FY25 O6 Promotion Opportunities
Now that the FY25 O6 promotion board has started, they released the Convening Order, inserted below. The promotion opportunities are (always found on page 2):
- Dental Corps – 92%
- Medical Corps – 90%
- Medical Service Corps – 70%
- Nurse Corps – 71%
American Medical Informatics Association 10×10 Training Course Opportunities
Application Details:
We are seeking passionate individuals who are already experts in the primary clinical profession and possess a keen interest in informatics. If you are driven to innovate, collaborate, and lead in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply for the AMIA 10×10 course to become a leader in Navy Medicine.
AMIA 10×10 Course: Offered for free by the VA
- Limited slots for select DoD participants, including all Corps.
· Spring 2024 application deadline: 12 Feb 2024
- Fall 2024 course dates: 8 April – 25 Oct 2024
- Contact dha.ncr.dir-support.mbx.hi-eco@health.mil for instructions.
- Website: VA AMIA 10×10, https://vatraining.remote-learner.net/mod/page/view.php?id=5093
Other opportunities include:
Carnegie Mellon University Open & Free Health Information Technology Foundations, at https://oli.cmu.edu/courses/health-information-technology-foundations-open-free/
VA Health Informatics 101 course, at https://vatraining.remote-learner.net/mod/data/view.php?id=5094
AMIA education catalog, at https://amia.org/education-events/education-catalog?search_query=&page=0. AMIA has some free webinars.
Call for Medical Corps Magazine Articles
The MC Chief’s Office is looking for articles for the MC Magazine. Ideally, articles are 250-500 words (with 1-2 photos and captions) that show the cool things that MC officers are doing or impact MC officers. This is a great way to highlight new initiatives, residents, junior faculty, and retiring leaders. Please send ideas, articles, and photos to CDR Robyn Treadwell, BUMED N001C Plans and Policy Officer, by 15 Feb.
COURSE OPPORTUNITY – Navy Senior Leadership SEMINAR – NSLS (IN-RESIDENT)
Navy Postgraduate School, Navy Senior Leadership Seminar – April 22-26, 2024
Who: O-6, O-6 selects or high-potential O-5 officers who are on track for executive medicine
What: Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)
When: April 22-26, 2024 (only 1 seat for Navy Medicine Corps)
Where: Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey – Center of Executive Education
Process: A list of interested participants will be solicited through Corps leadership and returned to the Corps Chief’s Office for review and selection as noted below. Interested applicants will submit a nomination via their Chain of Command.
Funding: Tuition is covered by NPS. For NSLS-NPS, parent command will provide travel expense, lodging, and per diem. NPS will reserve a block of rooms for participants on the NPS campus at the Historic Del Monte Hotel. Nomination for the course implies the command will commit to funding the nominee if selected.
Course Description: NSLS provides senior leaders 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. Learning is enhanced using case studies, small-team exercises, practical applications, seminar-style discussions, peer learning, and faculty presentations. Participants will be introduced to subject matter experts within DoD and industry, to include insights from senior Navy leaders and academic researchers. The course is designed to prepare participants to meet organizational challenges in their current and future assignments, and to empower them to become more effective change agents and better-informed stewards of the Navy’s resources. For more information about NSLS, please visit:
Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
FY24-29 Medical Corps Strategic Map
Here is the strategic map that RDML Valdes has been displaying during Corps Chief calls:
Here’s the Powerpoint version:
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 