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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.
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Commissioned Corps BulletinFebruary 14, 2014
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 71
The graduating class of OBC 71 joined by RADM Scott Giberson (center), Director, Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness (DCCPR).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) 71.
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). Officers are provided the foundational information and resources necessary to meaningfully contribute within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS, and more broadly as a uniformed services member. OBC establishes a foundation of knowledge and training on career development, uniformed service customs and courtesies, force readiness and deployment, leadership, and other essential areas in preparation for a Corps career.
Congratulations to the following officers who graduated on February 14, 2014:
Rank Name Category Organization LT AUDLANDRA AARON-MAGEE NUR DHS/ICE LT LAURA ALEXANDER HSO IHS LTJG DION BAKER NUR BOP LT MARIE BASTIN NUR IHS LT ANDREW BERNARD PHARM IHS LT EILEEN BOSSO HSO CDC LT YEN BUI PHARM FDA/CDER LT KENNETH CHEN ENG FDA/CDRH LT EMILY COOK DENT IHS LT JAMES CORLISS NUR DHS/ICE LT CHARLOTTE FRANCIA SCI BOP CDR ERIC HALSEY MED CDC LT TEMIKA HARDY-LOVELOCK NUR BOP LT ASHLEY HARTSELL PHARM BOP LT MICHELLE HOHENSEE HSO DHS/OHA LT CORWIN HOWARD PHARM FDA/CDER LT TARAN JEFFERIES HSO CDC LTJG MARK JONES NUR DHS/ICE LT JAMES JONES IV HSO NOAA LCDR JULIANE KIM MED IHS LTJG KEYONICA LASSITER NUR BOP LT JULIE NELSON PHARM IHS LTJG TUAN NGUYEN HSO IHS LTJG RENEE OWUSU NUR NIH LT KATIE PALMER PHARM IHS LT NICOLE PASCUA HSO NIH LTJG AARON PATTERSON NUR IHS LCDR SAMUEL RUSSELL ENG DOI LT SHANNON SALTCLAH PHARM IHS LTJG MELISSA SEATON EHO CDC LCDR MICAH SICKEL MED DoD LT VENUS UTTCHIN NUR IHS LT PHILLIP WILLIAMS PHARM SAMHSA LT SHONDELLE WILSON-FREDERICK SCI OS/OASH/OMH Distinguished Graduate
LT Kenneth Chen received the Distinguished Graduate Award from RADM Boris Lushniak, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. LT Chen is an engineer assigned to the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices & Radiological Health.
Congratulations LT Chen!
Honor Squad
Congratulations to the Officer Basic Course 71 Honor Squad. The team consists of LCDR Julianne Kim, LT Ashley Hartsell, LTJG Aaron Patterson, LT Shondelle Wilson-Frederick, and LT Taran Jefferies.Congratulations to the Officer Basic Course 71 Honor Squad. The team consists of LCDR Julianne Kim, LT Ashley Hartsell, LTJG Aaron Patterson, LT Shondelle Wilson-Frederick, and LT Taran Jefferies.
An Honor Squad displays evidence of teamwork, flexibility, punctuality, and leadership as well as followership abilities. The squad demonstrates and is graded upon proficiency in drill, Corps knowledge, and proper uniform wear.
Congratulations Honor Squad
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