• Flag Promotions

  We are honored to announce that this year 13 officers have been approved for flag-grade promotions by Secretary Burwell.

  As the senior ranking officers in the Commissioned Corps, flag officers exemplify the core values for which Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service are held in high esteem. Flag officers provide executive-level leadership within the Department and within the Agencies in which they serve. Our flag officers also carry the title of Assistant Surgeon General and, as such, we rely on them to support special initiatives and exhibit the highest caliber of public health leadership.

  Please join us in warmly congratulating these fine officers!

  Assistant Surgeon General, O-7 Grade, effective upon completion of administrative requirements:

  CAPT Tecora Deneice Ballom Regional Medical Director South Central Region Bureau of Prison	CAPT Wanda Denise Barfield Director Division of Reproductive Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  CAPT Christopher B. Buchanan Director Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes Indian Health Service	CAPT Mark A. Calkins Director Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Indian Health Service
  CAPT David Philip Goldman Assistant Administrator Office of Public Health Science U.S. Department of Agriculture	CAPT Michael F. Iademarco Director Center for Surveillance Epidemiology and Laboratory Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  CAPT Peter H. Kilmarx Deputy Director Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health	CAPT Palmer A. Orlandi Jr. Chief Science Officer and Research Director Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine Food and Drug Administration
  CAPT Kelly M. Taylor Director Division of Environmental Health Services Indian Health Service	CAPT Michael Dean Weahkee Chief Executive Officer Phoenix Indian Medical Center Indian Health Service
  CAPT Mitchell I. Wolfe Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Global Affairs Department of Health and Human Services

  Assistant Surgeon General, O-8 grade, effective November 1, 2016:

  RADM Christopher A. Bina Senior Deputy Assistant Director Health Services Division Bureau of Prisons

  RADM Joan F. Hunter Director, Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness Office of the Surgeon General
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  COMMISSIONED CORPS NEWS

  HPSP POM 821.70: HPSP Submission, Effective Dates, and Subspecialty Rates

  The new Health Professions Special Pays (HPSP) Personnel Operations Memorandum 821.70 (POM 821.70) outlines additional guidance for submitting agreements, effective dates, and clarifies the specific medical subspecialties for which HPSP is available...

  Promotion Year 2019 Document Processing

  The Promotion Year 2019 document submission deadline was December 31, 2018. The ability to upload promotion-related documents is disabled in the electronic Document Upload (eDOC-U) until May...

  Flag Grade Promotions

  Selection to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half) in the U.S Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is an honor that comes with great responsibility...

  New Readiness Compliance POM
  (POM 821.69)

  A new Readiness Compliance Personnel Operations Memorandum (POM 821.69) for U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers is now available...

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