"Frontier Medicine" is a DS9 short story published in Star Trek: Explorer magazine. It was written by Michael Carroll, edited by Jonathan Wilkins, and released in February 2023 in the subscriber digital supplement to Explorer, Issue 6. It first saw print publication in Titan Magazines' "The Mission" and Other Stories omnibus in 2024. The story featured Julian Bashir shortly before he graduated from the Starfleet Medical Academy.
Description[]
- Doctor Julian Bashir embarks on a career-defining adventure.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Irons • Seph Magdiel • Stosk
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Ferenginar system
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Onotark Corporation • Orion Syndicate • Starfleet Medical Academy
Science and classification[]
- body armor • combadge • gun • knife • med-pod • medical tricorder • teleporter filter • transporter • tricorder • turbolift • weapon
Occupations and titles[]
Other references[]
- arthropod • beam • beetle • blood • day • decade • exoskeleton • food • hair • handshake • heart • hull • imposter syndrome • infection • magnetism • medical • minute • money • month • myokymia • necrodioxide • parasite • Purggraf's Toxaemia • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • strabismus • tree-mould salad • venom • Vulcan salute • warp factor • warp seven • X-ray • year
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The story took place eight days prior to Julian Bashir's graduation from Starfleet Medical Academy.
- Photographs of 22nd century Orion Harrad-Sar accompanied the story to illustrate Irons, along with a new illustration.
Images[]
Story image.
Seph Magdiel.
Irons.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous story: Things Can Only Get Better |
Short stories Star Trek Explorer |
Next story: Control |
| Previous story: Things Can Only Get Better |
The Mission and Other Stories | Next story: By Special Request |
| Previous story: Things Can Only Get Better |
DS9 short stories | Next story: The Victim |