DHHS/USPHS
  Commissioned Corps
 News In Brief
Electronic Commissioned Corps Issuance System – Recent Issuance
PPM 07-005, “Retired Pay Changes”
Important Announcement Regarding the 2006 Annual eCOERs
Important News for Promotion Eligible Officers
 In This Issue
New Acting Surgeon General's Announcement of the Nomination of James W. Holsinger, Jr. to be Surgeon General
New President Bush Nominates Dr. James Holsinger, Jr., as Surgeon General
Today, I have announced my intention to nominate James W. Holsinger, Jr., to serve as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States...
New Statement by Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the Nomination of James W. Holsinger, Jr. to be Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service
I am pleased the President has nominated such an impressive individual to be the 18th Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service...
New Biography of James W. Holsinger, Jr.
Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. currently serves as the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Chair in the Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky...
New Transformation Update – May 2007
In March, we provided you with background and process information to support the restructuring of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) billet system...
Appointment of USPHS Company Commander at USU
Meet the New  Veterinary Chief Professional Officer
CAPT Hugh M. Mainzer has been selected by Acting Surgeon General Kenneth P. Moritsugu as the Chief Professional Officer for the Veterinary category of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) effective 1 May 2007...
Revitalization of the Commissioned Corps Training Programs
This month, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) will test the new 2-week Call-to-Active Duty Officer Basic Course (OBC)....
Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support Travel and Transportation Reminder: POC Travel During a PCS Within CONUS
Privately Owned Conveyance (POC) Travel During a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Within the Continental United States (CONUS)...
Rapid Deployment Force Teams PHS 1 and PHS 2 Attend Training
Nearly 150 members of Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) teams PHS 1 and PHS 2 attended a 4-day training on Medical Response to Radiation Emergencies at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, April 24-27, 2007...
Commissioned Corps Awards – January through March 2007
Additional Educational Benefits Under the Montgomery GI Bill
The Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support (DCCOS), Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, would like to remind those officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service who are participating in the Montgomery GI Bill...
Dental Care Reminder
No matter what your age or rank, a healthy smile is something all officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) should strive to attain and maintain...
Navajo Nation Reports Death of CAPT Taylor McKenzie, USPHS (Ret.)
CAPT Taylor McKenzie, USPHS (Ret.), a former vice president of the Navajo Nation and a distinguished physician who served as the tribe's first medical officer, died on Friday, 13 April 2007 in Albuquerque, NM. He was 76...
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