diff --git a/code/game/jobs/job/medical.dm b/code/game/jobs/job/medical.dm
index e92a95e70b6..218172b1884 100644
--- a/code/game/jobs/job/medical.dm
+++ b/code/game/jobs/job/medical.dm
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	spawn_positions = 1
 	is_medical = 1
 	supervisors = "the chief medical officer"
+	department_head = list("Chief Medical Officer")
 	selection_color = "#ffeef0"
 	access = list(access_medical, access_morgue, access_surgery, access_chemistry, access_virology, access_genetics, access_mineral_storeroom)
 	minimal_access = list(access_medical, access_morgue, access_maint_tunnels)