Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
Global Health Specialist Course Opportunity
There is an International Health Specialist Orientation Course that will be offered 27 APR-1 MAY. The location is the National Capital Region and funding is planned to be by the BUMED Office of Global Health Engagement (GHEO) to support Navy Personnel as noted in this document and below. Priority will be given to officers who hold the Global Health Specialist Additional Qualification Designation (68M), are currently under orders for a GHE billet or are selected for duty assignment under a GHE billet.
If you are interested in attending, please contact the Navy Medicine Office of Global Health Engagement at usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.ghe-office < at > mail.mil. Please note there is a prerequisite that needs to be completed as noted below.
This course will be added to the FY21 Leadership Course Catalog (should be out in the SEP timeframe) so there will be future iterations of the course occurring twice per year per current plans.
Course information copied from the attached announcement is below:
Course Description: The course provides training in critical concepts of global health engagement and health security cooperation to increase the resiliency and readiness of our Navy Medicine personnel, support the Fleet and line operations, and build sustainable relationships with partner nations. The course will provide an advanced, comprehensive understanding of core global health engagement competencies among Navy global health engagement professionals.
Target Audience: Course seats are available for all officers in the Navy Medical Department Corps: Dental, Medical, Medical Service and Nursing Corps staffing a billet in CONUS or a GHE billet OCONUS. Priority will be given to officers who hold the Global Health Specialist Additional Qualification Designation (68M), are currently under orders for a GHE billet or are selected for duty assignment under a GHE billet.
Funding: Funding will be provided by the BUMED Office of Global Health Engagement (GHEO) to support Navy Personnel.
Process: For more information, please contact the Navy Medicine Office of Global Health Engagement at usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.ghe-office < at >mail.mil.
Pre-Requisites: Participants must complete one of the following trainings prior to the first day of the course.
– Security Cooperation Management Orientation Online Course (SCM-OC-OL):
https://www.discs.dsca.mil/_pages/courses/online/scm-oc-ol.aspx?section=syl
– Security Cooperation Management Familiarization Course (SCM-FA-OL):
https://www.discs.dsca.mil/_pages/courses/online/scm-fa-ol.aspx?section=syl
NCC Vascular Surgery Program Director
They are looking for a Program Director to report in July 2020. Applicants should submit their packages (CV, Bio, Letter of Intent) to CDR Melissa Austin (contact in global) NLT Friday, 7 Feb. PERS concurrence for the PCS move should be provided with the application materials (usually an e-mail from the Detailer).
Here are the relevant documents:
ACGME requirements for Vascular Surgery (Integrated) PD qualifications
Ref #1 DoD Criteria for selection of GME Program Directors
SG Announcement for NCC Program Director Search for Vascular Surgery Fel…
Free Tax Software and Finance Friday Articles
Here’s a blurb about the free military tax software:
MilTax Preparation and e-Filing Software will be available starting Jan. 22 through mid-October. Powered by an industry-leading tax service provider, it’s designed to address situations specific to the military. This easy-to-use, self-paced tax software walks you through a series of questions to help you complete and electronically file your federal return and up to three state tax forms. Calculations are 100 percent accurate – guaranteed by the software provider.
Here is the link to begin preparations:
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/financial-legal/tax-resource-center/miltax-military-tax-services
Here’s an article for military members:
Here are my favorites this week:
Investing Basics for Physicians With Little Time or Experience
Here are the rest of this week’s articles:
2018 vs. 2019 in the Stock Market
7 Paradoxes in Investment Decision Making
Can I Change the Beneficiary of My 529 Plan/Account?
Do Bonds Belong in Your Portfolio?
How to Pay Off Medical School Loans In Less Than 2 Years
Life Goes By Quick: Money Thoughts From A Boomer Retiree With Cancer
AMSUS Seminar – Prolonged Field Care: What Technology is Needed?
This full-day AMSUS regional seminar, 3 March 2020, at the Kossiakoff Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD, features speakers from the MRDC Combat Casualty Care Research team, other Prolonged Field Care (PFC) leaders, JHU Applied Physics Lab, and other experts in PFC science & technology. These subject matter experts will highlight current and future science & technology needs relevant to PFC, and discuss current best PFC practices and areas of innovation to address gaps.
Early registration rate good until 31 January 2020: AMSUS member rate $75; non-member rate $100. Register today!
Medical Corps Liaison Position, Medical Corps Chief’s Office, BUMED – O4
The Office of the Corps Chief supports our Corps Chief, RDML Hancock in directly advising the Surgeon General on matters significant to the Medical Corps. The team includes the MC Career Planner, MC Plans & Policy, MC Reserve Affairs Officer, and reports to the Deputy Chief of the Medical Corps (in other words, the owner of this blog). The position involves frequent, direct interaction with leadership throughout Navy Medicine and is specifically leveraged to offer mid-grade medical officers an opportunity to develop their skills at the strategic level.
Here is the position description. If you are interested in competing and interviewing for this position, please email your CV, Bio, OSR, PSR, and Letter of Intent to CDR Melissa Austin (contact is in the global) in a SINGLE PDF FILE.
Please feel free to reach out to the incumbent, CDR Brett Chamberlin (contact is in the global) to find out more.
Rank: LCDR
Application Due Date: 5 FEB 2020
Report By: 01 JUN 2020
Applicants must be eligible for Orders to BUMED.
Director of Surgical Services Position in Okinawa – O5/O6
The relevant details are in this job announcement:
DSS ANNOUNCEMENT USNHO 2020 Final
In order to apply, you will need clearance from the Detailer, and I’m sure an e-mail will suffice.
Latest Special Pays Update
Here is the update posted on the BUMED Special Pays Website a few days ago:
16 January 2020: The NAVADMIN releasing the approved FY20 Medical Department Special & Incentive Pay Plan is expected to be signed and released in the coming weeks, Until that time, the following clarifications are provided:
- If an officer’s eligibility date for a special pay is on, or after, 1 October 2019, the request cannot be submitted until the FY20 Medical Department Special & Incentive Pay Plan is approved and released. The NAVADMIN is the authority from Chief, Navy Personnel authorizing Chief, BUMED to execute the special pays in FY20.
- Once the NAVADMIN is released, medical department officers will have 30 days from the date of release to submit a special pay request effective 1 October 2019, or the date the officer became eligible if after 1 October 2019.
- Requests for Retention Bonus effective 30 September 2019, or earlier, cannot be submitted until the NAVADMIN is released, as the guidance governing these requests is included in the FY20 Medical Department Special & Incentive Pay Plan.
GAO – DOD Should Collect and Use Key Information to Make Decisions about Incentives for Physicians and Dentists
Certainly an interesting report…
Tropical Medicine Course
Applications for this course are open until March 1st. The website has the Student data sheet to apply. The course is from 6-31 JUL in Bethesda and the International Field Mission will be 31 JUL – 14 AUG.
Finance Friday Articles
Here are my favorites this week:
Confessions of an Ex-AUM Financial Advisor
The Relationship Between War & The Stock Market
What The White Coat Investor Really Thinks
Here are the rest of the articles this week:
5 Ways Investing Is Like Weight Loss
Achieving Financial Freedom as a Physician is Simple, but Not Easy
A Real Estate Investor’s Guide to the Equity Waterfall
Backdoor Roth IRA 2020: Step by Step Guide with Vanguard
Before Hopping on the BRRRR Bandwagon, Consider This
Determining How Much To Contribute To A 529 Plan: Too Much No Good!
How Do Your Financial Priorities Stack Up With Our Pyramid?
If Only – What a $25 Savings Bond from 1987 is Worth Today
I Own 24 Units But Choose to Rent—Here’s Why
Mr. Money Mustache on Purposeful Work & Life After Financial Independence
Opening the Spigot: Learning to Spend After Decades of Saving
Physician Lifestyle Inflation After The First Big Paycheck
Read the Fine Print (this is particularly relevant to anyone in the BRS…if you fill the TSP too early, you lose out on the monthly 5% match, leaving free money on the table)
Should You Invest in a Roth or Traditional 401(k)?
Top 5 Ways a Virtual Assistant Improves My Life
Updating My Favorite Performance Chart For 2019
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