Female Force Readiness Advisory Board Co-Chair
The Female Force Readiness Advisory Board (FFRAB) is the senior Advisory Board within the Female Force Readiness Navy Medicine Operational Clinical Community (FFR NMOCC). We are looking for a Navy Medicine representative to serve as Vice Chair of the FFRAB and lead the development of FFRAB and FFR NMOCC strategies and activities. The FFRAB Vice Chair position is open to providers with women’s health expertise, including nurse midwives and physicians in family medicine, mental health, and obstetrics and gynecology. Prior participation and knowledge of the clinical communities and experience managing women’s healthcare in the operational environment is encouraged for those interested in the position. I greatly appreciate your support passing this opportunity onto members of your network for consideration; more information on the role and responsibilities of this role are included in the attached recruitment letter.
The Vice Chair will support the Chair guide the execution of clinical initiatives to continually improve patient safety and quality within the FFR NMOCC, lead the creation of resources and work products, and ensure the timely completion of deliverables. The FFRAB Chairs serve for at least two years unless unable to perform the tasks for any reason. Applicants for this position should expect an approximate time commitment of 6 hours per month, which will include the monthly FFRAB meeting, monthly Navy Medicine Wellness, Readiness, and Quality Cell meeting attendance, bi-weekly planning meetings with Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Office of Women’s Health (OWH) support, and any additional time needed to review and contribute to FFRAB meeting materials and work products.
If you or any of your colleagues are interested in pursuing nomination for FFRAB leadership please submit a CV, Letter of Intent, and command endorsement to Kristen Sands (kristen.w.sands.ctr@health.mil) no later than Tuesday, 14 November 2023 for nomination. Please let me know if I can answer any questions about this opportunity. Thank you for consideration and support sharing awareness of this leadership opportunity!
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