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USU Seeks Applicants for Enlisted-to-Physician Program
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Two USU Chair Positions – IM and Psych – CAPT(s)/CAPT
Anyone interested in applying for these positions needs to send their CV, military bio, and letter of intent to me at joel.m.schofer.mil < at > mail.mil by COB 15 SEP 2020. Here are the calls for nominations:
Navy Rep on the USUHS Admissions Committee – O5/O6
If you are in the DC area (local to USUHS) and would like to be considered for the Navy Rep position on the Admissions Committee, send your CV/bio to me at joel.m.schofer.mil < at > mail.mil by 24 JUL 2020. Further details are in this document:
New Operation BUSHMASTER Dates
USU has released the updated dates for Operation Bushmaster. We will have two iterations, back-to-back. Travel will be on the day prior to starting. I will host a faculty training day on 27 April and 2 May.
Iteration 1: 27 April 2021 – 1 May 2021
Iteration 2: 2 May 2021 – 6 May 2021
I will send out another call for volunteers in October 2020 and then release the faculty list in January 2021. Hopefully, you have enough advanced notice to block your calendar and join us in the Spring.
I look forward to seeing you all in April/May.
Leslie Vojta, MD, FACEP
Lt Col, USAF, MC
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Operation Bushmaster (MFP202) Academic Director
Department of Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
OB/GYN Chair at USU – O5/O6
Here is a copy of USU’s memo calling for nominations for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair Position at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The current Chair will be departing USU in the spring of 2021.
If you are interested, please submit a CV and military bio to me at joel.m.schofer.mil < at > mail.mil by 14 AUG 2020.
Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to report to USU NLT 1 June 2021.
Operation BUSHMASTER 2020 Cancelled
OPERATION BUSHMASTER: Faculty Application Link
See the e-mail message below if you are interested in becoming faculty for OPERATION BUSHMASTER, the field exercise for USU students. I’ve done it before, and it is a great experience.
Good afternoon everyone,
- Iteration 1: 3-7 October 2020 (travel on 2 October)
- Iteration 2: 12-16 October 2020 (travel on 11 October)
- Applications must be submitted by 1 July 2020
- Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 15 July 2020
USUHS Chair of Surgery – CAPT/CAPT(s)
Please see the announcement for this position. USU is looking for a replacement for the current chair, who will be retiring next year. They desire a CAPT or CAPT(s) who would be available for a 5 year assignment in the National Capital Region with a report date of 1 May 21. Packages should include a CV, Bio, Letter of Intent, Officer Summary Record (OSR), Detailer concurrence with the move, and references.
All applicants, including those assigned to the NCR, should submit a single PDF file to me (joel.m.schofer.mil < at > mail.mil) NLT 1 June 2020.
Faculty Development Outreach and Certification for the Uniformed Services (FOCUS) 2020 Call for Nominations
Background: The Office of Academic Affairs under the Associate Dean for Faculty Development developed a program, FOCUS (Faculty Development Outreach and Certification for the Uniformed Services), in 2017 to aid individual Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) have a more flexible local program that is standardized across the MHS. Since that time 2 groups of faculty have been trained to be “faculty developers.” These faculty have given over 250 workshops in two years for 13 standardized workshops.
Selection Process: Nominations for FOCUS faculty can be submitted from the MTF designated institutional official (DIO), residency program director, OR the department chair at the USU. These must consist of:
- The nominee’s current CV
- A letter (no more than 1 page) from the nominee outlining the a) faculty member’s interest in being a FOCUS faculty, and b) personal goals participating in the program would help accomplish.
- A letter (no more than 1 page) from the person nominating the faculty discussing examples of the nominee a) working within a team, and b) character regarding self-assessment and respect of others.
Selections will be made by a committee consisting of the USU faculty development team (Associate and Assistant Deans for Faculty Development and administrators on the faculty development team) and 3-4 current FOCUS faculty.
Proposal: Up to 10 faculty representing multiple specialties and MTFs will be selected. The goal is a diverse group of people in the community. Faculty should have been core faculty (not fellows teaching residents) for a minimum of two years. Due to the training requirements outlined below, it is helpful if the faculty will be in uniform at least until Summer 2023.
Training includes (and everything is mandatory):
- 1 week in-person session 7-11 Dec 2020 at USUHS. Most people will arrive Sunday and leave the following Saturday morning. The exact schedule is not set.
- 1 required travel with the USU team the Spring of 2021 to a different location to practice workshops
- Required videotaping for peer feedback, and deliver peer feedback to others
- Have read, understand and agree to the “Expectations of FOCUS Faculty”
- Faculty members will be eligible to perform local faculty development workshops after the Spring travel is complete (can start in May 2021)
- Willing to have annual feedback from USU faculty using data from evaluations collected over each fiscal year.
- 100% travel funding will be covered by USUHS Faculty Development
Applications: Application packages are to be emailed Tom McFate (contact info in this document) by 15 May 2020. Decisions will be communicated to nominees by 15 June 2020.
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