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2024 Military Health System (MHS) Conference Save-the-Date!
We are excited to announce the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, is hosting the 2024 Military Health System (MHS) Conference! The conference will be held Monday, April 8 – Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, Oregon. The theme of the MHS Conference will be “The Future of Military Medicine – Integrated, Innovative, Ready”.
The 2024 MHS Conference will present a robust agenda for DoD and MHS leadership communities. This event will highlight current and future-state priorities, communicate lessons learned, and provide a forum for collaboration and unity of effort.
The MHS has gone through significant changes over the last decade and continues to do so. This event is meant to bring leadership together for an exchange of ideas and encourage transparent information-sharing to increase mutual awareness of capabilities, limitations, and challenges. Please send an e-mail to mhs-conf@health.mil, if you have any questions, want to update your contact information, or want to be removed from this mailing list. We look forward to seeing you in Portland in April!
MHS Conference Management Team
Navy Senior Leadership Seminar – Dec 11-15, 2023 (Online)
Who: O-6, O-6 selects or high-potential O-5 officers who are on track for executive medicine
What: Navy Senior Leader Seminar Online (NSLS-O)
When: Dec 11-15, 2023 (only 1 seat for Navy Medicine Corps)
Where: Online via the Navy Postgraduate School – Center of Executive Education
Course Description: NSLS provides senior leaders with an intensive five-day executive education program that introduces the latest “best practices” in strategic planning, goal setting, strategic communication, effects-based thinking, risk management, financial management, and innovation. Learning is enhanced using case studies, small-team exercises, practical applications, seminar-style discussions, peer learning, and faculty presentations. Participants will be introduced to subject matter experts within DoD and industry, to include insights from senior Navy leaders and academic researchers. The course is designed to prepare participants to meet organizational challenges in their current and future assignments, and to empower them to become more effective change agents and better-informed stewards of the Navy’s resources. For more information about NSLS, please visit:
Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Introducing Medical Corps Training Tuesdays
We want to highlight the awesome things that MC Officers are doing every day. Starting 10 Oct, every Tuesday, the Corps Chiefs Office will post photos on social media showcasing training efforts by MC Officers.
-Trainees and Staff attendings
-Medical Students and teammates
-MC teaching or learning BLS, ATLS, TCCC, etc.
-MC participating in operational trainings
-MC GHE events
-Personal training opportunities
Things to consider:
-MUST have local approval, if required
-Please provide a with rank, name, corps, specialty, event, location, and date and a good caption (what are you doing?)
Send your submissions to CDR Robyn Treadwell; BUMED N001C Plans and Policy Officer
Instagram: @medical_corps_chiefs_office
Facebook: Office of the Medical Corps Chief
Global Health Engagement Orientation Course
Next Course: 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2023
Nominations: Due by 12 Sep. Interested personnel who meet the intended audience criteria must submit their information in the attached spreadsheet to – usaf.pentagon.af-sg.mbx.ihs-program-office@health.mil NLT 12 Sep 2023. Course seat allocations will be determined by 28 Sep 2023 and selected personnel will be notified and provided reporting instructions.
Funding: Navy commands must fund own travel.
Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) – CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course
Who: Senior Medical Officers (O-6, O-6 selects or high-potential O-5 officers who are on track for executive medicine)
What: Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) – CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course
When: Nov 13-16, 2023 (Virtual – only 6 seats for Medical Corps)
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. Participation in the Capstone Course will enhance the understanding of how national healthcare policies are formed, and by whom, and how they are implemented and put into operation.
Additional details and objectives can be found here:
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Education-and-Training/LEADS/JMESI
Prospective applicants should send a CV, BIO and Rank, Name, Current position, Work address, Work phone and Email address to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 EST, Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute – Intermediate Executive Skills Course – 16-19 OCT 2023 (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)(Medical Corps is limited to 7-8 seats)
When: October 16-19, 2023 (VIRTUAL)
Where: JKO online modules and virtual platform learning with instructors located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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). 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 14 web-based training (WBT) modules available through Joint Knowledge Online (https://jkodirect.jten.mil) followed by a 4-day live, web-based video conference course hosted on Adobe Connect or MS Teams. 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.
More information here: https://www.health.mil/Training-Center/LEADS/Intermediate-Executive-Skills
Prospective Medical Corps applicants should email name/rank, position title, work address, email address and work/cell phone to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 Friday, July 28, 2023. Applicants from other Corps can contact their Corps Chief’s Office.
141st Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders – 18-29 SEP 2023
Who: Senior Medical Officers tracking toward Executive Medicine (O6 preferred, senior O5 acceptable)
What: 141st Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders (Medical Corps is limited to 2-3 seats)
When: September 18-29, 2023 (In-person). Sessions are scheduled from 0800-1700 daily.
Where: Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC (centrally funded by NML&PDC)
Uniform: The uniform is Khaki’s daily aside from SBD required for opening day, embassy visit and graduation day.
Course Description: The purpose of the Interagency Institute for Health Leaders is to provide an opportunity for the seasoned, practicing federal health professional to examine current issues in health care policy and management and to explore their potential impact on the federal health care system. The faculty maximizes the learning experience by presenting materials resulting from research and experience, as well as examples and case studies from the contemporary national health policy decision-making process. Funding details will be provided for selected applicants.
Prospective Medical Corps applicants should send a CV and BIO along in an email that includes rank/name, current position, work address, contact phone number and work email address to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1600 EST Thursday, August 3, 2023. Officers from other Corps can contact their Corps Chief’s Office.
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