European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 22, 1988 the stars and stripes sex Mediterranean director chosen for Dodds Pacific  Artri Herald Blooml acting dire dior of the department of defense dependents schools has been selected o be the next director of the Pacific Region Pentagon officials said. _ our selection has to be sent Over to 0pm office of a Tanana management for approval but he s our diet said Barbara Pope Deputy assistant memory of defense for education and family matters. Pope said there is Little possibility pm would not prove dodds1 Choice. Bloom had been director of Dodds smaller Mediterranean Region until he stepped in to the acting i Jector s Post about seven weeks ago. He replaced bet Stephen who resigned to return to College teaching in Texas. Pope Laid Bloom left Friday for three weeks in the Mediterranean. He will return to Washington and re main acting director until a permanent one is  said candidates for the Job Are being interviewed. She could t say Haw Long in would be until Dodd shas a new permanent director and Bloom assume his Pacific responsibilities. The Pacific Post is a promotion for Bloom who will move up to senior executive service from the om-15 level. The Pacific is the second largest of the five Odds regions with 39 schools in three countries and More than 26,000 students. The Mediterranean Region hat 33 schools in six countries and about 13,000 students. Richard Cawley Deputy director of the Pacific re Gion has been acting director since the Region s lop Job was vacated last feb. 3 with the retirement of Edwar Killin Lee Davit the Deputy director in the Mediterranean will continue As acting director there until a new one is selected Pope said. Acting Dodds director Jena Bloom computer will link of with hospitals worldwide  Bureau Ramstein a Germany a worldwide computer network soon will be making life easier for doctors and patients at air Force medical facilities. By the summer of 1987, All air Force hospitals and clinics will be sharing variety of patient and administrative in formation through me net an elec tronic Mau system linking computers at medical facilities around the world. It won1 replace the Telephone said maj. Eric Johnson chief of medical sys tems Branch Safe office of the com Mand surgeon. But for those time where a letter would suffice it will run rings around  patients and medical personnel frustrated by the present system of scheduling referral appointments will Sec an immediate Benefit from me net Johnson said. When a patient is referred to a specialist the appointment now is made by Tele phone. The medical technician must Call a regional medical facility set the appointment and gel Back in touch with the patient. With me net the patient s name and medical needs can be entered into a computer and sent to the regional medi Cal Center eliminating much time wasted waiting on the phone. Laboratory test results also con be sent. And medical personnel will be Able to verify medical records. In Europe me net will mean the first extensive use of deers the defense eligibility enrolment system. Based on a successful lest of med. Net Between Gunter . Ala., an Ramstein a air Force officials in a gust authorized the linkup of More than 100 medical facilities Johnson said. In Safe 12 hospitals and clinics Willcome on line by february. Using various Dat Point compute components medical personnel need Only address a message to any medical facility and tend it into the system. The message can be transmitted in As Little as10 seconds. During the information Rush hour of the late afternoon trans Mission can Lake several minutes John son said. Initial use of the system will be limited to an electronic mail service Johnson said. But possibilities include doctors of Fering specialized consultations to re Mote locations. West Berlin drops Case against nazis in people s court Berlin