Announcing the DHA Academy
Teammates,
On behalf of the Education and Training Directorate (J-7), we’re pleased to announce the DHA Academy, your one-stop-shop for the education and training tools you need to support the DHA’s mission of improving health and building readiness.
Knowledge is power, and we believe continuous, lifelong learning is what strengthens us both individually and as an agency. Empowering you to take command of your professional development is one way we can support you – our dedicated and inspired teams of professionals driving military health’s next evolution.
Whatever your professional development goals, the DHA Academy can help make them a reality. From courses aimed at personal growth to tips for enhancing job performance, the DHA Academy has something for everyone.
The online training environment is designed with you in mind, with the goal of sparking curiosity, igniting creativity, and helping you feel connected to our mission. As technology advances and new tools and trends emerge, the DHA Academy will continue to offer relevant, holistic training in the skills necessary to support the agency and your teammates.
Thanks again to the J-7 team for all their hard work. Register for training today and watch this short video to learn more about how the DHA Academy fosters collaboration and allows us to solve the problems of today while building the leaders of tomorrow.
Tanya Y. Johnson, CMSgt, USAF, Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Agency
R. J. Hawkins, RDML, USN, Director, J-3/5/7
Maria M. Molina, COL, USA, Director, Education and Training
New Flag Assignment for RDML Case
Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew Case will be assigned as deputy to the assistant director for Health Care Administration, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of Medical Service Corps, Falls Church, Virginia. Case is currently serving as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, with additional duties as director, Tidewater Market; and chief of Medical Service Corps, Portsmouth, Virginia.
JMESI – VIRTUAL INTERMEDIATE EXECUTIVE SKILLS COURSE (IESC) – Jun 10-13, 2024
JOINT MEDICAL EXECUTIVE SKILLS INSTITUTE | INTERMEDIATE EXECUTIVE SKILLS COURSE (IESC) – June 10-13, 2024 (VIRTUAL) IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION.
Who: O3(LT)/O4 (LCDR) MHS personnel serving in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA MTF
What: JMESIIntermediate Executive Skills Course (IESC)
When: June 10-13, 2024 (VIRTUAL) from 0700-1600 CST.
Where: JKO online modules and virtual platform learning with instructors located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
How: Self-registration process in JKO.
Course Description: The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF). This is a Tri-Service course. The course is designed to facilitate the attainment of selected Joint Medical Executive Skills core competencies as identified by a Tri-Service review board of MHS senior leaders. The course consists of web-based training (WBT) modules (phase 1) available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil), followed by a 4-day live (phase 2), web-based video conference course hosted on MS Teams.
Course Registration: To register for this course, individuals must enroll in and complete the prerequisite JMESI-IES Course Phase 1 curriculum located on Joint Knowledge Online. Once individuals have completed the prerequisites, they will be able to register for the Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI – US400) in JKO. Registration for the IES class will be closed when max capacity is reached or 2 weeks before course start date. Individuals who do not complete the prerequisite materials and register for the course before it closes will need to wait until the next iteration. Registration for each iteration is opened 90 days prior to the course start date. Course registration is capped at 300 attendees.
Phase 1 Prerequisites: (12 DL courses, each of the 12 courses takes about an 1hr to complete.).
To register for those courses sign into JKO, https://jko.jten.mil/dha
· Select the “Course Catalog” tab.
· Type the acronym “JMESI” in the Course or Curriculum Name search box.
· Scroll down to bottom of the page to see curricula search box.
· In the Curricula results box locate “JMESI – Intermediate Executive Skills (IES) Course (Phase 1) – Distance Learning” and click “Enroll”.
· Click “Acknowledge” in the pop-up box.
· You will receive an Enrollment Notification – Course Welcome email from the JKO LCMS with instructions. You may then begin completing the 12 required JMESI modules for your course.
Phase 2: Once the 12 courses in Phase 1 are completed, individuals will be eligible to enroll in JMESI IES course by searching for course number US400, Course Name: JMESI – DHA Intermediate Executive Skills Course. If they have not completed Phase 1, they will be redirected to the DL courses needed before they can enroll in US400.
Other: MUST complete the pre-course prior to the course commencing. Nominees MUST be in a “virtual TAD” status and exempt from other duties for the course.
Attached: Curriculum plan (Tab B).
To view upcoming course dates and other course information, please visit the websites at:
· SharePoint Site – https://info.health.mil/edu/jmesi/JMESI/SitePages/Home.aspx
· Health.mil – https://www.health.mil/jmesi
March Sailor-to-Sailor
Have you downloaded the Playbook for Culture of Excellence 2.0? What about resources for the Every Sailor is a Recruiter program?
It’s all in the MyNavy HR Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter!
Read the March Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter below.
Don’t miss out on the latest opportunities and updates from the Chief of Naval Personnel.
Use the Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter to recap your monthly Navy career news.
Special Pay Notification
This was an unusually busy year for processing special pay requests as the Navy Medicine Special Pays team in partnership with DFAS processed over 4,000 special pay requests, amounting to five times the normal annual workload. With the large volume of requests processed, we ask that constituents review their Leave and Earning Statements (LES) for accuracy. If an anomaly is discovered, please follow the steps outlined below.
o Constituent will contact Command Special Pay Coordinator or Command Pay and Personnel Administrator.
o Constituents Command Special Pay Coordinator or Command Pay and Personnel Administrator should review constituents Master Military Pay Account for errors.
o If anomalies are discovered, Command Special Pay Coordinator or Command Pay and Personnel Administrator will contact the BUMED Special Pay Program Manager with constituent’s name and details of anomaly.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//
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PASS TO OFFICE CODES:
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09//
REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/8SEP23//
REF/C/DOC/USC/13AUG18//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS
APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.
REF B IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 115B, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE
PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP).
REF C IS TITLE 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 8323, OFFICERS: 20 YEARS.//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2025
Medical Service Corps (MSC) In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection
Board. The MSC IPP Selection Board will convene in the Fall of 2024.
2. Eligibility criteria. Application procedures and requirements are
outlined in this NAVADMIN, chapters 1, 2, and 6 of reference (a) and
reference (b), which can be viewed on the MyNavy HR website under officer
community managers at
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-
Management/Officer/Program-Authorizations/
3. Applications will be accepted for the following specialties:
Health Care Administration (HCA), Entomology, Industrial Hygiene, Medical
Laboratory Science, Environmental Health, Radiation Health, Clinical Social
Work, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant.
4. Applicants must include a conditional release in their application.
a. Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a
nuclear Navy enlisted classification must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action
Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) form to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management
Office (OPNAV N133) via their detailer.
b. Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a NAVPERS
1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release.
5. Applicants for training must provide an acceptance letter from an
accredited university in line with reference (b) and submit a scholastic
aptitude test, American college testing, graduate record examination,
graduate management admission test, or pharmacy college admission test
scores, as applicable.
6. Amplifying guidance for the AY25 MSC IPP Selection Board:
a. HCA direct. Must have an accredited master's degree prior to the
application deadline.
b. HCA training. Must include an acceptance letter from either the
Army-Baylor University graduate program in HCA or the master of HCA and
Policy degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
c. Physician Assistant:
(1) Official transcripts from all attended academic institutions must
be requested and sent by the institution directly to the University of
Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Centralized Application Service (CAS) no later
than 14 June 2024. The UNMC online application provides the instructions and
appropriate mailing address. Application to the UNMC Physician Assistant
Program must be initiated online via the UNMC CAS system on the MyNavy Portal
(MNP) website at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-
planning/commissioning-programs via the MSC IPP, UNMC application link no
later than 14 June 2024. No documents need to be uploaded into the UNMC CAS
system.
(2) Completion of the online application does not qualify as
submission of the application. Hard copy applications must be mailed to
Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command
(NMLPDC) no later than 31 July 2024 (see paragraph 9). Applicants will be
notified of their academic eligibility well before the official MSC IPP
application deadline.
7. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of
initial appointment and commissioning. Age waivers up to age 48 are
available.
8. In line with references (a) and (c), applicants are reminded to be
eligible for voluntary retirement, an applicant appointed as an officer is
required to complete 20 years of Active Duty service, with at least 10 years
of service as an active commissioned officer.
9. Applications must be received no later than 31 July 2024 and mailed to:
Commanding Officer
Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command
Attn: HMDT, 16th Floor
8955 Wood Road
Bethesda MD 20889-5611
All required documentation must be received no later than 31 July 2024.
Detailed application information can be found on the MNP website at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-
planning/commissioning-programs via the "MSC IPP Application Information"
link.
10. Board results will be released on the aforementioned website once
approved.
11. Point of contact is Beverly D. Kemp, NMLPDC, who can be reached at (301)
319-4520/DSN 285, or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ@health.mil.
12. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September
2025, whichever occurs first.
13. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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