Training
Next MC Symposium – K9 Care for Non-Vets – 20 MAY
The next Continuous MC Symposium will be Monday 20 May at noon EDT. CAPT Brad Butler, Reserve Affairs Officer, will speak about K9 Care for Non-Veterinarians. A recording will be available on the MC SharePoint site after PAO approval.
Dial-in by phone: +1 410-874-6747,,96564605#
Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course (JSMLC) – 29 JUL-02 AUG 2024 – Open for Registration
WHO: Senior O-5s to O-6s with a high probability of being named as Joint Task Force, JTF senior medical leader, or occupy a senior medical planning position in a joint environment.
WHAT: Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course (JSMLC).
WHEN: 29 Jul-02 August in person event.
WHERE: NCR/Falls Church VA (DHHQ).
HOW: Self-nomination; submit a service nomination request through the DMRTI JKO Community Page; Nominations due by 28 May 2024.
OTHER: There are currently no registration fees for this course. Funding will be obtained through your unit/command.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A five-day, classroom only course designed to enhance medical leaders.
· Enhance knowledge of operational medicine, joint policy and doctrine, interagency coordination, major contingency operations, and stability operations in preparation for future roles as JTF Surgeons and their senior staff.
· Reinforce and expand our warfighting capabilities and promote a discussion of a variety of issues senior leaders will face in an operational medicine setting.
· The course will be conducted through presentations by senior leadership, discussions of current issues, trends, and lessons learned, along with a table-top exercise. Course participants will leave the course with increased knowledge of joint medical operations, policy and doctrine, and interagency efforts in preparation for future senior medical positions within a Combatant Command.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Education-and-Training/DMRTI/Course-Information/Joint-Senior-Medical-Leaders-Course
· Courses are available on JKO and listed here:
NOMINATION PROCESS:
1. Log onto Joint Knowledge Online
2. Enter the DMRTI Community Page.
3. Complete the form and submit.
4. You will be notified approximately 45 days from the course start day only if you were selected or placed on an alternate list.
5. If you were not selected, you will need to complete another service nomination request for a later course.
6. Service nomination requests will close 60 days from the course start date and the link will be disabled.
HOTFILL DUE MONDAY AT NOON – Medical Officer Opportunity for Master’s and Tour with Spec Ops and Low- Intensity Conflict
Please see the advertisement for this unique opportunity below:
Over the last 30 months, we’ve had a medical officer detailed to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism (ODASD IWCT) here in the Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (OASD(SO/LIC)). She has focused on shaping the Department’s policy, authorities, and guidance in providing medical support during irregular warfare operations, to include resistance efforts. This officer’s ongoing work has received attention and support from senior DoD leaders, including a recent endorsement and further direction from the Deputy Secretary of Defense that will continue these efforts well into the future. I want to ensure these initiatives, critical to our ability to provide casualty care during military operations in semi- or fully- contested environments, continue unabated. Her replacement will join SO/LIC June 1, 2024, and complete a 24-month detail, ending in 2026.
In response to the success of this effort, SO/LIC is continuing this irregular warfare (IW) Military detail for health professionals. The detail will consist of a one-year executive-level master’s degree program (see attached) in IW at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, beginning summer of 2025, followed by a two-year utilization tour at OASD SO/LIC in Washington, DC, from summer 2026 to summer 2028.
This detail (a developmental trainee assignment – DTA) is a career-broadening opportunity for medical officers and increases the breadth of IW specialists within the Department. Selectees will receive education focused on IW and its unique sustainment and medical requirements. After completing the master’s program, officers will apply their studies to shaping the department’s IW-related medical policy, authorities, and guidance and integrating the concepts into current and future strategic competition efforts. As SO/LIC’s only medical professional, this officer also supports SO/LIC’s Service secretary-like responsibilities related to health service support for U.S. Special Operations Command and special operations forces.
SO/LIC will cover the cost of tuition at NPS, and the selected detailee’s Service will cover required temporary duty (TDY) or permanent change of station (PCS) costs. Upon graduation from NPS, the detailee’s Service will assign them to a Service-specific billet in the National Capital Region then detailed to SO/LIC.
The Air Force and Army have been exceptional with accommodating our first two long-term details, and I greatly appreciate their continued support.
If your respective Service would be willing to support a detailee, please let us know if you have nominees who meet the following criteria:
Required:
· TS/SCI security clearance
· O-5 (or O-5-select)
· Operational experience (3-year assignment or 2 deployments with an operational unit)
· No pending or previous disciplinary actions
· Nominee’s SURF/ORB
· Resume
· 3 most recent performance reports
· Commander’s endorsement memo
Desired:
· Staff officer experience (any level)
· Completed Joint Professional Military Education I
· Experience in the joint, interagency, and/or special operations environment
Fully completed and combined nomination packages will be emailed to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 EST Monday, May 01, 2024.
SO/LIC’s selected top candidates (3-5) will be asked to interview, and the final selection will be made by May 30, 2024, to best support the Services’ assignment cycles and give the selected officer a one-year lead time prior to assignment to NPS.
Intermediate Executive Skills Course (IESC) – June 10-13, 2024 (Virtual)
Who: O3(LT)/O4 (LCDR) MHS personnel serving in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA MTF
What: JMESI Intermediate Executive Skills Course (IESC)
When: June 10-13, 2024 (VIRTUAL) from 0700-1600 CST.
Where: JKO online modules and virtual platform learning with instructors located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
How: Self-registration process in JKO.
Course Description: The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF). This is a Tri-Service course. The course is designed to facilitate the attainment of selected Joint Medical Executive Skills core competencies as identified by a Tri-Service review board of MHS senior leaders. The course consists of web-based training (WBT) modules (phase 1) available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil), followed by a 4-day live (phase 2), web-based video conference course hosted on MS Teams.
Course Registration: To register for this course, individuals must enroll in and complete the prerequisite JMESI-IES Course Phase 1 curriculum located on Joint Knowledge Online. Once individuals have completed the prerequisites, they will be able to register for the Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI – US400) in JKO. Registration for the IES class will be closed when max capacity is reached or 2 weeks before course start date. Individuals who do not complete the prerequisite materials and register for the course before it closes will need to wait until the next iteration. Registration for each iteration is opened 90 days prior to the course start date. Course registration is capped at 300 attendees.
Phase 1 Prerequisites: (12 DL courses, each of the 12 courses takes about an 1hr to complete.). To register for those courses sign into JKO, https://jko.jten.mil/dha
Select the “Course Catalog” tab.
Type the acronym “JMESI” in the Course or Curriculum Name search box.
Scroll down to bottom of the page to see curricula search box.
In the Curricula results box locate “JMESI – Intermediate Executive Skills (IES) Course (Phase 1) – Distance Learning” and click “Enroll”.
Click “Acknowledge” in the pop-up box.
You will receive an Enrollment Notification – Course Welcome email from the JKO LCMS with instructions. You may then begin completing the 12 required JMESI modules for your course.
Phase 2: Once the 12 courses in Phase 1 are completed, individuals will be eligible to enroll in JMESI IES course by searching for course number US400, Course Name: JMESI – DHA Intermediate Executive Skills Course. If they have not completed Phase 1, they will be redirected to the DL courses needed before they can enroll in US400.
Other: MUST complete the pre-course prior to the course commencing. Nominees MUST be in a “virtual TAD” status and exempt from other duties for the course.
Attached: Curriculum plan (Tab B).
To view upcoming course dates and other course information, please visit the websites at:
SharePoint Site – https://info.health.mil/edu/jmesi/JMESI/SitePages/Home.aspx
Health.mil – https://www.health.mil/jmesi
Announcing the DHA Academy
Teammates,
On behalf of the Education and Training Directorate (J-7), we’re pleased to announce the DHA Academy, your one-stop-shop for the education and training tools you need to support the DHA’s mission of improving health and building readiness.
Knowledge is power, and we believe continuous, lifelong learning is what strengthens us both individually and as an agency. Empowering you to take command of your professional development is one way we can support you – our dedicated and inspired teams of professionals driving military health’s next evolution.
Whatever your professional development goals, the DHA Academy can help make them a reality. From courses aimed at personal growth to tips for enhancing job performance, the DHA Academy has something for everyone.
The online training environment is designed with you in mind, with the goal of sparking curiosity, igniting creativity, and helping you feel connected to our mission. As technology advances and new tools and trends emerge, the DHA Academy will continue to offer relevant, holistic training in the skills necessary to support the agency and your teammates.
Thanks again to the J-7 team for all their hard work. Register for training today and watch this short video to learn more about how the DHA Academy fosters collaboration and allows us to solve the problems of today while building the leaders of tomorrow.
Tanya Y. Johnson, CMSgt, USAF, Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Agency
R. J. Hawkins, RDML, USN, Director, J-3/5/7
Maria M. Molina, COL, USA, Director, Education and Training
JMESI – VIRTUAL INTERMEDIATE EXECUTIVE SKILLS COURSE (IESC) – Jun 10-13, 2024
JOINT MEDICAL EXECUTIVE SKILLS INSTITUTE | INTERMEDIATE EXECUTIVE SKILLS COURSE (IESC) – June 10-13, 2024 (VIRTUAL) IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION.
Who: O3(LT)/O4 (LCDR) MHS personnel serving in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA MTF
What: JMESIIntermediate Executive Skills Course (IESC)
When: June 10-13, 2024 (VIRTUAL) from 0700-1600 CST.
Where: JKO online modules and virtual platform learning with instructors located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
How: Self-registration process in JKO.
Course Description: The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF). This is a Tri-Service course. The course is designed to facilitate the attainment of selected Joint Medical Executive Skills core competencies as identified by a Tri-Service review board of MHS senior leaders. The course consists of web-based training (WBT) modules (phase 1) available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil), followed by a 4-day live (phase 2), web-based video conference course hosted on MS Teams.
Course Registration: To register for this course, individuals must enroll in and complete the prerequisite JMESI-IES Course Phase 1 curriculum located on Joint Knowledge Online. Once individuals have completed the prerequisites, they will be able to register for the Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI – US400) in JKO. Registration for the IES class will be closed when max capacity is reached or 2 weeks before course start date. Individuals who do not complete the prerequisite materials and register for the course before it closes will need to wait until the next iteration. Registration for each iteration is opened 90 days prior to the course start date. Course registration is capped at 300 attendees.
Phase 1 Prerequisites: (12 DL courses, each of the 12 courses takes about an 1hr to complete.).
To register for those courses sign into JKO, https://jko.jten.mil/dha
· Select the “Course Catalog” tab.
· Type the acronym “JMESI” in the Course or Curriculum Name search box.
· Scroll down to bottom of the page to see curricula search box.
· In the Curricula results box locate “JMESI – Intermediate Executive Skills (IES) Course (Phase 1) – Distance Learning” and click “Enroll”.
· Click “Acknowledge” in the pop-up box.
· You will receive an Enrollment Notification – Course Welcome email from the JKO LCMS with instructions. You may then begin completing the 12 required JMESI modules for your course.
Phase 2: Once the 12 courses in Phase 1 are completed, individuals will be eligible to enroll in JMESI IES course by searching for course number US400, Course Name: JMESI – DHA Intermediate Executive Skills Course. If they have not completed Phase 1, they will be redirected to the DL courses needed before they can enroll in US400.
Other: MUST complete the pre-course prior to the course commencing. Nominees MUST be in a “virtual TAD” status and exempt from other duties for the course.
Attached: Curriculum plan (Tab B).
To view upcoming course dates and other course information, please visit the websites at:
· SharePoint Site – https://info.health.mil/edu/jmesi/JMESI/SitePages/Home.aspx
· Health.mil – https://www.health.mil/jmesi
2024 International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) Fellowship Call for Applications
1. This tasker solicits applications for the 2024 International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) Fellowship. ICAP is a professional development and networking opportunity for mid-career professionals who support the Navy Team and Navy’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy. The 2024 ICAP Fellowship consists of an optional (not funded by N1) 1-day introductory session in Washington, DC (September 2024) followed by a required week in Aspen, CO (13-21 September or 21-29 September 2024). Registration fee (includes lodging, meals and transportation) and air travel for the ICAP Fellowship will be funded by OPNAV N1. More information regarding the ICAP program can be found at www.icapaspen.org.
2. Application. All applications require Command endorsement addressed to ICAP Selection Committee to be considered. Specific application requirements are listed in the attached application package. Application package must be completed and returned to N17 NLT 2359EST on 24 Apr 2024. Extensions will not be granted. Email completed application package to: Navy_People_and_Culture@us.navy.mil and cc Shereka.f.riley2.mil@us.navy.mil.
3. Applicants. This is a highly competitive program open to Navy personnel, military and civilians, according to the paygrades listed below. Specific application requirements can be found in attached document “ICAP Requirements and Checklist – 2024.” Selection and participation in the fellowship do not extend service obligation. This program is not available to USMC military or USMC civilians.
– Military Applicants. Participation is open to all Navy O-3 to O-4 and E-7 to E-8 Active Duty and Reserve.
– Civilian Applicants. Participation is open to Navy civilian employees in the permanent grades of GS-11 to GS-13.
4. Requirement. After completion of ICAP, Fellows should continue communication with the OPNAV N174 People and Culture branch for participation in associated webinars, roundtables and any applicable working group meetings as permitted by Fellows’ schedules. Point of Contact. LCDR Shereka Riley (Shereka.f.riley2.mil@us.navy.mil)
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