Call for Nominations - Health Services Professional Advisory Committee Seeks New Members Deadline Date: 30 June 2009 The Health Services Professional Advisory Committee (HSPAC) is seeking members for a 3-year term beginning 1 January 2010. The HSPAC provides advice to the Surgeon General (SG) and the Health Services Chief Professional Officer on professional and personnel issues related to the Health Services category. Selections are based on the nominee’s commitment to the activities of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and the specified criteria in the HSPAC Charter (e.g., organizational, discipline, gender, minority representation). Selections are made by the HSPAC and approved by the SG. HSPAC members are expected to obtain necessary support from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Operating Division, Staff Division, or non-HHS organization to which assigned in order to attend six scheduled meetings per year. Members stationed outside the Washington, DC, area may participate in up to five of these meetings via teleconference. A member is required to participate in one HSPAC meeting in person in Maryland or Washington, DC. Attending the USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium can be substituted to meet the requirement of participating in one meeting in person. A self-nomination form (which includes a space for supervisory approval) is available on the HSPAC Web page at http://www.usphs-hso.org/pac/subcommittees/membership/pac_nomination.shtml Please complete the self-nomination form and send it along with a current curriculum vitae (including a summary sheet) and a cover letter describing how your specific experience and expertise will benefit the HSPAC. Retired Health Service Officers working in a civil service capacity are encouraged to apply. The completed package must be submitted via e-mail (e-mail is preferred; submit a scanned file of the signature page), mail, or fax by 30 June 2009, to: CDR Sianat Kamal, USPHS Chair, Membership Subcommittee, HSPAC Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16C-05 Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: 301-594-4069 Fax: 301-594-4989 E-mail: skamal@hrsa.gov

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