leadership
MHS Director of Governance in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs – O6
Here is the advertisement for an amazing opportunity for one of our senior O-6s. A “best fit” would have some Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD)/Pentagon experience, big picture Joint understanding of Air Force, Army, Navy health care current and future priorities, and understanding of the Defense Health Agencies scope of Military Treatment Facility/Markets authority, direction and control. The person needs to be able to accurately interpret and document discussions across the Services’ SGs, DHA Director, Reform/Transition initiatives (OSD Congressionally Directed) and Health Affairs organization (Deputy Assistant Secretaries’ of Defense and Assistant Secretary of Defense four star position). Understanding of big picture and OSD organization is necessary.
Applications should be submitted to CDR Melissa Austin (contact is in the global) by 21 FEB 2020.
NCC Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program Director Search
The National Capital Consortium (NCC) is looking for a Heme/Onc Fellowship Director. Applicants need to be eligible to PCS to the DC area in June of 2020. Packages should include CV, Bio, Letter of Intent and PERS concurrence on the PCS move and need to be submitted to me CDR Melissa Austin (contact in the global) NLT COB on 14 Feb 2020.
Medical Corps Liaison Position, Medical Corps Chief’s Office, BUMED – O4
The Office of the Corps Chief supports our Corps Chief, RDML Hancock in directly advising the Surgeon General on matters significant to the Medical Corps. The team includes the MC Career Planner, MC Plans & Policy, MC Reserve Affairs Officer, and reports to the Deputy Chief of the Medical Corps (in other words, the owner of this blog). The position involves frequent, direct interaction with leadership throughout Navy Medicine and is specifically leveraged to offer mid-grade medical officers an opportunity to develop their skills at the strategic level.
Here is the position description. If you are interested in competing and interviewing for this position, please email your CV, Bio, OSR, PSR, and Letter of Intent to CDR Melissa Austin (contact is in the global) in a SINGLE PDF FILE.
Please feel free to reach out to the incumbent, CDR Brett Chamberlin (contact is in the global) to find out more.
Rank: LCDR
Application Due Date: 5 FEB 2020
Report By: 01 JUN 2020
Applicants must be eligible for Orders to BUMED.
Director of Surgical Services Position in Okinawa – O5/O6
The relevant details are in this job announcement:
DSS ANNOUNCEMENT USNHO 2020 Final
In order to apply, you will need clearance from the Detailer, and I’m sure an e-mail will suffice.
3 Director Positions at Naval Hospital Beaufort
There are 3 director positions rotating at Naval Hospital Beaufort. Interested applicants should submit a CV, Bio, and Letter of Intent to the point of contact in each announcement below, which are available by clicking on the hyperlinks. If you are not already at NH Beaufort (or don’t already have orders to go there), you should get permission from your Detailer and Specialty Leader before applying.
Applications due by 31 JAN 2020:
- Director, Public Health – report NLT June 2020
- Director, Medical Services – report NLT June 2020
Applications due by 28 FEB 2020:
- Director, Surgical Services – report NLT June 2020
6 Director Positions Available in Southern California – Merry Christmas!
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton will have the following leadership positions available this upcoming spring/summer:
- Director, Branch Clinics (March 2020)
- Director, Medical Services (March 2020)
- Director, Public Health (June 2020)
- Director, Mental Health (June 2020)
- Research Medical Director (June 2020)
- Designated Institutional Official (June 2020)
All position descriptions are above. They are available to all Corps who are in the PCS window for next summer. This is probably clear, but you need Detailer clearance to apply if you are not already inbound or at NHCP. I’m sure an e-mail from the Detailer would suffice.
Interested applicants can submit their CV, Bio, and Letter of Intent to CDR Dave Lang (the DFA at NHCP – contact info in the global) by 31 January 2020 (for Branch Clinics and Medical Services), and 1 March 2020 for the remaining positions.
Merry Christmas!
Intermediate and Senior Leadership Courses Available in the DC Area (Local Attendees Only)
Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC) in Bethesda will be hosting facilitators from the Navy Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) for the instructing of two separate leader development courses in the coming months. Courses are as follows:
- Intermediate Leadership Course (ILC)
- 3-7 February 2020
- O4s (to include O4 selects)
- Senior Leadership Course (SLC)
- 6-10 April 2020
- O5s (to include O5 selects)
These are great opportunities for Navy Medicine officers local to the DC area to attend leader development courses while being offered locally. Currently these classes are only being offered to local attendees.
The point of contact for registering for the courses is LT Ryan Rigby (contact is in the global).
If you want to read how to get into these courses, you can read about them in this document.
Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute – CAPT/CAPT(s)
Here is another great opportunity for a qualified O-6/O-6 Select to be the Director of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI). The desired report date is June 2020. The announcement is found here – please note the requested material in the paragraph at the bottom of the first page.
Packages (CV, Bio, and letter of intent) should be submitted to CDR Melissa Austin (contact in the global) NLT Friday, January 17 to allow for internal processing.
Army Surgeon General’s Leadership Lecture Series: HON McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Here’s a link to a 1 hour video on leadership from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs:
MHS Female Physician Leadership Course – Call for Nominations
We are announcing the call for nominations for the 2020 MHS Female Physician Leadership Course (FPLC) to be held April 15-17, 2020 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, VA. The target audience is Active Duty and Reserve female physicians (MD/DO) in the grades of O-4 select to junior O-5 (less than 2 years’ time in grade).
The nomination form, course details, and the formal advertisement are all here:
Please follow the instructions on the nomination form carefully. Submit packages as a single PDF to CAPT Nicole McIntyre (contact info is in the global) by COB (EST) on 15 JAN 2020.
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