Mission:

The primary mission of the APAOC Career Development and Advancement Subcommittee is to promote and advance the career development of APAOC members. The main responsibilities for the subcommittee include:

• Provide guidance and support to all APAOC members in career development and advancement.
• Develop and promote the APAOC Mentorship Program.
• Assist individual officer’s requests with regard to the career opportunities and PHS advancement matters.
• Contact new Officer Basic Course (OBC) graduates interested in the mentorship program
• Complete an Operational End of Year Accomplishments and Action Items Report for the APAOC Chair/Vice Chair that typically includes total number of mentor participants, total number of mentees, inquiries that were addressed, and other relevant subcommittee accomplishments that were achieved.
• Attend APAOC General Membership and Voting Membership meetings and provide updates on Subcommittee progress. If neither Co-Chair can attend a meeting, an alternate should be arranged. The alternate shall provide an update on the Subcommittee’s progress on behalf of the Co-Chairs.

Goals for 2023:

• Match mentees with mentors utilizing a streamlined automated approach that will create better matching relationships
• Create a repository of career development resources for mentors to utilize for their mentoring sessions
• Increase recruitment of senior officers to serve as mentors
• Set up at least 1 dinner with a CAPT outside the DMV area
• Conduct a speed mentoring event at the annual APAOC Leadership Summit

Contacts:

If you have any questions and interested in the Career Development and Advancement Subcommittee, please feel free to contact the subcommittee chair and co-chair:

Chair:  CDR Mona Patel (mona.patel@fda.hhs.gov); Alternate:  LCDR Truong-Vinh (truong-vinh.phung@fda.hhs.gov)

Co-Chair:  CAPT Simeen Kaur (simleen.kaur@fda.hhs.gov); Alternate:  CDR Song Lavalais (Song.Lavalais@fda.hhs.gov)