On 24 August the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Luca Goretti, accompanied by Commander of Air Force Schools / 3rd Air Region, Air Force General Silvano Frigerio visited the Aeromedical Psychophysiological Centre and the Military Department of Forensic Medicine of Bari Palese, employees of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine of Rome, co-located at the Bari-Palese site.
General S.A. Goretti was welcomed on his arrival by Colonel Felice Ruberto, the current Director of both Organisations, who explained the mission, duties, and specific activities carried out by the Departments. Following the initial briefing, the visit continued at the specialist departments, with particular attention paid to Cardiology, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, and Otorhinolaryngology services.
The visit concluded with the signing of the album of honour by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who said “immensely happy to return to Bari to visit an excellence in the tri-service and Armed Forces healthcare sector”, thanking Colonel Ruberto and his colleagues “for the spirit of service and for the professionalism that you bring to your work daily”.
The two bodies are legal medical structures at the service of Armed Forces and of all public administrations.
It Military Department of Legal Medicine It is a joint-service structure responsible for defining medico-legal procedures of various kinds, in which the acquisition of a provision issued by a Hospital Medical Board is envisaged.
It Bari Palese Aeromedical Psychophysiological Centre undertakes medical-legal activities and activities related to adherence to the Armed Forces, particularly regarding fitness for flight, under delegation from the Director of IMA Rome, for the assessment of the possession of psychophysical requirements, with the aim of expressing the relevant fitness judgments required for aircrew personnel, for the purpose of carrying out flight activities in both military and civilian spheres.
