One Way to Get Operationally Relevant and Advance Your Career – Go Undersea Medicine
Every year promotion boards are placing more emphasis on operational contributions. Here is one way to get operationally relevant if you are residency-trained:
Colleagues,
Residency trained physicians are encouraged to become Undersea Medical Officers. Positions are available with operational units, research facilities, training commands, MTFs, and overseas. If you would like more information about billets contact the Undersea Medicine Specialty Leader, CAPT James Mucciarone (contact info is below). If you would like information about training, visit the Naval Undersea Medical Institute website and go to the tab for Prospective Undersea Medical Officer (https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmotc/numi/UMOApply/Pages/default.aspx).
V/R
James J. Mucciarone, MD, CPE
CAPT, MC, USN
Force Medical Officer
Commander Submarine Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Undersea Medicine Specialty Leader
Office: (808) 473-5789
Cell: (757) 817-7380
NIPR: james dot mucciarone at navy dot mil