European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For Geiling staying in the army Isnit Cut and dried a. Jim Geiling can to remember when he did no to want to be a doctor. Although no one else in ceilings j family is in the medical Field he knew when he was a child that Medicine would be his chosen career. Quot i wanted to do it for purely altruistic reasons a Geiling said. He also was fascinated with the military system. So when he Learned in 1978 about the uniform services University of health sciences in both Coda md., a military University for All service branches he on rolled for medical training. Quot essentially 1 found this was a Way to pursue both of my interests a he said. Geiling who will turn 37 on March 31, is an Intel Kivist at the land stud army regional medical can Ter in Germany. An intensive is treats patients in need of critical care. A hopefully i a a done to see you because it Means that you re really sick a Geiling said. Much of Guiling s interaction on the Job is with family members of patients since people in intensive care often Are too sick to interact. Yet he takes a a very personal approach to his patients he said and strives to help them and their families understand what is happening. A amps John Bomhof land Stuhle a or. Jim Geiling and nurse Sally Lankford. There Are eight Beds in the intensive care unit at Lan Stuhl. The unit averages Between four and six patients at a time Geiling said. The caseload is not overtaking Geiling said but doctors tend to get bogged Down with a great Deal of paperwork. In private Medicine doctors generally have staff to handle paperwork duties. But there Are other headaches connected to a private practice particularly financial ones he said. Sci Ling a tour runs until 1995, which is when his commitment to the army also ends for helping him become a doctor. He Hasni to decided whether to leave the army to open a private practice but he said that Quot my inclination is to stay in the  he said he enjoys practising Medicine in the army because a patients for the most part Are Young families who Are trying to serve their  As much As Geiling and his family would like to remain in Germany if he extends his next assign mint most Likely would be stateside because of the draw Down he said. He finds his overseas assignment exciting because a we seem to be on the front lines of what a happening in the world a. At some Point Geiling Hopes to go on a deploy mint to observe where critical care fits into these situations. Military personnel who deploy generally need medical attention for sickness and disease rather than surgery Geiling  i think it critical care has a role Quot in deployments Geiling said. Geiling a native of a Small town near Allentown pa., graduated from the uniform services University of health sciences in 1982. He completed his internship and residency in 1985 at Letterman army medical Center near san Francisco. He was stationed in Augsburg Germany from 1985 to.1989 and returned to the states for a year Fellowship in critical care at Waller Reed army medical Center in Washington. He also completed a years training in nonmedical operational concepts at the . Army come and general staff College in fort Leavenworth kan., before coming to Lan Stuhl last summer. Nancy torn Erin Milnor s career March its All relative col. Bill Milnor grew up in the military but he never expected to make it a career. His father was in the military and Mil nor had no intention of following his Lead. Instead his goal was to become a doctor like his Uncle and to have a private practice Quot in those Days everyone was trying to avoid military service Quot Milnor said. However he had just finished his internship in 1972 at the Baptist Hospital in Tennessee when he was drafted into the army. He planned to serve his time and then enrol in a medical training program that was waiting for him on the civilian Side after his tour in Germany ended. A i found that it army was not As unpleasant As id thought it would be a Milnor said. A i stayed for Over 20  Milnor 47, is the chief of orthopaedic surgery and director of training in orthopaedic surgery at the tripper army Hospital in Hawaii. He is on deployment at the army Hospital in Heidelberg Germany to fill in for other surgeons who have been deployed elsewhere. Milnor decided to specialize in orthopaedics while stationed in Germany during his first assignment. Orthopaedics is a Branch of surgery dealing with the treatment of deformities diseases and injuries of the Bones joints and Muscles. He opted to remain in the army to study Ortho Pedines at Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington. He completed that in 1978, then studied hand surgery in 1980 at the Mayo clinic in Roches s4s. John Bomor Heidelberg a or. Bill Milnor counsels his patient pvt. 2 Fred Ferreira who fell on broken Glass. Ter Minn. From 19s1 to 1987, Milnor taught at the Brooke medical Center in san Antonio to repay the army for putting him through his additional medical training. It was during this time that he decided to make a career of the army. A i decided that i liked staying in the army better than getting out Quot Milnor said. Quot i know pretty much where i stand with the military. Some civilian opportunities were not quite As Well worked  and although not everything has been to his liking a i thought it the army dealt fairly with  Milnor said some of his civilian colleagues were bored with their private practices but that it could be traumatic to dissolve a practice and move elsewhere. He said a number of them joined the reserves to break up their routines. Milnor does no to face that problem on Active duty. A this deployment came up and i decided it was my turn Quot he said. Two years ago Milnor and the rest of his staff got orders to deploy during desert storm but the orders were revoked so Hawaii a Tripler could continue training new doctors. A the role of the military is changing As the world changes. This is a Good Opportunity to see firsthand what will be needed in the future Quot Milnor said. A the major Tough thing is just learning where everything is and How to get things accomplished at this Hospital in Heidelberg Quot Milnor said he enjoys training other doctors in a teaching Hospital because he still has Contact with patients. He said he probably would stay at a teaching Hospital throughout the rest of his career. A the hardest part is sharing patients with others Quot Milnor said a i like dealing directly with the patients in a taking care of. I try to Tell them exactly what we re going to do and Why we re going to do it. I want them to understand exactly what they re getting into. I really want them to make the final  Milnor is a native of Memphis Tenn. He graduated from Bay or medical school in Houston in 1971.nancy Torner Page 6 a sunday March 7, 1993