Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
Medical Service Corps Webinar Program
The Medical Service Corps has developed a library of excellent webinars aimed to fill needs & knowledge gaps, enhance professional development, and supplement mentoring efforts. Webinar topics include record management, leadership, day-to-day operations, career planning, and more! New webinars are always being added & updated!
Access the Webinar Library: milSuite (All Webinars – requires CAC) | YouTube (new webinars)
Or click on the links below:
Record Management – Your Record, Your Responsibility!
- NML&PDC Lunch & Learn Record Management
- NML&PDC Lunch & Learn FITREP Writing
- FITREP Writing: Part 1 & Part 2
- Reading the Board Convening Order
- Record Management Overview
- Selection Board Overview
- Officer Data Card (ODC)
- Officer Summary Record (OSR)
- Performance Summary Report (PSR) Part 1 | PSR Part 2
- AQDs
- Mid-Term Counseling
- Career Intermission Program
- Billet Priority
- Staff Organization Codes
- Specialty Leaders, Detailers, & Placement Officers
- MSC DUINS (Duty Under Instruction) Application Process
Leadership & Day-To-Day Operations
- Qualities of a Good Leader
- Navy Correspondence
- Spreadsheet Basics
- Executive Medicine AQD – JMESI
- Conducting Retirement Ceremonies
- Conducting Reenlistment Ceremonies
- Navy JPME Phase 1
- JPME – Other Services
- Officer Recruiting
- Conducting an Officer Recruiting Interview and Letters of Recommendation
Operational MSC Interview Series
Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
- NAWCAD Aeromedical Support: milSuite | YouTube
- NAWCAD Aerospace Optometry & Vision: milSuite | YouTube
- NAWCAD Aero Physiology & Experimental Psychology: milSuite | YouTube
LT Krusely – Industrial Hygiene Officer aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz
MSC Subspecialty Mini-Series: What do MSC officers do?
MSC Health Care Administrators
MSC Health Care Clinicians
MSC Health Care Scientists
Please contact LCDR Preston at adam.preston.2@us.af.mil if you are interested in joining the team to create new webinars or are interested in being interviewed for our Operational Medical Officer Series!
Leadership Lessons from Trial by Fire
Please check out this good article in Proceedings from CAPT Doug Stephens, MSC, USN:
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/february/leadership-lessons-trial-fire
FY22 Special Pay Plans Released
Here’s the message from the Medical Corps Chief’s Office and plans:
The special pays program manager highlighted changes from last year in yellow. This year’s pay plan includes several increases in incentive pay, specialty pays, and a return of all the previous four and six-year retention bonuses.
-Requests, with CO endorsements, dated between 11 Feb 22 – 11 Mar 22, and requesting an effective date as far back as 1 Oct 21, will not require to be retroactive; however, any request/CO endorsement dated 12 Mar 22 or later will have to be retroactive.
-BUMED Special Pays webpage https://www.med.navy.mil/Special-Pays/ will be updated as soon as possible.
-Contact your local special pays representative with processing questions
Note: The pay plan is a continuous evolution. Each of the services’ pay plans are based on the DoD pay plan, and the pay planning cycles are not aligned with the budgeting process. For example, the FY21 NDAA that authorized increases in Board Certification Pay was signed after the FY22 DoD Pay Planning and FY23 DoD Budget planning were in progress. To that end, it can take up to two years after legislation for NDAA changes to be considered, budgeted, and published in our special pay plans. RDML Hancock has an article that explains this in detail in our MC winter magazine that I’ll send out next week.
Your pay is a top priority, and the Medical Corps Chief’s Office will continue to advocate for maximum pays whenever possible!
FY22 Special Pays NAVADMIN Released!
I will post the specific pay plans and amounts once the Corps Chief’s Office disseminates them, but here is the NAVADMIN, which means that you can start applying for FY22 special pays:
UNCLASSIFIED//
ROUTINE
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FM CNO WASHINGTON DC
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 034/22
PASS TO OFFICE CODES:
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB//
SUBJ/FY-22 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS FOR ACTIVE DUTY//
REF/A/DOC/USC/28JAN08//
REF/B/DOC/DOD/30DEC15//
REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC05//
NARR/REF A IS SECTION 335, TITLE 37, U.S. CODE, SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE
PAY AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 6000.13, ACCESSION AND RETENTION
POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS
(HPO).
REF C IS OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAYS FOR MEDICAL CORPS, DENTAL CORPS,
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS AND NURSE CORPS OFFICERS.
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the continuation of authority granted in
references (a) through (c).
- Submission of requests for fiscal year (FY) 2022 special and incentive
pays may begin upon release of this NAVADMIN in conformity with reference (c)
and specific FY-22 medical department special pay guidance. - Specific special pays implementation guidance, administrative procedures
and Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) special pays point of contact
information is available at MyNavy Portal athttps://my.navy.mil/ by
navigating to Quick Links, BUMED, Careers, Special Pays. All personnel
eligible for medical department officer special pays are strongly encouraged
to review their corps-specific guidance located at the aforementioned link. - This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled,
whichever occurs first. - Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1//
FY23 O6 Promotion Board Precept, Convening Order, and Promotion Opportunities
Now that the O6 board is over, the promotion opportunities can be found on page 2 of this convening order:
They were:
- MC – 95% (the highest since FY10, which is as far back as I have data)
- DC – 92%
- MSC – 50%
- NC – 50%
Here is the historical picture for the Medical Corps:
| FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | |
| O6 | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 81% | 91% | 90% |
Here is the precept as well:
2022 LEAPS HRO Poster Award Call for Nominations – Deadline Extended
The 2022 LEAPS High Reliability Organization (HRO) poster awards showcase recognizes initiatives that improve the Military Health System (MHS). This competition seeks approaches and enhancements in both clinical and non-clinical areas that result in more reliable processes, better outcomes, and higher quality care. The goal is to promote a culture of learning, sharing, and continuous improvement within the MHS. The posters will be displayed on the LEAPS website. Command/PAO notification prior to submission is recommended. Poster submissions open to all Corps and employees of MHS.
The award submissions will be evaluated based on the use of one of the five HRO Principles:
1) Preoccupation with Failure
2) Sensitivity to Operations
3) Deference to Expertise
4) Commitment to Resilience
5) Reluctance to Simplify
**EXTENDED SUSPENSE DATE: 4 MAR 2022**
NOTE**Template provided for guidance, but not required for submission.
Submissions and/or questions please send to LCDR Amber Lenfert and LTjg Doudoubite Korabou (contact is in the global).
Links:
HRO Poster Showcase – LEAPS 2022 (navyleaps.com)
Group: Navy MSC High Reliability Organizations … |milBook Home (milsuite.mil)
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Nurse Corps News – New Years Message – 2022
I know it is a little late for a New Years Message, but a few days ago I saw this 5 minute video about stress and resiliency from RDML Cindy Kuehner, Chief of the NC, and I wanted to share it. It is a message everyone could benefit from:
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