Virtual Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange Conference – Must Sign Up By 0800 EST Tomorrow!
The INDOPACIFIC MILITARY HEALTH EXCHANGE (7-10 MAR 2022, 0800-1600 India time), the premiere regional military medical conference in the INDOPACIFIC has opened many more seats since it is now virtual. The kicker is you have to register by 0800 Sunday EST. The link to the form is below. I know you cannot likely attend many of the talks but this gives you access to them for 30 days and you can view them at your convenience. There is a certificate that you can file and attempt to get category 2 CME or your organization’s equivalent.
Here’s the link to register if you are interested:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNIyAuAkhUK9qFTcVcUmOL16Cj2GjlgbZbmxoXBe9fQ9XInA/viewform
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- The board occurred 3 weeks earlier on 8 FEB 2022 instead of 1 MAR 2021. Last year was delayed due to COVID.
- Promotion opportunities changed, to include:
- Medical Corps went from 90% to 95% (the highest allowable by law).
- Dental Corps went from 90% to 92%.
- Medical Service and Nurse Corps both stayed at 50%.
- On page 5 under Commitment to Operational Excellence they added, “The Navy values service and superior performance on operational fleet and subordinate command staffs.” In my opinion, this is one more suggestion to go operational. Every year they add more language emphasizing it.
- Pages 11-13 detail new equal opportunity and diversity guidance. In this section, they also prohibit the consideration of opting out of the normal career path by deferring consideration at any promotion boards or use of the Career Intermission Program.
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