Christine Chapel

Christine Chapel abandoned a career in bio-research for a position with Starfleet.  She succeeded in her goal by 2266 and was commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to the USS Enterprise, serving as Head Nurse under Enterprise Chief Medical Officer Dr. Leonard McCoy.  She was very helpful in assisting anyone on the Enterprise who was sick or needed attention when Dr. McCoy was not there.

By 2267, there were occasional times where Chapel was called upon to help other doctors.  Sometimes Dr. McCoy was her patient.  She was always supportive of Dr. McCoy when other people questioned his thinking and reliability to do his job.  Chapel helped when Dr. McCoy needed assistance or was out of ideas to save his crew when previously unseen medical conditions occurred.  One time, she even helped find a method to stop the rapid aging from radiation a comet was giving off that the Enterprise crew was studying.

There was a time in 2268 when Dr.McCoy greatly confused Chapel as well as put her in danger.  Dr.McCoy brought Spock back from a faraway mission and thought he was dying but Nurse Chapel figured out that she could cure Spock.  She did not know that Spock was doing this on purpose with a special Vulcan trans technique.  Spock was making a dangerous alien race, the Kelvans, think he became seriously ill being near them so they would leave the Enterprise crew.  It was by luck that Nurse Chapel figured out what was happening and allowed Spock to continue his plan successfully.

Chapel gained the rank of Commander in her latter career and eventually worked at Starfleet Headquarters.  She helped when relief efforts for alien species were requested of Starfleet.