FY-12 Active-Duty Staff Corps Community Brief Disclaimer This community brief has been generated by the community leaders, including detailers and community managers. It has been vetted by the Navy Personnel Command and OJAG for statutory compliance and approved by SECNAV. ONLY MATERIAL APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WILL BE PRESENTED TO STATUTORY SELECTION BOARDS.

LARGE/MEDIUM FACILITIES STAFF/ACADEMIC/OPERATIONAL Medical Corps Career Progression Career Path: Five career paths and officers can intertwine during career Medical Corps Career Paths: Clinical Operational Academic Research Administrative DO ALL FACILITIES DO/DH LARGE/MEDIUM FACILITIES XO CO MAJOR STAFF STAFF/ACADEMIC/OPERATIONAL CONUS/SEA/OVERSEAS 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 There are 27 specialties and more than 200 subspecialties in the Medical Corps. In addition Medical Corps officers can pursue five career paths (Clinical, Operational, Academic, Research, Administrative) and may change paths or specialty as they move through their career and become more senior. Medical Corps officers earn 4 years of Creditable Service for medical school training and additional years if they practiced medicine prior to entering the Navy. Most are commissioned in the Navy as an O-3 or O-4. General Medical Officers, Flight Surgeons, and Undersea Medical Officers are an important part of meeting the operational requirements of the Navy healthcare mission. A majority of these officers have not started residency training prior to these assignments, however it is expected that they will enter a residency within their first two tours. Once residency training is completed it is expected that the officer meet the Board Certification milestone within a reasonable time frame. It is important to note that certain specialties such as neurosurgery or interventional cardiology do not lend themselves to traditional sea, operational, or shore rotations due to the nature of the combat mission, casualty evacuation policy, and equipment/facility requirements to support them. Typical Billets RESIDENT FELLOW STAFF PHYSICIAN CATF SURGEON RAM PROGRAM DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE MEDICINE SENIOR CLINICIAN USUHS PROFESSOR SENIOR OPERATIONAL RESIDENT GMO FS UMO RESIDENT FELLOW STAFF PHYSICIAN INTERN GMO – General Medical Officer FS – Flight Surgeon UMO – Undersea Medical Officer RAM – Residency in Aerospace Medicine CATF – Commander Amphibious Task Force USUHS – Uniformed Services University of Health Services

Medical Corps Lieutenant Commander CATEGORY O-3 O-4 OFFICER INVENTORY 1349 1148 FULLY TRAINED 7% 22% BOARD CERTIFIED 10% 54% TRAINING/RESIDENCY 29% 17% NOT RESIDENCY TRAINED At this point in their career, Medical Corps Officers typically have passed the Medical Licensing Exam (MLE) and received medical licensure. Approximately half have started residency training and half have completed it. The officer may have had an operational tour. Fully Trained – Successfully completed residency, but not board certified. Board Certified – Passed national certification in a specialty. Training/Residency – Currently enrolled in initial residency training. Not Residency Trained – Currently not residency trained and not in residency training

Medical Corps Commander CATEGORY O-4 O-5 OFFICER INVENTORY 1148 759 FULLY TRAINED 22% 9% BOARD CERTIFIED 54% 90% TRAINING/RESIDENCY 17% 1% NOT RESIDENCY TRAINED 7% 0% At this point in their career, Medical Corps Officers typically have passed the Medical Licensing Exam (MLE), received medical licensure, and are selected for, currently enrolled or completed Graduate Medical Education. The officer should have had several duty assignments and experiences to include CONUS/OCONUS or Operational and specialty utilization tours. Fully Trained – Successfully completed residency, but not board certified. Board Certified – Passed national certification in a specialty. Training/Residency – Currently enrolled in initial residency training. Not Residency Trained – Currently not residency trained and not in residency training

Medical Corps Captain CATEGORY O-5 O-6 OFFICER INVENTORY 759 409 FULLY TRAINED 9% 1% BOARD CERTIFIED 90% 99% TRAINING/RESIDENCY 0% NOT RESIDENCY TRAINED At this point in their career, Medical Corps Officers typically have passed the Medical Licensing Exam (MLE), received medical licensure, completed residency and achieved specialty board certification. They may be enrolled in subspecialty training (Fellowship). Consideration of an officer’s clinical proficiency and skill as a health professional should be given the same value as the officer’s administrative and management skills. There are frequently NOB fitreps in the service records of the most talented clinicians which occur when they received advanced specialty training in civilian programs. Therefore a missing or NOB fitrep should not necessarily be considered a negative factor for the officer. Letter reports (attached to the fitness reports) from the institution where the programs are located should also be given equal consideration to fitness reports and can provide insight to the officer's management or leadership abilities. The officer should have had a variety of duty assignments and experiences to include CONUS, OCONUS, Operational and specialty utilization tours and have demonstrated increasing levels of professional expertise, leadership and commitment to the Navy. Fully Trained – Successfully completed residency but not board certified. Board Certified – Passed national certification in a specialty. Training/Residency – Currently enrolled in initial residency training. Not Residency Trained – Currently not residency trained and not in residency training

Medical Corps Community Values Clinical Excellence Officers successfully demonstrated excellence in their clinical specialty Specialty Career Path Officers serving in senior clinical leadership positions provide unique subject area expertise Serve as educators for postgraduate training programs Leadership All levels are expected to serve as mentors to junior personnel Selected individuals participate in leadership of Navy Medicine Career Diversity Records should have an appropriate balance of operational and support assignments The Medical Corps is a widely diverse community whose primary focus is Force Health Protection. Clinical expertise, leadership, geographic and career diversity are important factors in providing the experiential base that all Medical Corps officers must have as they seek promotion to the next higher grade.