OMO
Operational Medical Officer (OMO) Detailing Process
Attached is the OMO detailing process memorandum. If you are a board-eligible/board-certified physician and interested in serving as an OMO, please contact the respective operational specialty leader while making your clinical specialty leader aware.
Deadline Extended to 10 NOV to Submit Flight/UMO Physicals
Flight Surgery
-Submit application without physical soonest (given already beyond deadline)
-Complete applicant flight physical by 10 Nov
-For those unable to complete applicant flight physical by 10 Nov, repeat/complete physicals will be performed at NAMI upon arrival.
-Risk is that student could have a delayed start to training (must meet physical standards prior to starting high risk training)
-Or student could be shifted to student Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) position
-Any questions, please reach out to CDR Matthew Doubrava
UMO
-Submit application without physical soonest (given already beyond deadline)
-Complete applicant dive physical by 10 Nov
-Any questions, please reach out to CAPT Richard Schreckengaust
REMINDER: Operational Medical Officer (OMO) Application Deadline 15 October
Please send your applications to be considered for the community as outlined as below:
Surface
Submit via the Surface Force Medical webpage:
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/rh/m3/m35/m355/Pages/SFMOApplication.aspx
If you send an email to the SFMO email (usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.surface-force-med@health.mil), you will get an automatic reply advising you to use the SFMO webpage
Specialty Leader: cormac.j.oconnor.mil@health.mil
FMF
Specialty Leader: ellema.schollnberger@usmc.mil
Aerospace
UPDATE! The flight surgery application email box is back in service. Please send applications to USN NAS Pensacola NAVMED OTC NAMI FL List NAMI-FSAppCoord:
usn.pensacola.navmedotcnamifl.list.nami-fsappcoord@health.mil
Specialty Leader: matthew.doubrava@cvn75.navy.mil
UMO
usn.new-london.navmedotcnumict.mbx.numi-umoc@health.mil
Specialty Leader: richard.h.schreckengaust.mil@health.mil
Continuous Medical Corps Symposium Update
The recording of Tuesday’s symposium on OMO/GME Q&A is available on the MC Sharepoint site:
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/Pages/ContinuousSymposium.aspx
The next symposium is 6 Sep at 12 ET. Primer on “How Detailing Works, Set Yourself Up for Success” presented by LCDR Derek Chamberlain, the (GME Placement/OMO Detailer).
Or call in (audio only) +1 410-874-6747, ID: 749 353 834#
Save the dates for future symposia: Oct 18 @1200 ET, Nov 1 @ 1200 ET, Dec 7 @1100 ET
Have an idea for a topic? Want to present? Contact CDR Robyn Treadwell.
Updated Operational Medical Officer Application Links
BLUF: The old OMO application instruction still has incorrect links to submit applications.
OMO Application Submissions: The BUMEDINST 1520.42B Application Guidance for Operational medical Officer Professional Training published in 2021 does not include changes to certain emails and webpages. Please see below for updates to Surface and FMF. You can also find GME and GMO/OMO documents/contacts on our Sharepoint under Useful Links.
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/Pages/Homepage.aspx
Surface: Submit via the Surface Force Medical webpage:
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/rh/m3/m35/m355/Pages/SFMOApplication.aspx
If you send an email to the SFMO email (usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.surface-force-med@health.mil), you will get an automatic reply advising you to use the SFMO webpage.
Continuous Medical Corps Symposium – 22 August 11:00 ET – Operational Roadshow Q&A
Join the Corps Chiefs Office; CAPT Barrett, Navy GME Director; and LCDR Chamberlain, GME Placement/OMO Detailer, for Q&A. If you missed the Roadshow or have additional questions, this is for you!
Operational Road Show – 8-31 AUG 2023
The Corps Chief’s office, the head of Navy GME, and the operational detailer are coming to an NMRTC/Operational Unit near you. There will be a few changes this year, from prior operational road shows to expanding our outreach to interns and junior staff and visiting with operational medical physicians.
Additionally, there will be all MC staff officer calls for NMRTCs, operational units, and detailers with corps chief mentoring sessions. We look forward to seeing you all on the road and hearing from you. Please see attached flyer.
Dates:
8 &9 August – Camp Lejeune
11 August – Jacksonville/Mayport
15 August – National Capital Region
17 & 18 August – Hampton Roads
28 & 29 August – San Diego
30 & 31 August – Camp Pendleton
Operational Medical Officer (OMO) Opportunities
PERS 4415 has provided the attached OMO opportunities list:
The list is current but will fluctuate throughout the detailing cycle. Residency-trained MC officers without previous operational experience are encouraged to apply as outlined in the attached memo and per BUMEDINST 1520.42B.
OMO applications are due to operational specialty leaders NLT 15 October 2022.
OMO detailing involves extensive cross-detailing at PERS. As such, communication is key. Officers must communicate their intentions to their detailer and community specialty leader(s).
Questions about OMO applications can be directed to the operational community specialty leader of the community to which you are applying:
· Aerospace Medicine and Flight Surgery – CAPT Robert J. Krause
· Fleet Marine Forces – CDR Debra D. Buckland-Coffee
· Surface Medicine – CAPT Mark J. Lenart
· Undersea and Dive Medicine – CAPT James J. Mucciarone
Additional information on OMO applications can be found here: https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/SitePages/Home.aspx
Here’s a graphic for an info session happening on 13 SEP:
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