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Intermediate Executive Skills Course – O3/O4

Posted on April 7, 2021 Updated on April 7, 2021

The Intermediate Executive Skills Course has Medical Corps availability for the June 7 – 10 VIRTUAL course, designed for developing leaders within the MHS (senior LT and LCDR). See course description below. Please have interested parties self-nominate NLT 13 APRIL 2021 by completing the attached nomination form and forwarding to CAPT Anthony Keller (contact in the global). Proxy nominations will not be accepted:

Course Description: The Defense Health Agency Intermediate Executive Skills Course (DHA-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF). The course is designed to facilitate attainment of selected Joint Medical Executive Skills core competencies as identified by a Tri-Service review board of MHS senior leaders. The course consists of 21 web-based training (WBT) modules available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil) followed by a 40-hour resident course located on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The resident course includes 8 hours of Corps and Service-specific training facilitated by Army, Navy, and Air Force medical leaders.