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 Volume I, No. 4 Commissioned Corps E-Bulletin June 17, 2005
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News in Brief...

Joint OCCFM/OCCO Announcement of the PY 2005 Temporary-Grade
Promotion Success Rates at the 2005 COA Meeting (08 June 2005)
 
Note of Appreciation from Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr.Included in this issue is a copy of a March 30 letter sent by RADM Cristina V. Beato to Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), regarding officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) who joined with U.S. Navy personnel aboard the USNS Mercy to provide post Asian tsunami relief. RADM Beato would like to share with our readers Dr. Winkenwerder’s note of appreciation regarding the efforts of Corps officers.
Tower Building PHS Commissioned Corps ID Card Issuing OfficeNew
2005 COER Rating PeriodNew
 

Upcoming Events...


FDA to Hold Annual Promotion Ceremony on 15 July
NIH to Hold Annual Promotion Ceremony on 27 JulyNew
 
In This Issue...

Red Arrow  Meet the New Deputy Chief Medical OfficerNew

CAPT David Rutstein
CAPT David Rutstein was selected as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer effective 1 June 2005. He is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service (PHS) medical professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department... see full story

Red Arrow  Basic Officer Training Course Held in Rockville, MDNew

Members of the Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Officer Training Academy (COTA), Division of Commissioned Corps Training and Career Development, Office of Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO), conducted a 5-day Basic Officer Training Course (BOTC)...see full story

Red Arrow  Fit for Duty . . .Fit for Life!New

This is the second article (first article is available at http://dcp.psc.gov/CCBul.asp pages 4 and 5 of the April issue of the Commissioned Corps Bulletin) in the series “Fit for Duty. . .Fit for Life!”...see full story
 

Red Arrow  PHS Commissioned Corps Officers Commemorate Historical EventNew

The long history of the “Ellis Island of the Columbia River” was celebrated on 21 May 2005 at the Knappton Cove Heritage Center, Knappton, OR. The event, part of National Historic Preservation Month,...see full story
 
Red Arrow  Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management COA Briefing AvailableNew
The slide show presented at the recent COA meeting by members of the OCCFM staff is available with voice annotation.....see presentation (May need to click on first slide to start. Requires Windows Media Player)

Red Arrow  Awards

2005 AI/ANCOAC Annual Awards presentedNew
Minority Officers Liaison Council 2005 AwardeesNew
 

Red Arrow  Call for Nominations

Physician Assistant Professional Advisory Group

Engineer PAC Membership
Black Commissioned Officer Advisory Group
Asian Pacific American Officers Committee
Physician PAC Membership
Environmental Health Officer PAC
American Indian/Alaska Native Commissioned Officer Advisory CommitteeNew
 

Red Arrow  Office of Force Readiness and Deployment

Ongoing Deployments

Upcoming Deployments
Hurricane Season 2005
Training


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