Tenzin Zhou

Template:Zhou Tenzin Zhou, a Terran/Trill hybrid, is currently Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Independence-A.

Stats

• Full Name: Tenzin Zhou
• Species: Terran/Trill (incapable of being a host)
• Date of Birth: 235104.27
  • Age: 36
• Place of Birth: Starbase 137
• Gender: Male

Education

• University of Betazed
  • Post-Graduate Training, 2386

• College of Medical Sciences of the Tri-Planetary Academy
  • MD, 2383

• University of New Berlin
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, 2375
  • BS, Biomedical Engineering, 2373

Starfleet Career

• Commissioned: 2386
• Training Facility: Starfleet Academy Officer Candidate School, Starbase 19 Annex, 2386-2387

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Ensign 238705.27 - 238708.25 USS Independence-A Medical Officer Lieutenant JG 238708.26 - Present Chief Medical Officer

Appearance

• Height: 175 cm
• Weight: 68 kilos
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Brown

Personal Life

Family

• Spouse: Yasmin Ibrahim (separated, 2382)

While studying at the University of New Berlin, Zhou met Ibrahim, a biology student, through their mutual participation in the extracurricular orchestra. They were wed in 2375, but seven years later, Zhou and Ibrahim's differing career paths and life choices took a toll on their marriage. They subsequently separated in 2382, and by 2387, they were in the midst of lengthy divorce proceedings.

• Children: None
• Parents
  • Father: Zhou Shenling
  • Mother: Razina Liran
• Siblings: Niyesh Zhou (sister, born 2357)

Friends

• Lidia Ivanov: A 28-year-old Starfleet ensign currently assigned to the USS Pioneer.

Zhou met Ivanov in 2384 while she was stationed on Betazed. The two formed a close friendship, with her playful personality being a nice foil to Zhou's tendency to overthink and take things too seriously, especially in the wake of the separation with his wife. Ivanov is one of the few people with whom Zhou—or "Spot" as she likes to call him—feels able to truly relax and show his sillier side, and it was her enthusiasm that partly inspired Zhou to then join Starfleet himself after he completed his post-graduate training. The two kept in touch after Zhou left Betazed, and by 2387, Ivanov also returned to space upon her reassignment to the USS Pioneer.

Medical Department Colleagues

See also: Independence-A Medical Department

Physicians

• Sasak: A Vulcan who transferred from the USS Achilles, he is currently the Assistant Chief Medical Officer of the Independence.
• Mevra: An Orion trained in family medicine.
• Fiona Shelley: A human woman who transferred from the USS Achilles.
• Solok: Former CMO of the Independence who is currently on leave.

Nurses

• Mitul Shah: A veteran human nurse in his late 40s.
• Faryul Nishal: A young Bajoran nurse in her late 20s.

Medics

• Umarev Isidha: An Andorian.
• Veralise Jessop: A 27-year-old human woman; KIA.

Biography

Born in 2351 to a human father and a Trill mother, Tenzin Zhou grew up as a Starfleet brat.

Originally interested in the sciences like his parents, Zhou found a passion for engineering through his father's friendship with the chief engineer of the USS Venture, Mora Lestig. With her guidance, Zhou applied to the University of New Berlin, where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in biomedical engineering in 2373 and 2375.

Upon finishing his studies, Zhou worked in the private sector for three years before becoming disillusioned with where he was in life. His engineering work in the clinical setting, however, inspired him to investigate a career in medicine. He took premedical courses from St. Ursuline University and subsequently earned a medical degree from the College of Medical Sciences of the Tri-Planetary Academy in 2383.

Although he had planned to practice as a civilian with his wife and start a family after medical school, Zhou and Ibrahim had separated in 2382. After he completed his residency training in 2386 at the University of Betazed, Zhou decided to return to the stars of his childhood while he was still eligible. He joined Starfleet in 2386 after finishing Officer Candidate School training at the academy's Starbase 19 branch campus.

USS Independence-A

In 2387, Zhou completed his cadet cruise and was assigned to the USS Independence-A as a medical officer. He was greatly affected early on in his Starfleet career by the death of Crewman Veralise Jessop, a medic who had sacrificed herself to save the lives of Zhou and several other crewmembers. Shortly thereafter during leave, Zhou was promoted on SD 238708.26 to Lieutenant Junior Grade and assigned as the Independence's chief medical officer.

There was little time to relax, however, as the Independence was quickly called into action for Operation Bright Star. Though he had a moment of doubt, recent arrival Dr. Fiona Shelley helped Zhou focus on doing his job to serve the injured among his crew, which ultimately included Captain Sidney Riley herself. Though Zhou managed to stabilize the captain, she suffered severe traumatic injuries that would prevent her from returning to active starship duty.

With the onslaught of death and sorrow experienced so relentlessly in the first few months of his Starfleet career, coupled with being caught in a lengthy divorce, Zhou began serious thought into resigning his commission while the Independence remained on leave at the recently-recaptured Deep Space 17.

SIMs

• "And Yet Another Shuttle" - SD 238705.27 (First SIM)
• "The Home Stretch" - SD 238708.13 (First PNPC SIM, the consequences of which would later prove substantial to Zhou's character development)
• "Late Night Reading" - SD 238709.09 (Zhou's wife Yasmin finally makes an appearance... as a recording)
• "Today, be a doctor." - SD 238709.17 (First Joint Post; as the Independence medical staff find themselves handling battle triage yet again, Fiona Shelley, no stranger to loss, helps Zhou confront what happened back on Deck 5)