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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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Training
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps-Emergency Response Training (ERT)
Emory University has partnered with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) to design and develop a refresher skills training program for clinicians with a focus on disaster and emergency response. Emory University, coordinated through the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR), has collaborated with subject matter experts from the schools of Medicine, Nursing, Emergency Medicine, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, and the Emory Nursing Experience/Simulation Center. Emory has provided a blended learning environment for the USPHS Commissioned Corps. This includes didactic materials provided through a learning management system and scenario-based psychomotor skills validation.
The target audience for this training is clinical personnel assigned to the USPHS Commissioned Corps and comprised of nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and physicians.
Registration and access to training modules are currently available. Details for officer registration are provided below.
There are two options for participation:
- Didactic Training Only
- Didactic + Psychomotor Training
All officers interested in participating either option of the USPHS Emergency Response Training must complete an application using the link below.
USPHS Emergency Response Training Application (Microsoft Forms)
Didactic Training Schedule
- 23 self-paced modules will be completed via Emory's learning management system (Online)
- Approximately 1 training hour needed to complete each module
- After completion of all 23 didactic training modules, participants will receive the following:
- 23 continuing education credits (CME and CNE credits awarded)
- An Emory University certificate
- An Emory University digital badge
- Officers may claim up to 23 USPHS clinical practice hours for didactic training (1 hour per module completed)
The didactic training is available to all officers within the application disciplines.
Psychomotor Training Schedule
Session 5: June 2-3, 2023
Session 6: June 16-17, 2023
Participation in the psychomotor portion of the USPHS Emergency Response training is dependent on supervisor approval and nomination by the CCHQ Training Branch Chief.
Each officer must identify which session they will attend. If the officer’s application is approved, the officer will receive notification of selection with a booking link to reserve lodging during their respective training dates.
There is no tuition associated with this training; however, the selected officer’s agency is responsible for continuing to pay the officer’s salary/benefits. Per diem, travel, and lodging expenses will be covered by CCHQ.
Officers will earn an additional 16 USPHS clinical practice hours for participating in the psychomotor training.
Application for TrainingOfficers interested in participating in the psychomotor portion of the USPHS Emergency Response Training must complete a psychomotor training application and may proceed to the Emory LMS for enrollment into the course modules. 10 specific modules are a prerequisite to the psychomotor training and must be completed two weeks before the corresponding session.
Training applications are due by the following dates per respective session:
Session 5 deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Session 6 deadline: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Minimum Qualifications Needed to for Didactic Training Only:
- Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician Assistant, or Physician
Minimum Qualifications Needed to Apply for Didactic + Psychomotor Training:
- Basic Ready
- No active Adverse Actions
- Supervisory approval (must provide proof of supervisory concurrence)
- Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician Assistant, or Physician
- Your deployment on call month may not be in June
Any questions for this training opportunity must be submitted to Eva.Rodriguez@emory.edu and Cc: PHSCOTA@hhs.gov using the subject line: “USPHS Emergency Response Training Application”.
Last Updated: 3/3/23
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