Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
Director of Healthcare Simulations – NMC Portsmouth
Interested candidates should notify the current director of his or her intent to apply by 25 AUG 2023. Applicants not currently assigned to NMCP must provide documentation validating his or her availability for assignment to NMCP and arrival onboard no later than September 2023. Applicants must submit a complete package including CV, BIO, letter of intent, last three FITREPS, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare biosketch via email no later than 1 SEP 2023.
CAPT Jerrol Wallace, NC, USN
Director, Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center
AMSUS Poster Submission Info for Poster Presentations – Deadline 3 October
Submission Site Link: https://amsus.swoogo.com/posters/cfs/3935670
Please do not start the submission until you have all information ready to input. The form will not save partial information, and you will need to start from the beginning if you navigate away before the submission is complete.
Please check your facility filters or use a non-government computer for full access to the site. Also, consider clearing your browser cache to prevent access issues.
To submit a poster, you will need to have these items ready before you begin:
· Presenter’s full name and email address
· Service or agency the poster is being presented on behalf of
· Poster Title, Short Description of the poster content & 3-5 learning objectives
· Presenter’s CV
· Completed CE & Disclosure Forms
· Two poster presenters can be included. Additional presenter information will be collected later upon email request.
· Poster presentations will be a two-day opportunity 12-13 February 2024
· All poster presenters will need to register for the meeting and pay the two-day poster presenter fee or full meeting fee, as an optional selection
· Registration is requested by 12 December for planning purposes. AMSUS Contact for Questions: Lori Lawrence Branch (lori.lawrence@amsus.org)
Updated Operational Medical Officer Application Links
BLUF: The old OMO application instruction still has incorrect links to submit applications.
OMO Application Submissions: The BUMEDINST 1520.42B Application Guidance for Operational medical Officer Professional Training published in 2021 does not include changes to certain emails and webpages. Please see below for updates to Surface and FMF. You can also find GME and GMO/OMO documents/contacts on our Sharepoint under Useful Links.
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/Pages/Homepage.aspx
Surface: Submit via the Surface Force Medical webpage:
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/rh/m3/m35/m355/Pages/SFMOApplication.aspx
If you send an email to the SFMO email (usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.surface-force-med@health.mil), you will get an automatic reply advising you to use the SFMO webpage.
Non-Specialty Specific Opportunities
Please consider the NSS Candidate Form and job descriptions below. Note the due date of 15 SEP 2023!
Please do not hesitate to contact CAPT Elizabeth Frame (Senior MC Detailers) with questions.
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