Blue Angels Flight Surgeon Position
Do you have what it takes to be the BEST? Do you enjoy travel and an opportunity to join an elite team that you will be part of for the rest of your life? Are the walls of the hospital closing in on you and wish you could fly off into the blue sky? Do you FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED?
If you are a former flight surgeon, you are being called to join the Blue Angels! We need a highly qualified physician and flight surgeon. This is your time! Do something unique that you will never be able to do again, clinic will always be waiting for you. Time is of the essence so please review the NAVADMIN and talk to your Specialty Leader and detailer. Apply now!
MC Continuous Symposium – Red Tides: The Largest Walking Blood Bank Activation at Sea Since WWII – 13 APR at 1600 EDT
Leaders,
Please join us for the next installment of the Continuous Medical Corps Symposium lecture series on 13 April at 1600 EDT for a talk with CAPT Andrew Lin on the largest walking blood bank activation at sea since WW2. Please disseminate this information widely to ensure maximum participation and looking forward to this insightful talk.
MS Teams link available on the MC SharePoint: https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/SitePages/Home.aspx

CAPSTONE for MHS Senior Leaders Course
Who: Senior Medical Officers (new MHS lead agents, commanders of larger facilities, command surgeons, and other key staff)
What: Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) – CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course
When: July 18-22, 2022 (dates changed and the course is now in-person – only 2 seats for Medical Corps)
Where: DHHQ, Falls Church, Virginia (centrally funded by JEMSI/LEADS)
Course Description: The Capstone Course is designed to be a pinnacle event for recently assigned senior military treatment facility commanders, lead agents, and senior medical department officers in key staff positions who will benefit from exposure to and familiarity with entities that shape the MHS. The course provides participants with exposure to the operations of the various organizations within the Department of Defense, pertinent congressional staffs, and the offices of the three Surgeons General.
Additional details and objectives can be found here.
Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO that includes their current position, work address, and phone to CAPT Rhett Barrett (contact in the global) NLT 1200 Friday, April 15, 2022.
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New 1-Star Flag Assignments Announced (and Both Will Be Corps Chiefs)
Capt. Matthew Case, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, with additional duties as director, Tidewater Market; and chief of the Medical Service Corps, Portsmouth, Virginia. Case is currently serving as executive assistant to the surgeon general of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
Capt. Guido F. Valdes, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, with additional duties as director, San Diego Market; and chief of the Medical Corps, San Diego, California. Valdes is currently serving as deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Portsmouth, Virginia.
