Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
Associate Director of Primary Care at NMC Portsmouth – O5/O6
The details of the position are in the vacancy announcement below. In order to apply, you must either be at NMCP, have inbound orders, or receive the endorsement of your Detailer.
Syracuse Launches Program to Train Veterans in Political Careers
Want to run for office? Might want to check this out:
Syracuse Launches Program to Train Veterans in Political Careers
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Award Nominations
Background: Here is an outstanding opportunity to recognize your hard working colleagues, peers and/or staff members. Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) acknowledges the abilities of many outstanding military/federal healthcare individuals each year through the distinguished Awards Program. AMSUS is for all health providers, not just surgeons as the name implies.
As a member of federal healthcare, you are in a unique position to nominate a deserving individual for a competitive AMSUS award. So many individuals do outstanding work in their fields, yet are never recognized publicly for their work. This is your opportunity to see that recognition is given. The process is not difficult and has been simplified for this year. If you know of someone who should receive recognition, and whose work qualifies them for one of the AMSUS awards, please make time to submit a nomination. Details can be found in these documents:
Premier Award Nominations 2019
Nominations will be accepted from 15 May to 30 June, however three of the awards must be submitted via the Navy Surgeon General. These awards are the “Rising Star”, the “Lifetime Achievement”, and the “Force Health Protection”. Nominations for these three awards must be submitted using the attached Premier Award application via email to CAPT Toni Bowden (contact info in the global) no later than 14 June 2019. Nominations also require a biography or CV and letter of recommendation from the individual’s supervisor, with commanding officer approval.
The other 15 Individual Professional Awards can be nominated by anyone and uploaded directly to the AMSUS website. These award recommendations must have a biography or CV (no greater than 3 pages) and letter of recommendation from the individual’s supervisor, with commanding officer approval.
Essay awards are submitted directly by the author through the AMSUS website.
Finance Friday Articles
Here they are:
4 Steps to Get on the Same Page With Your Spouse
5 Reasons To Avoid Focusing On Dividend Stocks
A Bad Year in the Bond Market is a Bad Day in the Stock Market
Can I Afford the Monthly Payments – Losing the Forest for the Trees
Choosing the Right Asset Allocation – Avoiding Analysis Paralysis
He’s 50 and worried he hasn’t saved enough for retirement. How can he catch up?
How Hard is it to Become a 401(k) Millionaire?
How To Avoid Consumer Regret: Intentional Spending
How to Avoid the Traps of Lifestyle Creep
How to Survive and Thrive in a HCOLA. A Silicon Valley Perspective
Love Being A Doctor: 35 Practical Changes That Made My Life Better
Military vs. civilian: Which pays better?
Six Ways To Spend Less Time On Finances
Target fixation: Hitting financial hazards or navigating past them
The Real Benefit of Being Rich
The Three Currencies of Life – Measuring More Than Money
Top 5 Factors that Make Financial Independence Easier to Achieve
Top 16 Asset Protection Moves For Doctors
Understanding The 4 Main Commercial Real Estate Investing Strategies
Your Personal Brand: Why Building Authority is Key to Your Success
April 2019 Global Health Engagement Professional Development Update and Two GHE Positions – O3-O5
Here is a link to this publication. Note that it has two positions it is advertising with due dates for applications of tomorrow! Sorry, but I just got this. The positions and instructions are:
Interested candidates should submit their CV, BIO and letter of intent to their respective Corps Chief. Please ensure that your specialty leaders are aware you are applying for these billets. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 26th:
- Health Security Cooperation Officer, NAVEUR/AF, Naples, Italy ‒ O-4 (+/-), 2XXX
- New position, immediate fill
- Chief of Operations, Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO), Joint Base San Antonio, TX
- O-3/O-4, 2XXX
- Report immediately
Wealthy Doc – Love Being A Doctor: 35 Practical Changes That Made My Life Better
Normally I’d just put this in the Finance Friday articles, but this is a really good article so I wanted to highlight it:
Love Being A Doctor: 35 Practical Changes That Made My Life Better
Military Times – Victims of Military Medical Mistakes to Tell Their Stories at Congressional Hearing Seeking Legal Fixes
Here’s an article about the push to revoke the Feres doctrine that prevents active duty personnel from claiming medical malpractice damages for actions related to their military service:
New Joint Medical Executive Skills Program Website Link
For those of you trying to get your Executive Medicine Additional Qualification Designator (AQD) looking for the Joint Medical Executive Skills Program website, they changed the URL. It can be found here as well as on the Useful Links tab:
Navy Surgeon General: Potential Sea Conflict Requires ‘Refocus’
Here’s a link to this article:
Navy Surgeon General: Potential Sea Conflict Requires ‘Refocus’
New Electronic Health Record Integrates All Aspects of Care
Here’s a link to this Navy article:
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