Captain Jenkins is the imaginary Captain of the USS Vortex in The Doctor's holonovel Photons Be Free. She is very war-like, always has her ship at red alert, and decorates her ready room with small weapons.
In the novel, during the incident with the Caretaker, she killed a dying man so that the EMH character will heal the less seriously injured helm officer instead. She regarded the EMH not as a person, but as a tool. She threatended to take the EHM offline and purge his holomatrix. (VOY: "Author, Author")
- Like her inspiration, Captain Jenkins was portrayed by Kate Mulgrew.