Leadership

National Capital Consortium Transitional Year Internship Program Director – Applications Due June 23rd!

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See the below message for all of the info. Any applicants must send their documents to me (Joel dot M dot Schofer dot Mil at Mail dot Mil) by COB 23 JUN 2021.

Good Morning,

Attached is the announcement/recruitment letter for the Program Director position for the NCC Transitional Year Internship:

The memorandum to the Surgeons General requests the widest dissemination of the announcement to ensure that all physicians desiring an assignment as a Program Director have the opportunity to apply.

Also attached is the DoD Policy and Selection Criteria for GME Program Directors, as well as the ACGME requirements for this position.

Please ensure this message reaches all DoD physicians who may meet the criteria for GME Program Directors.

Please note:    Applicants are required to submit a CV and Letter of Intent to apply for the position.

An applicant’s CV must include a section about faculty development activities that they have done. 

An applicant’s CV must demonstrate at least 3 years of documented education and/or administrative experience, as well as ongoing clinical activity in the (sub)specialty for which they are applying.

An applicant’s CV must demonstrate current board certification in the (sub)specialty in which they are applying.   Current medical licensure must also be documented on the CV.

An applicant’s CV must demonstrate current ongoing scholarly activity.

The Letter of intent must include the candidate’s level of commitment to GME and the Program Director position, including the number of years they are willing to serve, and that if selected, that they will accept the position.

Using Social Media to Build Your Professional Influence

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Here is a handout I used for a national presentation on using social medial to build your professional influence that I thought some of you may find helpful. It is in outline format, and I’ll post the outline below as well:

Key Takeaways

  1. Social media can be used to establish yourself as a thought leader and expert, advancing your career.
  2. This can be done at low cost and with varying amounts of additional time dedicated to it.
  3. The key is to find something that you are already doing or want to do that, if broadcast to others via social media, could benefit other people.

Two Personal Examples

  1. Emergency Ultrasound E-mail Listserve and Blog
    • Used Pubmed to e-mail me any new paper with the word “ultrasound” in it.
    • Screened the abstracts for those relevant to emergency ultrasound.
    • E-mailed the abstracts out to anyone who wanted them and automatically posted them on a blog.
    • At peak over 600 clinicians were receiving the e-mails world-wide.
  2. MCCareer.org – Joel Schofer’s Career Planning Blog
    • Took a job where I was responsible for helping others manage their career.
    • Realized that there were great resources already in existence for this, but that they were scattered about the internet and in personal files.
    • Solved this problem by consolidating it all in one place.

Benefits of Social Media Activity

  • As you develop a following, you build a brand as an expert.
  • Translate that expertise into positions of leadership and opportunities:
    • Ultrasound listserve:
      • Secretary/Newsletter Editor of American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Section
      • Editor-in-Chief of SonoSite Journal Watch
    • MCCareer.org Career Planning Blog
      • Navy Emergency Medicine Specialty Leader
      • Deputy Medical Corps Chief
      • Multiple speaking opportunities throughout Navy Medicine
  • Benefit by helping others. People will seek you for advice and mentorship and thank you for your efforts.
  • Being internet famous.

Proceed with Caution

Resources for Further Information

DCSS on USNS COMFORT – Deadline Extended to 3/24

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Here’s the original post. Deadline has been extended to 3/24. This means there wasn’t much interest. If you are looking for an operational leadership job that checks many boxes for promotion boards, this is a good example…

Full Operating Status (FOS) Director of Clinical Support Services, USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20): Responsible for oversight and management of on board Clinical Support Services including Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Laboratory Medicine, Blood Bank, Pathology, and Microbiology; During Reduced Operating Status (ROS), regularly liaises with ROS Directors in support of maintaining DCSS areas to the maximum state of readiness including the ability to transition to FOS in five days; Responsible for planning and coordination with the Director for Medical Operations in preparation for all missions; For humanitarian assistance missions, provides direct interaction with host nation as part of subject matter exchange events; Serves as a member of the Executive Steering Committee which directly advises the Commanding Officer in the conduct of all Medical Treatment Facility Operations; Participates in quarterly USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) readiness exercises (COMFEX).

The expectation is that the selected candidate will commit to 2 years in the position. This commitment includes 20 percent of each work week dedicated to continued mission planning and training activities, with an expectation to come aboard 1-2 times per month; available for up to six month deployment when tasked; available 5 work days per quarter for COMFEX.

Interested candidates submit a Letter of Intent, current Curriculum Vitae, and a Commanding Officer’s endorsement which must include a statement acknowledging the time commitment to the platform. Please direct all queries and submit all required materials to CDR Dario P. Morgan, Director for Administration (dario dot morgan dot mil < at > ah20 dot navy dot mil / 757-444-2035) by 19 FEB 21.