CDC-DoD Liaison Position Available
1. Job: DOD Liaison to the Centers for Disease Control 2. Fill date: Summer 2016 3. Rank: CDR and above (although if I was a LCDR I'd apply) 4. Population health background required and must be eligible for orders. The relevant documents that describe everything are here and here. Anyone interested should contact their Detailer.
TRICARE Urgent Care Pilot Program Launches May 23rd
Maybe I’m just biased since I work in the Emergency Department, but I think that this program could be a game changer in many ways. As of May 23rd TRICARE beneficiaries will be able to get urgent care twice per fiscal year from a provider other than their PCM without a referral from their PCM. I’m sure it will change things for all primary care providers and possibly specialists as well because their referral sources may change. Here are a couple of links to check out:
TRICARE Website – Urgent Care Pilot Program
MilitaryTimes.com – TRICARE to Allow Urgent Care Visits Without a Referral
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program
Any academics should consider applying for this program. It is funded by ABMS and would go a long way toward setting you up for a career in academics and research. It is these kind of things that differentiate you from the pack on FITREPs, when you are competing on a promotion board, and for future career milestones like Program Director or Specialty Leader:
ABMS Visiting Scholars Program
Program Information
Background and Purpose
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program is a one-year, part-time program that is intended to provide exposure to the fields of professional assessment and education, quality improvement (QI), and regulatory policy while promoting research and scholarship in areas related to Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification (CC) that are important to the ABMS Member Boards Community.
Scholar Benefits
- Scholars receive support from ABMS leadership to enhance their research projects related to Board Certification and MOC/CC
- Scholars receive a unique education about current ABMS issues and initiatives through interactive monthly videoconferences and in-person meetings with health care and Member Board Community leaders
- Scholars receive an introduction to the ABMS Member Boards Community through in-person participation in committee meetings, conferences and forums, and discussions with leadership
- Scholars are linked to appropriate contacts within ABMS and the Member Boards Community who will assist with the spread and scale of the scholars’ research projects
- Scholars will have ongoing engagement with the ABMS Member Boards Community through an alumni network
Who Should Apply?
The program is open to junior faculty including assistant professors and instructors, fellows, residents, medical students, public health students, graduate students and PhDs in health services research and other relevant disciplines who are working on or developing a research project related to Board Certification and MOC/CC.
Brochure
Download the Visiting Scholars brochure to learn more about the program.
Become an ABMS Visiting Scholar
Application
The Visiting Scholars Program is extremely competitive; a well-prepared application and carefully selected references are key components to a successful application.
Download the full application here to review the questions before submitting. Have the following materials prepared before beginning the application process:
- Your current CV
- 2 -3 letters of recommendation, specifically at least one from your research mentor and one from your program supervisor
Applications are due by midnight, May 31, 2016.
For questions or concerns, please contact the ABMS Research and Education Foundation at ABMSVisitingScholars@abms.org.
Old vs New Retirement System Explained
I already discussed the value of a military pension, but this article from the Military Officers Association of America does an excellent job of explaining the old and new systems, so I wanted to reblog it for anyone who’s interested to read:
What are AQDs and How Do You Get Them?
Additional Qualification Designation Codes or AQDs are 3 letter codes that:
- Identify special skills required by a billet.
- Identify a qualification awarded to an officer for serving in a specially coded billet.
In other words, they are tools used by Navy Personnel Command (PERS) to assign officers to billets.
They also serve another purpose, though, because they feed the “Special Qualifications” section in the lower left of your Officer Summary Record (OSR), which is seen by promotion boards. (This section is noted the the lower left circle on this fabricated OSR.) This is why officers try to get as many AQDs as they can. The more things are in your Special Qualifications section, the better it looks to a promotion board. (That said, I have to tell you that some officers can get a little carried away with AQDs. Get as many as you can that make sense for your specialty and career, but don’t chase AQDs because you think they’ll get you promoted. AQDs, in general, don’t get you promoted. Competitive EP fitreps do.)
The full list of AQDs can be found here, and the list of medical AQDs can be found here, but I think a very useful list to have would be a list of all the AQDs that any physician can get irrespective of their specialty. That list is below, and if you qualify for any of them you’ll have to send your Detailer the proof that you qualify in order to get them added to your record.
What’s the bottom line? To make sure you have all the AQDs you can get, you have to do 4 things:
- Review the chart below and see which general AQDs you qualify for.
- Review the AQDs for your specialty in this document.
- If you had a prior career before you became a Medical Corps officer of any kind, you’re stuck reviewing the complete list of AQDs and seeing if there are any you qualify for that weren’t covered by #1 or #2 above.
- For any AQDs you qualify for, you send your Detailer the 3 letter code, the year you qualified, and the proof that you qualify (usually scanned copies of fitreps, certificates, etc.).
| CODE | TITLE | CRITERIA TO GET IT |
| BT1 | Parachutist, Static-line Qualified | Qualified IAW MILPERSMAN 1220-030. |
| BT2 | Parachutist, Freefall Qualified | Qualified IAW MILPERSMAN 1220-030. |
| BX2 | Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer | Qualified IAW current fleet instructions and SECNAVINST 1412.10. |
| BX3 | Expeditionary Warfare | Successfully completed at least 18 months in an operational expeditionary warfare billet within the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Force. |
| JS7 | Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I | Successfully completed JPME Phase I from schools defined by the Joint Staff:
(a) Naval War College for classes commencing March 1989 and beyond (to include the Distance Learning, Non- Resident curriculum), OR (b) Other service colleges for classes commending August 1989 and beyond (to include the Distance Learning, Non- Resident curriculum), OR (c) Selected Foreign War Colleges, OR (d) Selected Fellowship programs. |
| JS8 | JPME Phase II | Successfully completed JPME Phase II from schools defined by the Joint Staff:
(a) Joint Forces Staff College, Joint & Combined Warfighting School, OR (b) Senior Level Service War Colleges. |
| J1M | Joint Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J2M | Multinational HQ Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J3M | Combatant Commander Level Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J4M | Fleet/Division Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J5M | Joint Task Force Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J6M | Other Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| LA7 | Qualified Medical Department | Officer who has qualified as a Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer IAW OPNAVINST 1412.8. |
| U1M | Joint Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U2M | Multinational HQ Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U3M | Combatant Commander Level Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U4M | Fleet/Division Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U5M | Joint Task Force Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U6M | Other Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| 233 | White House Fellowship | Participant in White House Fellowship Program. |
| 2C1 | Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Green Belt Certified | Certified as a Green Belt per local command policy and recommended by the Commanding Officer via the local command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt. The command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt (NMSC CPI/LSS PMO for Navy Medicine Corps) will validate completion of the following requirements:
(a) Formal training (A-557-0003 or A-557-3100); AND (b) The DON approved JQR standards have been met: – Lead two LSS full DMAIC projects; OR – Lead two KAIZENs/RIEs; OR – Lead one full DMAIC project and one KAIZEN/RIE. |
| 2C2 | CPI Black Belt Certified | Certified as a Black Belt per local command policy and recommended by the Commanding Officer via the local command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt. The command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt (NMSC CPI/LSS PMO for Navy Medicine Corps) will validate completion of the following requirements:
(a) Formal training (A-557-0009 or A-557-3005); AND (b) The DON approved JQR standards have been met: – Lead two LSS full DMAIC projects and one KAIZEN/RIE; AND – Mentor two Green Belts through one full DMAIC project each or two KAIZENs/RIEs. |
| 234 | Legislative Fellowship | Successfully completed at least 9 months in a Legislative Fellow assignment. |
| 24F | SECDEF Corporate Fellow | Successfully participated in the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows program. |
| 6AA | Aviation Medical Examiner | Medical Corps Officer from the Primary Care medical subspecialty codes who has successfully completed Aviation Medical Examiner training at the Naval Aerospace and Operational Medical Institute. |
| 6AB | General Flight Officer | Medical Corps Officer who has successfully completed a formal flight surgeon training program and is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon. |
| 6AC | Naval Aviator (Naval Flight Officer (NFO))/ Aeromedical Officer | Medical Corps Officer who is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon and NFO. |
| 6AE | Naval Aviator (Pilot)/ Aeromedical Officer | Medical Corps Officer who is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon and Naval Aviator (Pilot). |
| 6AG | Aerospace Medicine (Preventive Medicine) | Medical Corps Officer who has successfully completed:
a. formal Flight Surgeon Training program at NAMI; b. a tour as a flight surgeon; c. an approved Master’s degree program in public health; and d. an approved Aerospace Medicine residency program; or e. is eligible for the Aerospace Medicine specialty examination offered by the Board of Preventive Medicine. |
| 6FA | Marine Corps Medical Department Officer | Successfully completed a deployment of 90 or more consecutive days with the Marine Corps. |
| 6FC | Fleet Marine Force Medical Logistics | (a) Successfully completed the USMC Ground Supply Officer School, AND
(b) Holds AQD 6FA. |
| 6FD | Surface Experienced Medical Officer | (a) Successfully completed an internship with sufficient primary care training to operate within the needs and operations of the fleet, AND
(b) Has successfully completed a tour of duty with the Surface Fleet. |
| 6FE | Senior Marine Corps Staff Officer | Successfully completed a senior Marine Corps staff position.
NOTE: Brigade, Group, Wing, Division and Force Surgeons, Force Preventive Medicine Officers, and the Headquarters Director for medical programs qualify. |
| 6OB | Shipboard Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days aboard a ship (other than a hospital ship). |
| 6OC | Hospital Ship Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days aboard a hospital ship. |
| 6OH | Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Response | (1) Served a minimum 90 days in one or more foreign or domestic HA/DR missions and demonstrated operational competence relevant to assigned position in the following HA/DR mission elements: mission leadership and planning (operations, manpower and logistics), international diplomacy, cultural awareness, host nation centered HA/DR health care, IT, communications and administration. AND
(2) Completed two of the following: (a) Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course (MMHAC), (b) Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (CHART), (c) Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC), (d) Joint Operations Medical Managers Course (JOMMC), (e) UM-CMCoord IMPACT Course, (f) NATO CIMIC Basic Course (NCBC), (g) Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P .), (h) Joint Planning Orientation Course (JPOC), (i) Joint Medical Planners Course (JMPC) , (j) Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Planner’s Course (JIMPC), (k) JTF Senior Medical Leader Seminar, (l) Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC), (m) SWMI Humanitarian Assistance Course, (n) CATF Surgeons Course, (o) DMRTI Medical Stability Operations (MSO) Course, (p) Alternate course(s) deemed to have sufficient didactic content comparable with other qualifying courses by the Mission Commander, T-AH Commander, MTF Commanding Officer, CATF Surgeon, Navy Medical Mission Commander, or USMC Task Force/Group Surgeon or USMC Medical Element Commander. NOTE: Verification that member has met the above prerequisites must be provided via endorsement by the Mission Commander, T-AH Commander, MTF Commanding Officer, CATF Surgeon, Navy Medical Mission Commander, USMC Task Force/Group Surgeon, or USMC Medical Element Commander. |
| 6OR | CATF Surgeon | Any Medical Department Officer who has:
(a) Successfully completed CATF Surgeon course; OR (b) Successfully completed a tour as CATF surgeon; OR (c) Successfully completed: 1. Surface Warfare Medical Officer Indoctrination course or holds AQD 6OB or 6FA; AND 2. Medical Regulating course; AND 3. Landing Force Medical Staff Planning course; AND 4. Amphibious Indoctrination course.
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| 6OU | Fleet Hospital Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days at a deployed fleet hospital/EMF. |
| 6OW | Trauma Team Trained Officer | Completed formal Navy Trauma training at NHSH-SD (NTCC USC-LAC Hospital) or equivalent Army or Air Force course. |
| 6UD | Diver | Qualified in Saturation Diving IAW MILPERSMAN 1210-140. |
| 6UM | Submarine | Qualified in Undersea Medicine IAW MILPERSMAN 1210-130. |
| 6ZA | Instructor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZB | Assistant Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZC | Associate Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZD | Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZE | Medical Ethicist | Medical Department Officer who has successfully completed an officially approved program of training in Medical Ethics. |
| 6ZF | Researcher | (a) Completed an IRB approved research project fully consistent with the guidelines as promulgated by HSETC; AND (b) Met the rigorous guidelines of their medical community for publication in a Peer-reviewed journal. |
| 6ZG | Residency Program Director | Medical Department Officer who has met all the established criteria of the certifying agencies (i.e., Residency Review Committees for conducting an accredited training program for officers in training). |
| 62D | Faculty Development | (a) Completed an ACGME approved residency, AND (b) Completed an accredited advanced residency in Faculty Development. |
| 62L | Clinical Epidemiology | Established competence in biostatistics, epidemiology, and informatics. Preferably, a Masters in Public Health degree or comparable training/experience. |
| 67A | Executive Medicine | Met all the competencies of the Joint Medical Executive Skills Program (JMESDP). |
| 67B | Expeditionary Medicine | Completed the Expeditionary Medicine core operational training courses. |
| 67H | Ambulatory Care Administration (ACA) Officer | A master’s degree and has successfully completed: (a) 18 months in an ACA officer related position; OR (b) 12 months in an ACA officer related position provided master’s degree obtained in concentration in ACA. |
| 68H | Health Promotion Coordinator | Completed the Navy Environmental Health Center Health Promotion Director Course and one year experience as a coordinator. |
| 68I | Health Care Management | Completed a Masters of Science in Health Care Management. |
| 68J | Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) | (a) Completed an MPH degree or 4 years of public health experience as outlined by BUMEDINST 6200.17A;
AND(b) Successfully completed the following distance learning courses:- FEMA IS-100.A, Introduction to Incident Command System
– FEMA IS-200.A, Incident Command System for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents – FEMA IS-700.A, National Incident Management System, An Introduction – FEMA IS-800.B, National Response Framework, An Introduction; OR (c) Completed the Defense Medical Training Institute tri-service PHEO training course. AND (d) Successfully performed as a PHEO for 12 months. NOTE: Per BUMEDINST 6200.17A, PHEOs must be clinicians, as defined as officers who can diagnose, treat, and prescribe treatment for illness and injury. |
| 68K | Alternate Public Health Emergency Officer (APHEO) | (a) Completed an MPH degree or 4 years of public health experience as outlined by BUMEDINST 6200.17A;
AND(b) Successfully complete the following distance learning courses:- FEMA IS-100.A, Introduction to Incident Command System
– FEMA IS-200.A, Incident Command System for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents – FEMA IS-700.A, National Incident Management System, An Introduction – FEMA IS-800.B, National Response Framework, An Introduction; OR (c) Completed the Defense Medical Training Institute tri-service PHEO training course. AND (d) Successfully performed as an APHEO for 12 months. |
| 68L | Clinical Informatics | (1) Completed the corps appropriate certification exam or fellowship, OR
(2) Completed a certificate program or graduate degree in Informatics, or the AMIA 10X10, OR (3) Worked >50% of their time in informatics for at least 12 months. |
New Masters in Health Administration Executive Clinical Leadership Track
There is a new program for officers who want to pursue a Masters in Health Administration while on active duty. The program is described in this white paper, and the Navy point-of-contact for the program is CAPT Lynn T. Downs. I don’t usually put people’s contact info in public posts, so just check the global e-mail directory for her e-mail address if you have questions.
Of note, to apply for this program you must do so through the Graduate Medical Education Selection Board. You can read about my thoughts on advanced degrees here:
Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal Announced
If you’ve served in Iraq or Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve you will receive the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal. The award is retroactive to June 15, 2014, and is for service members based in Iraq or Syria, those who flew missions over those countries, and those who served in contiguous waters for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. Details here:
New Military Colocation and Single Parent Assignment Policy
Navy Personnel Command recently updated MILPERSMAN 1300-1000 – Military Couple and Single Parent Assignment Policy. Here is an article that discusses the updates/changes, which include:
- Instead of opting in, the Sailor can decide to opt out.
In the past, a Sailor had to request collocation during each orders negotiation. Now Sailors will submit a one-time request that will remain in effect until the Sailor tells their detailer otherwise. If a Sailor chooses not to be collocated, they contact their detailer and negotiate appropriate orders.
- A flag officer review is required when detailers can’t collocate dual-military families.
To ensure Navy Personnel Command has done everything possible to accommodate dual-military collocation, the Assistant Commander, Navy Personnel Command for Distribution will review instances where the Navy cannot support collocation for any reason other than when a Sailor chooses to opt out.
The bottom line is that dual military families will usually get colocated anyway, but they should probably read this MILPERSMAN in detail, route the NAVPERS 1301-85 to request colocation, and follow-up with their Detailer.
Chief, Medical Logistics Division, Defense Health Agency – O6 Only
If you are interested in this position, contact your Detailer:
Chief, Medical Logistics Division
Roles and Responsibilities
- Facilitates standardization of the demand signal in order to optimize the purchasing of medical supplies, health care technology, and services
- Executes MEDLOG Shared Services per approved Coordinated Concept of Operation (CONOPS)
- Executes Defense Medical Materiel Program responsibilities per DODI 6430 .02
- Chairs the Defense Medical Logistics Proponent Committee (DMLPC), the joint governing body for DoD Medical Logistics.
- Co-Chairs the Defense Medical Logistics Supply Chain Council (DMLSCC) 06 Board which serves as a collaborative forum to facilitate and integrate the development of strategic and operational relationships, capabilities, performance standards, and system integration necessary for effective and efficient medical supply chain support across DOD.
- Develops a shared strategic direction and vision for the DHA medical logistics functions and programs; Coordinates with Service Medical Logistic Chiefs from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps as well as the Defense Logistics Agency, FHP&R, and the Joint Staff for the management and development of tri-service medical logistics initiatives .
- Oversees a headquarters staff of approximately 46 employees (total force); Interacts with other DHA functional areas as the medical logistics business functional representative; prepares and delivers senior-level briefings; Manages and coordinates development, implementation, and compliance oversight of DHA initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Military Health System (MHS).
- Establishes reporting requirements for DHA Supply, Equipment , and MEDLOG Services Initiatives and prepares, analyzes, and makes recommendations regarding initiative performance to the DHA Director and DHA leadership .
- Directs the DHA Medical Logistics staff engaged in the planning and execution of business process reengineering initiatives, management of enterprise actions collection, and analysis of initiative performance data.
- In coordination with the Services, DLA, DMLPC Principles, coordinates the development and implementation of process improvements for medical logistics; Participates in development of DHA guidance necessary to implement OASD (HA) policies associated with standardization and purchasing of medical supplies; Participates in development of DHA strategies and guidance for management of authoritative data.
- Coordinates with counterparts in the Services and other Federal agencies to establish a collaborative network that fosters unity of and optimization of DoD purchasing power; Coordinates with non-DoD medical logistics organizations to assess ‘best practices’ in medical logistics.
- Advises the DHA Director on all aspects of medical logistics; Serves as DHA MEDLOG representative to DoD and Federal work groups and committees.
Experience and Required Grade:
- Grade of O-6 (any specialty) but must have significant knowledge of knowledge of and experience with medical logistics and operations.
- An advanced degree in a relevant field.
- Eligible to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.
Fleet Seminar Program NAVADMIN Released
There are many ways to get Joint Professional Military Education I (JPME I). You can do it on-line, via CD-ROM, by attending a war/service college full-time (cheat sheet here), or by attending a distance learning program where you live. This last option, run by the Naval War College, is called the Fleet Seminar Program.
In brief, you attend class once/week from September to May. Once you are done with all three courses, you have JPME I. And if you complete 9 additional credits in a concentration area you can get a Masters degree from the War College without ever having to attend it full-time.
Here is the application information:
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