Education
Free Copy of New Book on Military Healthcare During OEF and OIF
All active duty can get a free copy of a new book, published by the Borden Institute, which tells the story of how the US military transformed combat casualty care in Iraq and Afghanistan. Entitled Out of the Crucible, it is written by more than 100 contributing authors. Essentially, the book is a compilation of chapters, essays, figures and photographs that describe to the American public and policymakers the remarkable transformations in care devised by ingenious Military Health System (MHS) problem solvers during OEF/OIF. It also makes the case for why we need a strong and adaptable MHS, including education and research, to meet the challenges of the future.
How to order:
- Go to this order form.
- Out of the Crucible is listed by name.
- It will take 3 to 5 weeks to receive the book.
FY18 Navy Medicine Leadership Course Offerings
Here is the course catalog:
NAVY MEDICINE LEADERSHIP COURSES FY18
Here is the BUMED suggested list of which courses to target at which ranks:
LT:
Field/Ship Medical Training
Combat Casualty Care Course
CBRNE
BMDOC
LCDR:
AMDOC
Clinic Managers Course
Joint Medical Operations Course
Senior Officer Legal Course
Intermediate Leadership Course
JPME Phase I
USMC Command and Staff College
CDR:
Healthcare Management Course
MedXellence
Joint Senior Medical Leader Course
Naval War College
Tricare Financial Management Course
CAPT:
Navy Senior Leader Seminar
MHS Capstone
Interagency Institute for Healthcare Executives Medical Senior Leadership
Program
Naval Postgraduate School Executive MBA Distance Learning NAVADMIN for March 2018
This is how I got my MBA... UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 121542Z SEP 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 227/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREE PROGRAM FOR MARCH 2018// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/061710ZAUG07// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 195/07, OFFICER GRADUATE EDUCATION SERVICE OBLIGATION.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces application procedures for the March 2018 distance learning Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program. 2. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) defense-focused EMBA is a 24 month, fully-funded, part-time graduate program focused on resource management. The program targets middle to senior grade active duty officers, lieutenant commander (select) and above (LT by waiver). Classes are delivered via online technology with synchronous interaction between faculty and students. 3. The EMBA program begins with a required 1-week Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) in-residence session at NPS in Monterey, California. The week of 19 March to 23 March 2018 includes an orientation and a graduate level course on management of teams. A second week of required TAD in-residence instruction will be scheduled during the second year of the EMBA program. Other than these two visits to NPS Monterey, students complete all instruction from their home locations. A block of rooms will be reserved in Monterey for attendees during orientation. All efforts will be made to minimize TAD costs. 4. The parent command of the student will provide official travel orders and funding for TAD travel. If command funding is not available, students may fund their own travel and utilize no-cost TAD orders from their commands. 5. Active duty Navy officers accepted into the EMBA program are integrated into cohorts with civilian students. Typically, a cohort is comprised of about 25 students from which student teams are formed. Cohorts take all classes together during the 24 months of instruction. Students participate in online classes 1 day per week, approximately 6 to 7 hours per day, during regular continental United States duty hours. Students will receive instruction via online synchronous educational software, with faculty teaching every session in real time. Admission to the EMBA program is available to applicants in any geographic location, regardless of the number of applicants in a location. Since courses are delivered via online learning technologies, students must have access to a computer with high-speed internet and audio-video capabilities suitable for web-enabled interactions with instructors and students. A computer camera or webcam is required. 6. Eligibility requirements include an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited 4 year college or university, 2.6 grade point average or higher on a four point scale and at least one college-level mathematics course. A commanding officer endorsement letter is required to participate in the program. Department head or similar mid-level management experience and strong potential for promotion are preferred. Participants must have a projected rotation date no earlier than March 2020. The Graduate Management Admission Test is not required. 7. Graduates will be awarded an EMBA degree from NPS and the Navy subspecialty code 3100P, Financial Management-Defense Focus. Graduates will also earn Defense Acquisition University Level II equivalencies for all program management functional equivalencies. As directed by reference (a), officers participating in this program must agree to remain on active duty following completion of graduate studies for a period of 3 years. This obligation is discharged concurrently with any other service obligation already incurred. This agreement does not obligate the Navy to retain the officer on active duty. 8. Officers interested in the EMBA program can visit the NPS EMBA home page at www.nps.edu/emba for detailed eligibility and application process information. Deadline for the application process is no later than 4 January 2018. Online instruction begins 3 April 2018. 9. Point of contact is the NPS EMBA program office at (831) 656-2562/DSN 756, fax at (831) 656-3630/DSN 756, or via e-mail at emba(at)nps.edu. 10. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 June 2018, whichever occurs first. 11. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//
Naval War College Phasing Out Legacy CDROM Course
From U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - U.S. Naval War College (NWC) will no longer enroll new students in the CDROM program offered through the school’s College of Distance Education (CDE) after Sept. 30.
The CDROM program is being phased out due to better, more interactive education delivery options and declining student enrollment.
“This CDROM program is really a legacy offering that was developed to replace a paperbased correspondence course,” said Timothy Garrold, deputy dean of the College of Distance Education at NWC. “Instead of sending students a box of books and papers and then have them submit their graded work by postal mail or fax, we sent course materials contained on CDs.”
While CDROM courses were a breakthrough at the time, they have become outdated.
As students have come to expect more speed, interaction and efficiency, the move to the web enabled programs is a better option that allows students more access to colleagues and teachers according to Garrold.
“The amount of interaction that students experience in webbased courses with other students and with faculty were really the most important factors in pressing for the change,” he said. “We were kind of fooling ourselves that a selfpaced, selftaught course had the rigor required for the same level of training and education as that available to what a student can get online and in our Fleet Seminar Program.”
Students are already frequently choosing online courses over the CDROM programs.
“The numbers have been dropping for the CDROM program,” said Garrold. “The demand signal for the CDROM has slowly declined over the years.”
Those wanting to earn the masters and their intermediate Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) credit through NWC distance education courses can still do so through the Fleet Seminar program.
Garrold explained that some resources currently devoted to the CDROM program may now be reassigned to the webbased programs making them an even faster and a better choice for students.
Students currently enrolled in the CDROM program and those who enroll prior to the deadline will still be able to finish the program within 20 months. The CDROM program will terminate entirely May 31, 2019 20 months from the Sept. 30 deadline.
Specifics of the CDROM program phase out are explained in NAVADMIN 233/17. CDE doesn’t anticipate other changes to course delivery methodologies.
NWC is a oneyear resident program that graduates about 600 resident students and about 1,000 distance learning students each year. Its primary mission is to educate and develop future leaders. Additional missions include: helping to define the future Navy and its roles and missions, supporting combat readiness, strengthening global maritime partnerships, promoting ethics and leadership throughout the force, contributing knowledge to shape effective decisions through our John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research, providing expertise and advice to the international legal community through the Stockton Center for the Study of International Law. Students earn JPME credit and either a diploma or a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies or defense and strategic studies. Established in 1884, U.S. Naval War College is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni.
USU Blog Post – Board Games Offer Unique Teaching Methods for Military Medical Students
Here is a unique idea I thought my audience might find interesting:
Board Games Offer Unique Teaching Methods for Military Medical Students
Uniformed Services University Chair of Military and Emergency Medicine
Here is the solicitation for nominations for USU Chair, Military & Emergency Medicine. The ideal candidate is likely board certified in Emergency Medicine, but per memo they will consider other operationally relevant specialties if they meet the remaining requirements. Requirements for the position are contained in the PDF, and the report date is no later than 1 May 2018. Any applications need to be returned to BUMED via your Specialty Leader by 17 July. Applications must contain CV/BIO/LOI (letter of intent) with three references. The Navy nominee will come from the Surgeon General so self nomination is not allowed.
Uniformed Services University – Associate Dean, Recruitment and Admissions
Here is the solicitation for nominations for USU Associate Dean, Recruitment and Admissions. Requirements for the position are contained in the PDF, and the report date is no later than 1 July 2018. All applications must be routed through your Specialty Leader to BUMED by 17 July. Applications must contain CV, BIO, and a letter of intent (LOI) with three references. The Navy nominee will come from the Surgeon General to USU, so self-nomination directly to USU is not allowed.
Outside the Box Opportunities
Here are the slides for a lecture on “Outside the Box Opportunities” that I gave at the 2017 Transition to Practice Symposium at NMCSD for all the graduating residents and fellows:
Topics covered include:
- Moving after your are selected for promotion
- How to PCS away from a command you want to leave before your rotation date
- Naval Hospital 29 Palms
- AQDs
- JPME
- Naval Postgraduate School Distance Learning MBA program
- CMO and OIC positions
- Job announcements on this blog
Here is a video podcast:
2017 Joint Service GME Selection Board Application Procedures
Here is the just released BUMED Note that spells out how to apply for GME in 2017 and which residencies/fellowships are anticipated to be available:
Brigade Commander, USUHS – O6 Only
USUHS Brigade Commander is a position of significant leadership and impact within the Military Health System:
Applicants should send a CV/BIO and letter of intent with three references to BUMED via their Specialty Leader by 19 June 2017. All applicants should have Specialty Leader and Detailer concurrence.
NOTE – Applications should not be sent directly to USUHS.
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