143rd Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders
Who: Senior Medical Officers tracking toward Executive Medicine (O6 preferred, senior O5 acceptable)
What: 143rd Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders (Medical Corps is limited to 2-3 seats)
When: Sept 16-27, 2024 (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). Ms. Sarah Prescott handles the funding if selected for the course.
Uniform: The uniform is Khaki’s daily aside from SBD required for opening day, embassy visit and graduation day.
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 Thursday, August 1, 2024.
- Email that includes rank/name, current position, work address, contact phone number and work email address.
- CV, BIO (combined in a one PDF).
Reminder to Graduating Residents – You are Now Eligible for GMO Incentive Pay
Congratulations to those who graduated residency. Medical Corps officers who complete initial residency on active duty are eligible for the General Medical Officer (GMO) Incentive Pay (IP) the day after completing residency. For those who complete residency while not on active duty (NADDS), they are eligible on they day they report to their permanent command.
This means you need to go to your Special Pays coordinator, if you haven’t already, and apply for the GMO IP. It increases you from a residency IP of $8,000 per year to the GMO IP of $20,000 per year.
Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute – Healthcare Management Course (HCM): 16-19 Sep 2024 (VIRTUAL)
WHO: First-time clinical supervisors within a DHA MTF (Medical Corps is limited to 9 seats). Typical Rank of O3 to O4.
WHAT: Healthcare Management Course
WHEN: September 13-16, 2024 (Virtual)
WHERE: Blended learning with ten online modules followed by the virtual class hosted by JMESI instructors
Course Description: The JMESI Healthcare Management Course is a tri-Service training event designed for first-time clinical supervisors. The course provides attendees with the administrative tools to successfully manage their clinical areas. Topics discussed include the following: Civilian Personnel, Contracting, Budgeting, Quality Management, tools available through the TRICARE Operations Center, Efficient Scheduling and Utilization Management, and more. Panel discussions allow the clinicians to ask direct questions and receive first-hand answers regarding management tools and practices that can impact the military healthcare management arena. Attendees participate in hands-on training with clinic administrative tools.
Prospective applicants should provide their name, rank, position title, work address, and work phone in this format to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Announcement for Occupational Medicine Course
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 09-13, 2024 (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, or intended to be 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.
Please visit the Occupational Medicine Fundamentals Course webpage for more detailed information and student registration request.
Physical Readiness Program Update
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NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1610.10F NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.
REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE
U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.
REF C IS OPNAVINST 6110.1K, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.
REF D IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDE 4, BODY COMPOSITION
ASSESSMENT.
REF E IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDE 5, PHYSICAL READINESS TEST.
REF F IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDE 9, COMMAND PHYSICAL TRAINING
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces changes to references (a) through
(f) for the physical readiness program related to fitness reports,
evaluations, and reenlistment and extension recommendations. These changes
remove mandatory significant problem comments and administrative actions
concerning physical readiness program failures. Additionally, the Navy will
conduct a single Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA)
cycle.
2. Navy's Culture of Excellence 2.0 charges our leaders to build great
people, great leaders, and great teams: their minds, bodies, and spirits,
eliminating barriers wherever possible. In response, we are modernizing our
PFA policy to acknowledge our diverse population, increase Sailor trust, and
enhance quality of service.
Building the bodies of great people is more than annual (or
biannual) testing and includes ensuring healthy food, adequate sleep,
opportunities to exercise (especially outside), and medical readiness.
Commanding Officers (COs) are able to evaluate a Sailor's physical readiness
progress or lack of progress in performance evaluations, giving them the
ability to manage risk, recognize earnest effort, and best take care of their
people.
3. Effective immediately:
a. Enlisted Evaluation/Officer Fitness Reports.
(1) No mandated or prohibited trait mark is required in *Military
Bearing/Professionalism* for promotability and/or retention for the reporting
period in which member's first PFA failure occurs. COs will evaluate the
Sailor's PFA progress or lack of progress when evaluating performance.
(2) For a reporting period in which a member has accumulated two
consecutive PFA failures:
(a) Enlisted members are not mandated to receive minimal marks or
trait grades in Military Bearing/Professionalism (CHIEFEVAL block 35 and EVAL
block 36) or Significant Problems and Retention Not Recommended (EVAL block
45 and block 47). COs are encouraged to document a member's progress and
initiative in attaining current physical fitness standards in the narrative
section (CHIEFEVAL Block
41 or EVAL Block 43) and suitability for retention (EVAL Block 47).
(b) Officers are not mandated to receive minimal marks or trait
grades in Military Bearing (FITREP block 35) nor marked for Significant
Problems (FITREP block 42). COs are encouraged to document member's progress
and initiative in attaining current physical fitness standards and
suitability for retention in comments section (FITREP block 41).
b. Retention Recommendations. Eligibility for enlisted members will be
at the discretion of the CO. However, if retention or reenlistment
eligibility is removed, the CO may submit a special evaluation report to
restore eligibility.
(1) Commands shall not process for administrative separation Sailors
who were conditionally reenlisted under a PFA readiness waiver and
subsequently failed an official PFA.
(2) Reporting Seniors retain the authority to recommend against
retention through the use of an adverse evaluation.
(3) This change provides command leadership discretion on retention
recommendations to exercise in the best interests of the Navy. In exercising
this discretion, commands should consider a
Sailor's:
(a) Qualification for continued service, based on the Sailor's
ability to perform the functions of their rate without physical or medical
limitation at sea, shore or isolated duty,
(b) Their overall ability to contribute to Navy missions, and
(c) The likelihood of improvement in meeting PFA standards within
the next 12 months.
c. Enlisted advancement. Failure of a PFA removes the Sailor's
eligibility for advancement, including the ability to negotiate for billet-
based advancement orders or effecting legacy advancements.
(1) Though submission of an adverse evaluation is no longer required,
COs who decide not to issue an adverse evaluation and withdraw advancement
are directed to withhold advancement eligibility for any enlisted Sailor that
fails a PFA cycle (until a subsequent official or mock PFA is passed) by
submitting a signed NAVPERS 1070/613 to Navy Educational and Professional
Development Center, utilizing procedures as detailed in reference (b).
(2) An advancement withhold should be placed on the record for every
subsequent PFA failure the CO decides not to issue an adverse evaluation on
until a mock or official PFA has been passed or the advancement
recommendation has been completely withdrawn through the use of an adverse
evaluation.
d. Officer Promotions. Officers who fail one PFA will continue to be
ineligible for promotion per reference (c).
4. CY25 PFA Cycle. The Navy-wide PFA cycle will be from 1 February to 30
November 2025 in line with references (c) through (f), which are located at:
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Support-Services/Culture-Resilience/Physical-
Readiness/
5. The point of contact for questions is My Navy Career Center at
(833) 330-MNCC or askmncc.fct@navy.mil
6. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled,
whichever occurs first.
7. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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Here’s a link to a Military.com article:
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 