The USPHS Commissioned Corps is committed to our mission to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation. Public Health Service officers are trained and equipped to provide crucial public health leadership, assist with policy development, advance innovation and science, provide essential care services and respond to national and global public health emergencies. Through our Active Duty Regular Corps, our Public Health Response Strike Team (PHERST) and our Ready Reserve Corps, we remain responsive and available to rapidly deploy in the service of health.

Practice Hours Opportunities

Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Practice Hours

IHS TDY Opportunities:

For questions regarding the below please reach out to the POC listed or IHSCorpsInquiries@ihs.gov

Service/Tribal/Urban Program (City State)

Type

TDY Filled

Ready Reserve

Start Date

End Date

Funding

Point of Contact

Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (Hemet, CA)

Temporary Duty

2-Licensed Clinical Social Workers

No

21-Jul-25

17-Sep-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Angela McClendon,
angleacmcclendon@gmail.com,
(951) 392-5958

Chinle Comprehensive Health Center

Temporary Duty

3-Clinical Pharmacists

Yes

16-Sep-24

30-Sep-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Nivedita Das,
nivedita.das@ihs.gov,
(928) 674-7041

Yakama Service Unit (Toppinish, WA)

Temporary Duty

1-Public Health Nurse
1-Outpatient Nurse
1 HSO-Physician Assistant or Nurse Practioner

Yes

14-Mar-25

30-Sep-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

CDR Ryan Pett,
ryan.pett@ihs.gov,
(509) 865-1728

Fort Peck Service Unit (Poplar, MT)

Temporary Duty

10-Psychologists

Yes

01-Jul-25

30-Sep-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Marjorie Spotted Bird,
marjorie.spottedbird@ihs.gov,
(406) 768-2101

Pinon Health Center (Pinon, NM)

Temporary Duty

4-Nurses (Adult Care, OB/GYN, Outpatient)

Yes

02-Oct-24

02-Oct-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Gayle Romacito,
gayle.romacito@ihs.gov,
(928) 725-9625

Pinon Health Center (Pinon, NM)

Temporary Duty

2-Nurse Practitioners
2-Physician Assistants

Yes

02-Oct-24

02-Oct-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Gayle Romacito,
gayle.romacito@ihs.gov,
(928) 725-9625

Cheyenne River Health Center (Eagle Butte, SD)

Temporary Duty

3-Clinical Pharmacists

Yes

28-Jul-25

31-Oct-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Loida Montanez,
loida.montanez@ihs.gov,
(605) 964-0651

Sacred Oaks Healing Center (Davis, CA)

Temporary Duty

3-Inpatient Nurses

No

01-Apr-25

01-Dec-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Lauren Russell-Smith,
lauren.russell@ihs.gov,
(530) 702-6020

Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (Hemet, CA)

Temporary Duty

2-Inpatient Nurses

No

03-Apr-25

31-Dec-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Virginia Zebley,
virginia.zebley@ihs.gov,
(951) 708-4030

Bemidji Area Office (Bemidji, MN)

Temporary Duty

Medical Records Administrator

No

01-May-25

31-Dec-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

CAPT Cynthia Gunderson,
cynthia.gunderson@ihs.gov,
(218) 444-0470

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (Bethel, AK)

Temporary Duty

2-Pharmacists

No

01-May-25

31-Dec-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Lillian Okpaleke,
lillian_okpaleke@ykhc.org,
(907) 543-6988

Tohatchi Health Center, Tohatchi, NM

Temporary Duty

1-Clinical Pharmacist

Yes

17-Apr-25

31-Dec-25

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Alex Ambeau,
alex.ambeau@ihs.gov,
(505) 733-8211

Kayenta Health Center (Kayenta, AZ)

Temporary Duty

10-Nutrition and Dietetics

Yes

05-Feb-25

07-Feb-26

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Jenna Carlson,
jenna.carlson@ihs.gov
(928) 697-5164

Maniilaq Health Center (Katzebue, AK)

Temporary Duty

2-Inpatient Nurses
2-Emergency Room Nurses
2-OB/GYN Nurses
1-Womens Health Nurse
2-Med/Surg Nurses

Yes

01-Sep-25

01-Mar-26

Travel Supported by Tribal Facility

Shelly Nordlum,
shelly.nordlum@maniilaq.org,
(907) 442-7334

Cheyenne River Health Center (Eagle Butte, SD)

Temporary Duty

2-HSO-Optometrists
2-Medical-Family Medicine
2-Medical-Internal Medicine
1-Nutrition and Dietetics
3-Emergency Room Nurses
3-Outpatient Nurses
3-Inpatient Nurses

Yes

21-Apr-25

21-Apr-26

Travel Supported by Service Unit

Brittany Brewer,
Brittany.Brewer@ihs.gov,
(605) 964-0502

Last Updated 8/1/2025

*Please note, these opportunities are for the fulfilment of Clinical Practice hours and will not count as deployment time.