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PAPAG - Call for Nominations 2007
Deadline Date: 30 June 2006
 
The Physician Assistant Professional Advisory Group (PAPAG) provides advice and consultation to the The Physician Assistant Professional Advisory Group (PAPAG) provides advice and consultation to the Surgeon General, through the Health Services Professional Advisory Committee (HS-PAC) and Health Services Chief Professional Officer, on professional and personnel issues related to Physician Assistants in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps). The PAPAG is looking for seven (7) new voting members. Selections, which are based on the nominee’s commitment to public health and Physician Assistant activities in addition to specified criteria in the PAPAG bylaws (e.g., organizational, gender, minority representation), will begin August 2006. Terms of office will begin January 2007 and shall be for 3 years.
 
PAPAG voting members are expected to participate in scheduled teleconference meetings as required by the groups’ needs. Members may be excused from a meeting with prior approval from the PAPAG Chair. Each Corps active-duty voting member shall meet Office of Force Readiness and Deployment’s (OFRD) Basic level of force readiness. Membership in the Public Health Service Academy of Physician Assistants (PHSAPA) is strongly encouraged but not required. Department of Health and Human Services civil service employees, Corps inactive reservists, and retired Corps Physician Assistants are eligible for appointment as voting members, however are not expected to meet OFRD’s Basic level of force readiness.
 
A self- nomination form can be found on the HS-PAC Web page at http://usphs-hso.org/PAPAG/papag_selfnom.doc.
 
Please complete the self-nomination form and send it along with a current curriculum vitae (CV), CV summary sheet, and cover letter describing how your specific experience and expertise will benefit the PAPAG. The completed package must be submitted via e-mail no later than 30 June 2006 to LT Mark F. McKinnon at mmckinnon5@gmail.com.
 
Membership on the PAPAG is a great way to show your Corps support and enhance your career.
 
References:
CV format: http://usphs-hso.org/Career/cvguidelines.shtml
PHSAPA application and information: http://www.aapa.org/phs/phsapp.htm
PAPAG information and bylaws: http://usphs-hso.org/PAGS/papag.shtml
 
For more information contact:
 
Federal Bureau of Prisons
LT Mark F. McKinnon
E-mail: mmckinnon5@gmail.com
Phone: 608-584-5511
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LT Brian Burt
E-mail: briburt@yahoo.com
Phone: 919-575-3900
 
Indian Health Service
LCDR Frances P. Placide
E-mail: frances.placide@ihs.gov
Phone: 828-497-9163 X6499
 
Health Resources and Services Administration (including DIHS and Ready Responders)
LT Rebecca Bunnell
E-mail: Rbunnell@hrsa.gov
Phone: 203-777-7411
 
National Institutes of Health, Program Support Center, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Homeland Security, or Office of the Secretary
LCDR Camille Hawkins
E-mail: Camille.Hawkins@hhs.gov
Phone: 240-453-6036
 
Food and Drug Administration
LT Mark F. McKinnon
E-mail: mmckinnon5@gmail.com
Phone: 608-584-5511
 
Other
LT Rebecca Bunnell
E-mail: Rbunnell@hrsa.gov
Phone: 203-777-7411
 
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