotes the health and functional well-being of our aviation community in a timely and flexible manner. The clinic offers a full range of acute, routine, and preventive medicine services for:
- Active duty flyers
- Active duty firefighters
- Special operations personnel who need a medical clearance to fly
Annual Fly Periodic Health Assessment/Flight Physical
The objective of the PHA/MHA is to determine a service member’s fitness for duty in accordance with service regulations and policies. The Annual Fly Periodic Health Assessment Questionnaire MUST be completed prior to scheduling an appointment.
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Complete PHAQ on the ASIMS website
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Once your PHAQ is completed, you will be given instructions to schedule the Mental Health Assessment portion of your PHA on the ASIMS website. The PHA/MHA is NOT conducted by the 23rd MDG Mental Health Clinic. The PHA/MHA is a virtual, by-phone appointment that takes less than 10 minutes to complete. The MHA provider will attempt to call you twice within your scheduled appointment time. If you don't answer, you will be marked as a no-show.
Flyers must have their MHA appointment completed as part of their Annual Fly PHA appointment.
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Send a message to the FOMC Clinic via MHS GENESIS Patient Portal TO: Moody 23MDG Flight Medicine BOMC or through the appointment line staff by calling 229-257-2778 with the requested appointment information.
Labs and Immunizations
If labs are required, please fast 12-14 hours before your appointment.
Audiograms
Exam will be scheduled by the technician when they book annual flight physicals.
Nurse/Technician Walk-in Clinic
Check-in hours for walk-in services:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
8-9 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.
Wednesday
1-2 p.m.
Unless clinically indicated, you'll be seen by a medical technician for the following walk-in services:
- Pregnancy tests
- Sore throats
- Urinary tract infection
- Wart Treatment (after initial appointment with provider)
- Suture/Staple Removal
- Vitamin B-12, Testosterone, or Depo-Provera injections, with a provider’s order
- Provider-requested three-day blood pressure checks
- Vaginal discharge
- STI Testing
- Return-to-fly clearance
Personnel seen at a civilian emergency room or urgent care must report or contact Flight Medicine the next duty day to provide documents/encounter notes.
Message Requests
Requests for items that may not need an appointment (e.g., medication renewals, referral renewals, administrative paperwork, etc.) can be done in the form of a message to the PCM team. To message the team, personnel must activate their MHS GENESIS Patient Portal account. Once logged in, choose “Send a Message” from the main page. In the “To” section, search for “Moody 23MDG Flight Medicine BOMC.”
You may also call the appointment line and leave a message for your health care team.
Once a message request is placed, the team has three business days to respond. Administrative documents may take up to 10 business days to complete. A nurse or technician will contact the patient with the provider’s response.
Please note: All military treatment facilities have transitioned to MHS GENESIS. The TRICARE Online Patient Portal is no longer in service.
Referrals
If you’ve been referred to a specialist by your primary care manager, please stop by the Referral Management Office or see The Referral Process for instructions on how to access your referral, how to schedule a specialty appointment, and important contact information.
This applies to specialties not offered at the MTF and those only available in the network.
Medically Necessary Surgery/Procedure
Active duty service members requesting or receiving medically necessary surgery or procedure must notify Flight Medicine to ensure DNIF status is current.
Elective/Cosmetic Surgery
Active duty service members must have clinic coordination and unit commander approval before scheduling or receiving surgery. Elective surgery is defined as non-emergent surgery at the member’s expense, performed by a civilian or military physician, and is not covered by health insurance.
To begin the process, please contact the 23rd MDG Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator in person or by calling 229-257-4355.