Lieutenant Commander Dr. J.R. McEntyre

Name Dr. J.R. "John Ross" McEntyre M.D.

Position Assistant Chief Medical Officer

Rank Lieutenant Commander


Last Post

Character Information

Gender Male
Species Caitian
Age 35

Physical Appearance

Height 5'11"
Weight 275
Hair Color Brown/Grey
Eye Color Blue
Physical Description A Caitian of gruff appearance, tannish brown fur, with a thick tail.
Semi Muscular Build, and nimble hands.
Quick when they needs to be due to his Caitian genetics, and catlike instincts.
They has above average hearing for a Caitian, but poorer eyesight requiring glasses to correct as he is allergic to Retinax V

Family

Spouse Kevin Billingsley-McEntyre
Father RADM. Charles McEntyre
Mother Reva McEntyre
Sister(s) Dr. Anna-Lee McEntyre, Ph.D
Stella Elaine McEntrye - JR Twin

Personality & Traits

General Overview A Self Described Old Country Doctor, J.R McEntyre is a Texan Caitian with the hands of a surgon. He finds himself working towards the day he can retire to a cabin on a frontier work and achieve his dreams of living life like his hero Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, who in his mind is the greatest surgeon to have lived, apart from his Great-Grandfather, Jeremiah, who was a Surgeon on a Constitution Class Starship himself.
Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths:
Nimble hands
A general overall sense of compassion yet rigid when needed
Fast runner when patients (or CMO's lab animals) try to abscond from sickbay without permission
Animal Husbandry, He once considered being a Vet, but not many Vets in Starfleet.

Weakness:
Suboptimal Eyesight, Requires glasses which brings his vision to 20/20
Can be hard to awaken at times, tends to purr in his sleep
Ambitions Doin the job well. J.R. likes what he does and if he moves up while doin so, he's a very happy kitty.

He someday wants to be an Old Country Doctor, like his heroes: Leonard "Bones" McCoy, and Jeremiah McEntrye, his great grandfather
Hobbies & Interests Woodcarving
Building things
Painting Landscapes and Western Scenes
Languages Federation Standard; Caitain

Personal History A Caitian Doctor of 15 Years experience, Dr. J.R. McEntyre hails from the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex of Old Texas on Earth. He was raised on a cattle ranch, where he developed his interests and asperations first tending to the sick or wounded animals on the ranch and then to doctoring humans when he grew older.

He attended Baylor College of Medicine at 16 years old on a merit based scholarship where he ranked in the top 30 in his class, and scored well in his surgical internship and residency before attending Starfleet Academy's Officer Canidate School and gaining his commission.

J.R. has primary served on Starships on the Frontier, a request he's made for every post. A longing to be on the last frontier, so to speak, according to him. He envisions himself as something of a Country Doctor, his Texan accent does much to help that claim, though find him in the right mood and he's as soft as a kitten.

In his downtime, he enjoys woodworking and painting Western Scenes. He hasn't made time for relationships but would given the right partner, finding more attracted to guys than the gals.

His Great Grandfather, Jeremiah was a Surgeon whom inspired J.R. to go into medicine
Service Record Late 2383 - Graduation from OCS, assigned to frontline combat vessel USS Mellony as Junior Surgeon.

Jan - April 2384 - Assigned to SB 375, General Surgeon

May -December 2384 - Assigned to USS Excalibur Medical Officer/Surgeon, Commended for Actions during Medical Relief of Acamar

Jan 2385 Assigned to Starfleet MASH Units, positioned near Chintaka

Late 2385 MASH ordered stood down

2386-2391 Assigned to Five Year Mission, U.S.S. Excalibur, Staff Medical Officer/Senior Surgeon

2391-2396 Assigned to Starbase DS12, Baku System. Staff Surgeon. Commended for Medical Excellency

2396-2401 U.S.S. Colombia, Assistant Chief Medical Officer/Chief Surgeon

2401-Present - Starbase 400