Education
MC Seats in Joint Senior Medical Leader Course
Who: Senior officers who have a potential nomination as a Joint Task Force (JTF) Surgeon or JTF senior medical leader
What: Joint Senior Medical Leader Course (JSMLC)
When: March 21-25, 2022 (In-person)
Where: DHHQ, Falls Church, Virginia (funded by applicant’s command)
Course Description: The course is designed to enhance the preparation of medical leaders, senior O-5 to O-6, who have a high probability of being nominated as a JTF Surgeon, JTF Senior medical leader, or occupy a senior medical planning position in a joint environment. In addition, the course would be valuable for those serving in senior Service departments responsible for the training and preparing of forces for Joint operations and deployment. JSMLC is a demanding, fast paced and interactive program. Speakers will include former JTF Commanders, JTF Surgeons, subject matter experts in major contingency and stability operations, interagency operations, and representatives of Joint Staff Directorates responsible for policy development at the highest levels in DOD.
Additional details here:
Medical Corps is allowed 3-4 seats per course. Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO to the Medical Corps Career Planner, CAPT Rhett Barrett, for MC nominations NLT January 14th.
Course Info for Emergency War Surgery, C4, and Joint En Route Care Courses
Here’s a file with all the course dates and how to sign up:
Virtual Advanced Readiness Officer Courses (AROC)
Two virtual AROC sessions are planned next year (Feb’22 and Aug’22). OCONUS officers and those with extenuating circumstances will be given priority to these courses. However, all eligible officers interested/available to participate are encouraged to apply for a student quota. Application info is in this document.
| Advanced Readiness Officers Course (A-ROC) | ||||
| Course Title | Course Number | Course Start Date | Course End Date | Nom Due Date |
| A-ROC | 22-10 | 18-Oct-2021 | 29-Oct-2021 | 06-Sep-2021 |
| A-ROC | 22-20 | 10-Jan-2022 | 21-Jan-2022 | 01-Dec-2021 |
| A-ROC | 22-30 Virtual | 14-Feb-2022 | 25-Feb-2022 | 27-Dec-2021 |
| A-ROC | 22-40 | 14-Mar-2022 | 25-Mar-2022 | 24-Jan-2022 |
| A-ROC | 22-50 | 18-Apr-2022 | 29-Apr-2022 | 01-Mar-2022 |
| A-ROC | 22-60 | 13-Jun-2022 | 24-Jun-2022 | 25-Apr-2022 |
| A-ROC | 22-70 | 18-Jul-2022 | 29-Jul-2022 | 30-May-2022 |
| A-ROC | 22-80 Virtual | 15-Aug-2022 | 26-Aug-2022 | 27-Jun-2022 |
| A-ROC | 22-90 | 12-Sep-2022 | 23-Sep-2022 | 01-Aug-2022 |
Virtual Healthcare Management Course – 10-13 JAN – O3/O4
-Course dates: 10-13 Jan (Virtual)
-Nominations due NLT 11 Oct to CAPT Anthony Keller (contact info in the global)
-MC has 6 seats available. Preference will be given to O-3 and O-4 officers with clinic level leadership interest.
-The JMESI Healthcare Management Course is a tri-Service training event designed for first time clinical supervisors. The course provides attendees with the administrative tools to successfully manage their clinical areas. Topics discussed include the following: Civilian Personnel, Contracting, Budgeting, Quality Management, tools available through the TRICARE Operations Center, Efficient Scheduling and Utilization Management, and more. Panel discussions allow the clinicians to ask direct questions and receive first-hand answers regarding management tools and practices that are or have the potential to impact the military healthcare management arena. Attendees participate in hands-on training with clinic administrative tools.
Systems Issues Affecting Record Updates and New Way to Add Degrees to Your OSR
Thanks to all those who contacted me about this issue. This blog and the Promo Prep are truly crowdsourced. Here is the update from PERS:
“Due to recent NSIP/NES/OPINS server issues OSR/ODC updates are not happening until these issues are resolved. There is no estimated repair date at that this time. Any transcript sent since May 2021 is likely to not reflect until this issue is cleared. Please allow additional time for any education updates to reflect while techs continue to troubleshoot, contact MNCC for any updates, and submit Letters to Board if your OSR/ODC hasn’t updated. Please contact My Navy Career Center at ASKMNCC.fct@navy.mil or 1-833-330-6622 for routine business. This includes all matters with transcripts (with the exception of Navy-sponsored programs) and simple education record corrections.”
My takeaways:
- If you can’t fix your record, don’t be surprised.
- If you can’t fix your record, send a letter to the board.
- In order to add degrees to your Officer Summary Record (OSR), send them to the My Navy Career Center (not the Joint Transcript Center). The instructions can be found on this page.
I’ll update the Promo Prep document as soon as I can, probably this weekend.
FY22 Leadership Course Catalog
The annual Medical Corps leadership course catalog is here:
Please direct inquiries and applications to CAPT Anthony Keller (contact in the global) until 20 October 2021, then to the new Career Planner, CAPT Rhett Barrett (contact in the global) thereafter.
Seats Available for October Intermediate Executive Skills Course – O3/O4 – Noms Due Tomorrow!
The Medical Corps Career Planner has seats for the upcoming Intermediate Executive Skills Course. See description below. Please have officers, O-3 through O-4 send their information on the below template, and apply to CAPT Anthony Keller directly (contact in the global):
Course Scope:
The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF). The course is designed to facilitate attainment of selected Joint Medical Executive Skills core competencies as identified by a Tri-Service review board of MHS senior leaders.
Course delivery format:
Adobe Connect and/or MS Teams to deliver course presentations and lectures. We will also use Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) for WBT and course certificate tracking and DHA SharePoint for hosting course presentations, welcome letter, roster and other course information. This course will be a virtual online course and will be held three times per year. The course has a blended learning, two-phase format. Academic Hours: 45 (Includes 11 DL hours). The virtual class phase is hosted by JMESI located at Joint Base San Antonio-Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
· Phase One: Students must complete 11 web-based training (WBT) modules available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil).
· Phase Two: Students will be required to attend a 4-day virtual course hosted on Adobe Connect or other virtual formats available to us.
Update on Basic Readiness Officer Course (BROC)
BLUF – You can still apply for AROC without completing BROC because it is not completely done/available yet.
BROC (the artist formerly known as Basic Medical Department Officer Course or BMDOC) has been partially updated:
Use the course numbers listed in the Search Engine to locate the course at Navy e-Learning. Currently only modules 1 and 2 have been confirmed at accessible. Because it is not complete, people are still allowed to apply for the Advanced Readiness Officer Course or AROD (the artict formerly known as AMDOC). All 4 modules are due to be completed by Dec 2021.
I’d direct any questions to the JMESP Website (https://jmesp.med.navy.mil/home) or via e-mail to usn.bethesda.navmedprodevctrmd.list.nmpdc-jmesp@mail.mil.
Free Naval Postgraduate School Course on Leading in a Cognitive Age (LCA)
The course is designed for US Navy civilian GS-14 and GS-15s, active-duty Senior Chief Petty Officers, Master Chief Petty Officers, Lieutenant Commanders, Commanders, and Captains. The details are here:
Virtual Senior Leadership Course Openings
The two Senior Leadership Courses (hosted by Naval Leadership and Ethics Center) in August still have several vacancies. Courses are currently being conducted virtually, so it is a great opportunity to get the training and save command travel funding. Dates for the courses are 2-6 Aug and 9-13 Aug, and registration is via CANTRAC. More info follows.
Course Description: The Navy Senior Leader Course (SLC) presents a 5-day seminar for Navy Senior Officers at the pay grade of O6, O5 and O5 selects. This course is designed to facilitate formal leadership and ethics education for Navy Senior Officers to support Fleet Centered Leader Development (FCLD) and the CNO’s Leader Development Outcomes. The course will prepare senior officers heading to fleet-wide positions requiring responsible, and comprehensive leadership abilities by promoting professional growth in ethics, self-awareness, leader development, and decision making. SLC is an education class not a training class taught using the adult learning environment that benefits from seminar participation and experiential learning focusing on inter-active leadership development. All students will participate in a personality assessment that is required to be complete prior to the class convening.
Process: Officers requesting SLC must contact their Command Staff Education and Training (SEAT) officer. SEAT Officers will register officers utilizing CeTARS / eNTRS. The class CIN is H-7C-0107; the Newport class CDP is 19UT; and the Dam Neck class CDP is 19UV.
The Newport Course POC is CDR Jill Skeet, NC, USN and has offered to assist anyone have issues registering via CANTRAC.
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