Volume 10, No. 2 May 08, 2014
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The transition to the spring and summer uniforms was effective 7 April 2014; please see Personnel Operations Memorandum (POM) POM14-001 for specific guidance...
This year, the General Election will held on 4 November, 2014, and the entire U.S. House of Representatives, a third of the U.S. Senate and 36 State Governors will be elected. To ensure an absentee ballot is sent to you, it’s important to submit a new Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to your state’s election office...
Every Commissioned Corps Bulletin, DCCPR will strive to provide important up to date information related to travel policies, procedures, rate updates and any travel alerts. This month we would like to explain the documents that how rules of travel are determined, and how the authorizations differ from civilian travel authorizations and how they are implemented and communicated to you...
Did you know that active duty members are entitled to legal protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)? Serving your country should not make you subject to undue financial and legal burdens. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is a law that provides legal protections by restricting or limiting civil actions against active duty members...
Medical Affairs (MA) is responsible for ensuring all commissioned officers of the USPHS are physically and mentally fit to perform the duties of their office, rank, and category. All officers are expected to perform at satisfactory levels in spite of medical conditions acquired while on active duty. When a decline in an officer’s performance is considered possibly related to a med-ical condition, or if an officer’s medical status is deemed questionable for continuance on active duty, a fitness-for-duty (FFD) evaluation can be requested...
When we think of fitness, we typically consider our physical condition, but optimal brain health is also an important aspect of being fit for duty and for life. Furthermore, as officers with demanding careers and busy lives, we commonly experience psychosocial stress, which may impair cognitive function1. Therefore, it is important to be aware of how we can optimize brain function and selecting a nutritious diet is one way to do this...
The Health Services Professional Advisory Committee (HS PAC) is seeking members for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2015. The HS PAC provides advice to the Surgeon General (SG) and the Health Services Chief Professional Officer (CPO) on professional and personnel issues related to the Health Services category...
The Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy wishes to extend congratulations to graduates of the Officer Basic Course (OBC) 72.
OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps)...
OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps)...
The Commissioned Officer Training Academy (COTA) offered an Officer Mid-Level Course (OMC) in March 2014. Thirty-three officers from 10 different agencies and Op-Divs and representing 6 categories attended the 5-Day intensive residential course...
Approximately 700 people have already registered for the 49th annual USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium. Held on June 10-12 at the Raleigh Convention Center, the conference will bring together PHS officers and local and state health professionals from throughout North Carolina. The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation is partnering with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to host the conference. The theme for this year's conference is "Public Health Today: Prevention, Innovation, Progress..."
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