Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
DHA, Aide-de-Camp – O4 – Report NLT 1 JULY 2024
Aide-de-Camp to the Director, Defense Health Agency – The Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA) requests service nominations to fill the O-4 level position Aide-de-Camp to the Director of the DHA. The selected individual must hold a Secret clearance (Top Secret/Compartmented Information preferred), possess the required experience, and demonstrate exceptional knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform and execute the duties and responsibilities as outlined in the attached position description. The assignment is 12 months, and the primary duty location is in Falls Church, Virginia. The selected individual should arrive no later than July 1, 2024, with early reporting authorized.
Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 EST Wednesday, October 4, 2023 (contact in the global).
Free Study of Coaching Program for Parents Concerned About Their Children’s Weight – Deadline 18 SEPT
Very rarely I ask for a favor…consider enrolling in or advertising my wife’s IRB approved study. She gets no money for this and it is completely free due to grant funding. Here are the details straight from the OG CAPT Schofer:
It’s the final days for enrollment in a novel research study for parents who are worried about their kids’ weight.
The grant-funded randomized, controlled study will welcome 60 families to participate in the Family in Focus health coaching program as its effectiveness at improving parental psychological metrics such as self-efficacy, eating competence, body image, self-compassion and self-stigma for child weight, all of which predict child and family health. Parents participate free of charge in the full 8-week virtual group coaching program.
Please see the flyer for eligibility and enrollment steps. Randomization is occurring this week for the final groups – don’t delay!
Executive Medicine AQD – Talking Points and Changes
The Corps Chief’s Office has providing talking points created by all the Corps related to changes for the 67A AQD executive medicine qualification. These changes are based on the cancellation of courses (clinic management, Tricare financial management executive program, and clinical informatics course) and the original intent of this congressional mandate for COs and XOs to have this AQD. This AQD update will be placed in the upcoming FY24 Course Catalog. Please use this when discussing with your community.
The email (usn.bethesda.navmedprodevctrmd.list.nmpdc-jmesp@health.mil) in the attached document is currently not working but Mr. Garrett’s team is working to ensure that it will be functional. In the short term, if any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Clinton A. Garrett (e-mail in the global).
MC Retention and Exit Survey
Senior leadership knows there have been a lot of organizational changes causing stressors to you as a physician. Many issues directly impact the Medical Corps and our manning. The Medical Corps Chief’s Office needs to hear what affects you most to help influence meaningful and impactful change for our organization. Please tell us what particular retention and exit factors are essential to you. We have developed a no-nonsense Medical Corps Retention and Exit Survey. It has specific MC retention, exit, and burnout questions. Your answers will provide us with what levers senior leadership can pull to directly impact your quality of life and sense of value. It is not a time-intensive survey. Your candid responses will impact our Corps for the better.
*RDML Valdes Video* Please go to the MC SharePoint to hear Admiral Valdes discuss the MC Retention and Exit Survey – https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/Pages/Homepage.aspx
Please see attached MC Retention and Exit Survey Flyer below.
The link to the survey is https://navmed.questionpro.com/RBMC23 and the QR code is below. If there are any issues with access, please email Captain Shauna O’Sullivan.
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