Training
Advanced Readiness Officers Course (AROC) FY26 Offerings
Navy Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) has resumed the Advanced Readiness Officers Course (AROC) beginning with the following sessions:
AROC 26-30 scheduled for 17-27 February 2026 (cut-off for applications is 21 December 2025)
Members must be in the rank of LCDR or above to attend AROC.
Final eligibility determination and seat selections are made only by the BUMED Corps Chief Career Planners and Reserve Affairs. The Career Planners make the student selections during the week following the nomination due-by date for each course instance, and students will be notified shortly thereafter.
Apply by navigating to: NMLPDC Academic Course Registration site.
Advanced Readiness Officers Course (AROC) FY26 Offerings
Navy Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) is resuming the Advanced Readiness Officers Course (AROC) beginning with the following sessions:
- AROC 26-10 scheduled for 10-21 November 2025 (cut-off for applications was 10 October 2025)
- AROC 26-20 scheduled for 5-16 January 2026 (cut-off for applications is 29 November 2025)
Members must be in the rank of LCDR or above to attend AROC.
Final eligibility determination and seat selections are made only by the BUMED Corps Chief Career Planner and Reserve Affairs. The Career Planners make the student selections during the week following the nomination due-by date for each course instance, and students will be notified shortly thereafter.
Apply by navigating to: NMLPDC Academic Course Registration site.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fundamentals Course – September 8-12, 2025
The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command/Defense Centers for Public Health- Portsmouth (formerly Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center) is offering their Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fundamentals course September 8-12, 2025 (virtually via MS Teams).
The OEM/OHN Fundamentals Course will provide instruction on basic (routine) Occupational Medicine (OM) and how it is practiced in the US Navy/DoD. The course is intended for health care providers (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners) and nurses that do not have formal OM training (i.e., OEM residency or experience) or are new to the Navy/DoD OM program who will be practicing in an Occupational Health clinic or have significant OM-related workload. The course will cover the history of OM, workplace hazards, risk communication, Navy/DoD Occupational Health programs, worksite visits, and available resources. This is NOT a board review course and NOT a refresher course for those who are experienced or have taken the course previously.
This course would be a great opportunity for GMOs/Flight Surgeons/UMOs, and physicians who may be interested in pursuing Occupational Medicine as a residency.
CME application is pending and anticipate the course will be approved as it has been in the past. Previous courses have been approved for 25-30 CME credits.
Please visit the Occupational Medicine Fundamentals Course webpage for more detailed information and student registration request.
145th Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders – Sep 8-19, 2025
Who: Senior Medical Officers tracking toward Executive Medicine (O6 preferred, senior O5 acceptable)
What: 145th Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders (Medical Corps is limited to 2-3 seats)
When: Sep 8-19, 2025 (In-person). Sessions are scheduled from 0800-1700 daily.
Where: Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC (centrally funded by NML&PDC). CAPT Stacy J. Washington handles the funding if selected for the course.
Uniform: The uniform is NWUs (or Khaki’s) daily aside from SBD required for opening day, embassy visit and graduation day.
- *** BUSINESS CASUAL IS NOT AUTHORIZED!!! ***
Course Description: The purpose of the Interagency Institute for Health Leaders is to provide an opportunity for the seasoned, practicing federal health professional to examine current issues in health care policy and management and to explore their potential impact on the federal health care system. The faculty maximizes the learning experience by presenting materials resulting from research and experience, as well as examples and case studies from the contemporary national health policy decision-making process. See attached course details.
Please note the course is a full-time program and individuals selected should be in a TAD status and disengaged from their respective workplace.
Prospective applicants should the following items in an email to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 EST Monday, July 28, 2025.
- Email that includes the following in this format:
- Rank/name
- Current position
- Work address
- Contact phone number and
- Work email address
- CV, BIO (combined in one PDF)
Navy Senior Leadership Seminar – Online (NSLS – O)
Who: O-6, O-6 selects who are on track for executive medicine
What: Navy postgraduate school, Navy Senior Leadership Seminar (NSLS) – Virtual 25-29 August 2025
When: 25-29 August 2025 (Virtual) – only 1 seat for Medicine Corps
Where: Navy Postgraduate School, Center of Executive Education – Monterey, California (Virtual)
Funding: Tuition is covered by NPS.
Process: A list of interested participants will be solicited through Corps leadership and returned to the Corps Chief’s Office for review and selection. Interested applicants will submit a nomination via their Chain of Command for concurrence and awareness.
Course Description: Target audience are Captains and Captain Selects tracking for executive medicine. The Center for Executive Medicine (CEE) will handle the administrative planning portion once the participant list has been forwarded to CEE. NSLS provides senior officers with an intensive five-day executive education program that introduces the latest best practices in strategic planning, goal setting, strategic communication, effects-based thinking, risk management, financial management and innovation. The program is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to manage and lead effectively in complex organizations. The NSLS is designed for Navy Captains, high-potential Commanders, GS-15 equivalent civilians, and Fleet/Force Command Master Chiefs. Participants are nominated by their TYCOMs and community leadership.
Objective/Desired End State:
• To learn directly from senior Navy leaders the strategies, policies, and resource issues shaping the Navy’s strategy today and the business processes to achieve that strategy.
• To acquire knowledge that stimulates innovative thinking and provides leadership tools required to meet the challenges posed by senior leadership.
• To share expertise with peers in the course, and to learn from and become aware of the broad range of perspectives represented by peers in the Navy.
• To enhance participants’ individual strengths to support changes set by senior Navy leadership.
The NSLS-O is conducted via Zoomgov.com platform and NSLS-NPS (IN-RESIDENT) is held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. Requirements for NSLS-O include high-speed internet access, webcam, and microphone capability. Headphones are suggested but not required. Additionally, the use of a private/home computer during NSLS-O rather than an NMCI or other government computer has proven most effective. For more information about NSLS, please visit: https://nps.edu/web/cee/nsls
Course POC: NEDPRegistrar@nps.edu
Prospective applicants: Send a combined PDF with a CV and BIO to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 EST Monday, June 23, 2025.
Global Health Engagement Operations Course (GHEOC) – 23-27 June 2025 – Bethesda, MD
Background: The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE) will host the upcoming iteration of the Global Health Engagement Operations Course (GHEOC). The course welcomes a broad range of DoD personnel who directly support DoD GHE strategy, planning, coordination, and execution. This course was previously facilitated by the U.S. Air Force International Health Specialist (IHS) Program, and is the current Joint GHE planning course. The GHEOC is designed, planned, and executed as a partnership among the Service GHE offices, the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), USU CGHE, and other partners.
Course Objective: The GHEOC prepares personnel in GHE-focused positions to develop steady-state operations, activities and investments (OAIs) in support of CCMD campaign plan objectives. Steady-state OAIs include Joint, Service, and multinational exercises, as well as security assistance (SA) and Security Cooperation (SC) activities that may build partner capabilities and capacity, enhance strategic partnerships, secure contingency and peacetime access, and promote interoperability. This course focuses on leadership and planner level instruction on: GHE program lifecycle design and management; SA/SC key elements; Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AME); and structure/functions of Joint and Service headquarters staffs as relates to GHE. Learning activities are built within the course and focus on principles of SA/SC, strategy, and health/medical as instruments of national security.
Intended Audience: The GHEOC is relevant to DoD personnel who plan, coordinate, and execute GHE programs and activities as part of their daily duties, including U.S. Air Force International Health Specialists, U.S. Navy Health Security Cooperation Officers, Army personnel in GHE and medical security cooperation positions, and personnel from joint organizations involved in GHE. The course is open to Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Civilian, and Contractor personnel with GHE duties. The course will accept a maximum of 60 participants.
Course Logistics: The course will be held 23-27 June 2025 at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s Bethesda Auditorium in Bethesda, Maryland. Daily class hours will be 0800 to approximately 1700. Course prerequisites and materials will be provided via the course learning management system. USU CGHE will provide lodging suggestions within the USG per diem rate. Additional details to follow in reporting instructions.
Funding: There are no associated course fees. Any associated TDY costs will be the responsibility of and borne by the Service/organization. All personnel will require command approval to attend.
Student Application: Interested personnel who meet the intended audience criteria should complete this demographics form and email the following two items to GHEOC@usuhs.edu:
- a resume/CV
- personal statement of no more than 250 words detailing how this leader/planner-level course will improve your readiness to plan or manage DoD GHE and/or Security Cooperation programs, and how you intend to contribute your expertise/experience to the benefit of the course.
Applications are due NLT 26 May 2025. Couse seat allocations will be determined by 02 June 2025 and selected personnel will be notified and provided reporting instructions.
Contact: For questions regarding this course, please contact GHEOC@usuhs.edu.
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