Call for Participants – 139th Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders
Who: Senior Medical Officers tracking toward Executive Medicine (O6 preferred, but senior O5 is acceptable)
What: 139th Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders (Medical Corps is limited to 3-4 seats)
When: September 12-23, 2022 (In-person)
Where: Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC (centrally funded by NML&PDC)
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.
Prospective applicants should send a CV, BIO, position, work/personal phone number, and USPS mailing address to CAPT Rhett Barrett (contact in the global) NLT 1200 Friday, August 5, 2022.
Message from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on Women’s Health
MHS Colleagues,
Women’s health, particularly reproductive health, is at the forefront of the national dialogue right now. More than 4.7 million DoD beneficiaries are female. Women’s health services are among our top clinical service delivery lines in our direct care system, and are an increasingly critical element of medical readiness with women making up more than 18% of the active-duty force. For these reasons and more, I want to highlight the care and support the Military Health System (MHS) provides to our female beneficiaries.
Civilian and military leaders in the Department are committed to ensuring the health and readiness of women during their service, and to ensuring access to needed women’s health services for all of our female beneficiaries. This includes reproductive care and gender-specific care for issues such as cardiovascular health, mental health and musculoskeletal injuries.
The recent Supreme Court decision on abortion has generated a number of important questions from our beneficiaries and from elected officials. The law regarding abortion coverage in DoD remains unchanged by the court decision: where the life of the mother is at risk should the pregnancy be carried to term or in cases of rape and incest, DoD medical personnel are authorized to perform abortions, or the procedure will be covered under TRICARE in the civilian sector.
We have a robust set of resources for women, starting with information on covered services found here: https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices. Also, a new dedicated women’s health page on the MHS website is available at: www.health.mil/WomensHealth. This page provides comprehensive information on a broad range of topics affecting women and we will continue to update these sites to inform MHS personnel and beneficiaries, and to answer some commonly asked questions.
I want to also provide information on how to access two mobile apps designed specifically for women. The mobile apps are free and are available for both IPhone and Android.
The first mobile app is Deployment Readiness Education for Servicewomen (DRES), which addresses common questions and concerns during deployment, such as menstrual management, injury prevention, intimate partner violence, postpartum return to duty and family planning. The mobile app also provides information relevant to any deploying service member, including nutrition, TRICARE tips, and mental health resources. DRES can be downloaded here: https://mobile.health.mil/dres/#/ and can be saved to a desktop computer as well.
Decide + Be Ready is an evidence-based mobile app designed to assist women in evaluating and choosing the best contraceptive method for their unique situations. The mobile app leads users through a series of questions and then provides instant options for comparison. Used in conjunction with a health care provider, the mobile app can make the process of selecting the right contraception easier and more streamlined. Decide + Be Ready is available for iPhone and Android in application stores.
Regarding covered benefits, we’ve started a demonstration program to assess the impact of non-medical supports including doulas and lactation consultants/counselors, on maternal, fetal, and infant outcomes through the 5-year TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Demonstration. Beneficiaries receiving care in the private sector may be eligible to participate in the demonstration in CONUS locations, and eventually in OCONUS locations. For more information on the demonstration, please visit https://www.tricare.mil/CBSD.
Lastly, the DoD Women’s Reproductive Health Survey report by RAND Corporation will be published in the near future. The first survey of its kind in more than thirty years focused solely on active duty women, it will provide helpful insights into the needs, preferences, opinions and experiences of accessing reproductive health care.
While this summary represents a small portion of the MHS’s efforts, these efforts demonstrate our commitment to promoting the health and well-being of our female beneficiaries and I urge you to share these resources with your staff and beneficiaries. In the coming weeks, I’ll have more to share on women’s health, including reproductive health and ensuring access to contraception.
Finally, I feel a great deal of pride celebrating our health care professionals for the incredible work you do – and a Happy Birthday this month to the Air Force Medical Service, celebrating 73 years of delivering trusted care, anywhere; the Army Medical Corps, celebrating 247 years of dedicated service to Soldiers around the world and the Department of Veterans Affairs on its 92nd birthday. While the Department of Veterans Affairs is relatively new, President Hoover established the Veterans Administration way back on July 21, 1930. I am grateful for the contributions of each of these partners to the health and readiness of our forces and their families.
We are entrusted with serving an extraordinary group of Americans with some of the most personal healthcare decisions imaginable. Thank you for continuing to uphold the trust that our patients have in us.
Seileen
Seileen M. Mullen
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
BUMED Reorganization – The Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) and the Maritime Operations Center (MOC)
The SG’s introductory video on the “Future State of Navy Medicine” can be found at this link:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/850793/surgeon-general-future-navy-medicine
See attached slides and fact sheet that explain BUMED’s realignment and new organizational structure that was effective July 20, 2022:
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Call for 2022 Henry C. Wu, James J. Leonard, & Llewellyn J. Legters Awards for Excellence in Research
The Henry C. Wu, James J. Leonard, and Llewellyn J. Legters Awards for Excellence in Research will be awarded annually to the USU Faculty members, in the estimation of their peers, have made the most significant contribution to the published literature during the previous three years (2019).
1. The Wu Award recognizes excellence in basic biomedical research.
2. The Leonard Award recognizes excellence in clinical research.
3. The Legters Award recognizes excellence in population health science research.
Award recipients will present an Award Lecture named in honor of Drs. Wu, Leonard, and Legters during a ResearchSymposium. Each awardee will also receive a memento and a cash award of $2,500.
Nomination Requirements
The nominee must have a current university faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or above, excluding adjunct appointments. Any Uniformed Services University (USU) faculty member, staff, or student, may submit nominations for the Awards. Self-nominations by USU faculty are permitted. Resubmission of previous nomination packages is encouraged provided that the three-year deadline has not expired. Previous holders of the award are not eligible within the first three full years of their last award.
The nomination package should include 3 items:
1) A copy of one (1) selected original research paper (Published after January 2019) upon which the nomination is based and meets the following criteria:
(a) Paper must have been published within the last three years
(b) Paper must have been published while the nominee performed as the faculty at USU with a minimum rank of Instructor or above and must be considered a member of the Faculty Assembly
(c) The nominee must be first or senior author on the paper, in addition to having the USU affiliation documented on the published paper
(d) The research reported is original and empirical.
2) A brief statement from the nominator outlining the significance of the published original research paper.
3) A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae.
The closing date for nominations is August 10th, 2359hrs. The recipients of the Awards will
be announced no later than September 10, 2022. Please send the completed nomination packages to wu-leonard-legters-awards-ggg@usuhs.edu.
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