1. Laboratory Program Manager and Clinical Laboratory Consultant
Career Review
WILLIAM H. BOISVERT
COL, MS
Laboratory Program Manager and Clinical Laboratory Consultant

2. CPT MAJ LTC COL 10 20 30 CCC ILE SSC OBC
YEARS 10 20 30
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
Rank
OBC
Professional Military Education
CCC
ILE
SSC
EFMB
CLOC
Skill Development
Blood Bank Fellowship
Joint Medical Planners Course
TWI, Fellowships
Mix of Operational & Generating Force Assignments
MEDDAC / MEDCEN Lab Staff
MEDDAC Lab Manager
CSH Lab Officer
C, Lab BR/DIV
BLD Det XO
Company Command
MEDDAC Lab Manager
MEDCEN Lab Staff
C, Lab BR/DIV
C, Blood Center
JBPO/AJBPO
BLD Det CO
CITPO
Instructor AMEDDC&S
Acquisition Staff
MEDCEN Lab Manager
AMEDD Staff
OTSG Staff
Area Med Lab (AML) (XO)
BN Command
Lab CDR
Deputy CDR/XO/Chief of Staff
OTSG / MEDCOM Staff Principal
AMEDD Senior Staff
Lab Consultant, OTSG
Blood Consultant, OTSG
Joint Coalition, Multi-nations Staff Officer
Chief, Department of Clinical Support Services, AMEDDC&S
Leader Development
*Key leadership development positions
Graduate Degree
Post Graduate Degree
Self Development
Professional Certifications
Professional Reading & Writing Program / On Line Learning (eArmy U)
Figure E Clinical Laboratory life cycle development and utilization

3. Career (Positions Held)
Platoon Leader
Det CDR (Sinai)
OIC STAT Lab (BAMC)
Lab Mgr 98th Gen Hosp
(Germany)
Lab Mgr (EAMC)
PROFIS 249th
Lab Mgr (BAMC)
XO (BAMC)
Associate Director, CCLM (AFIP)
XO (WRAIR)
Lab Prog Mgr (MEDCOM)

4. Education Civilian Military
MA in Health Service Administration (Websters)
MEd in Medical Technology (MCG)
Military
Basic/Advanced
CAS3
CG&S
Budget Course
Acquisition Mgmt (200)
IIHCEC

5. Laboratory Program Office
Chain of Command

6. Laboratory Program Policy & Regulations
Laboratory Policy & Regulation Development & Review
TSG’s Consultant Program
Expanding Role of Consultants
Laboratory Website
MS Consultants Annual Reports
Clinical Laboratory Operations
Mobilization and Deployment Issues
CBRNE Clinical Issues
Personnel Taskings
Update ASAM productivity model
Medical Technology Funding
TARA Assessment
MEDCASE
Bio-Preparedness (Biosecurity)
New Compliance issues
Homeland Defense
Deployment of 7 new BSL-3 labs
Laboratory Policies
Reference Lab Centers of Excellence
Respond to Inquiries on Issues Relating to Laboratory Medicine
Women's Health Issues
Liquid Based Cytology-PAP Smear
Human Papilloma Virus
Chlamydia
DOD Laboratory Joint Working Group
HA Charted Group (CLIA/CLIP)
Laboratory Data Standardization and System Interoperability/ Data Sharing (DOD/VA/Commercial Labs)
DOD Cytology Consolidation
Reimbursement & Enrollment Based Capitation

7. Army Regional Medical Commands (RMCs)
NORTH ATLANTIC RMC
WESTERN RMC
Ft Knox
Ft Eustis
Ft Lee
Ft Meade
Ft Belvoir
MAMC (Ft Lewis)
Ft Wainwright
Ft Irwin
WRAMC (Walter Reed)
WAMC (Ft Bragg)
Ft Drum
West Point
Ft Monmouth
MAMC
WRAMC
EUROPE RMC
TAMC
EAMC
LRMC (Landstuhl)
Heidelberg
Wurzberg
BAMC
SOUTHEAST RMC
(Includes Puerto Rico)
PACIFIC RMC
TAMC
Japan
GREAT PLAINS RMC
BAMC (Ft Sam Houston)
WBAMC (Ft Bliss)
CRDAMC (Fort Hood)
Ft Huachuca Ft Leavenworth
Ft Polk Ft Leonard Wood
Ft Riley Ft Sill Ft Carson
EAMC, (Ft Gordon)
Redstone Arsenal
Ft Campbell
Ft Jackson
Ft Benning
Ft Stewart
Ft Rucker
LRMC
Other Major Subordinate Commands:
- Dental Command Medical Research & Development Command
- Veterinary Command Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine
- AMEDD Center & School

8. Army Leaders in the 21st Century Pentathlete
Multi-skilled Leader
- Strategic & creative thinker
- Builder of leaders and teams
Competent full spectrum warfighter or accomplished professional who supports the Soldier
- Effective in managing, leading & changing large organizations
- Skilled in governance, statesmanship, and diplomacy
- Understands cultural context, and works effectively across it
Leader Attributes
Sets the standard for integrity and character
Confident and competent decision-maker in uncertain situations:
Prudent risk taker
Innovative
Adaptive
Empathetic & always positive
Professionally educated and dedicated to life-long learning
Effective communicator
Personifies the
Warrior Ethos in all
aspects, from war fighting
to statesmanship to
business management…
It’s a way of life

9. Warrior Ethos I am an American Soldier. I will
Always place the mission first.
Never accept defeat.
Never quit.
Never leave a fallen comrade.
I live by this Creed.

10. Career (Pent-athlete)
Operational:
Fort Bragg; Chemical Corps Officer; Plt Ldr to Bde G2
Sinai MFO; Southern Base Det Cdr; Class I to IX supplies
BAMC; OIC STAT Laboratory; Beach/Main/TMC
Nurnberg Gen Hosp; Lab Mgr; 10 Outlying Clinics; Desert Shield/Storm
Eisenhower; Lab Mgr & Regional Consultant; TriSvc Quest Contract
BAMC; Lab Mgr & Regional Consultant / MEDCEN Executive Officer; 911/JCAHO/Ect
Strategic:
AFIP; Associate Director, CCLM / LRN Gatekeeper; PAM/LRN/
WRAIR; Executive Officer; 57 BLS2 Labs & 10 BSL3 Labs Certified and reviewed by CDC/APHIS/DAIG/MEDCOM Safety
MEDCOM; Laboratory Program Manager & Clinical Laboratory Consultant;

11. We must never forget we are an AMEDD and Army at war supporting a Nation at war !
This mindset MUST Remain at the forefront of everything we do as the Army Medical Department !

13. GWOT EXPERIENCE (71E) AOC/ MOS DESCRIPTION ARMY ASGN MEDCOM ASGN
TOTAL # OF DEPLOYMENTS
# OF REPEAT DEPLOYERS
% OF PERSONNEL WITH MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS
AVERAGE DAYS PER DEPLOYMENT
%OF AOC THAT DEPLOYED (# WHO RCV'D HFP)
70A
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION 
138
105 75 16
12%
188
(51)
37%
70B
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
1045
198
1043
224
17%
270
(747)
73%
70C
HEALTH SERVICES COMPTROLLER  80 64 32 6 8%
227
(25)
31%
70D
HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT  86 54 98 23
27%
215
(66)
77%
70E
PATIENT ADMINISTRATION  92 58 81
232
(60)
65%
70F
HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES 
178 82 9%
226
(79)
44%
70H
HEALTH SERVICE PLANS, OPERATIONS 
401
104
719
187
47%
199
(354)
88%
70K
HEALTH SERVICES MATERIEL 
334
150
469
116
35%
(257)
70K9I
HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNER  11 15 3
159
(10)
91%
71A
MICROBIOLOGY  65 18 2 3%
136
(14)
22%
71B
BIOCHEMISTRY / PHYSIOLOGIST  89 79 9 0%
120
(9)
10%
71E
CLINICAL LABORATORY 
103 84 66
11%
251
(54)
52%
71F
RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY  19
13% 68
(8)

14. OPMD Manning Priorities
> 95% fill
(Deployed/Deploying
100% Aggregate)
< 90%
Aggregate
Sustaining the Warfighter
Supporting the Warfighter
Warfighters
(20246 / / 44%)
(4987 / 4488 / 14%)
(Auth / Assigned / % of Force:)
(19041 / / 42%)
< 80%
Aggregate
Transition Teams (100%)
FRTM (95%)
MCRUs (107%)
- Deployed (113%)
- FG (100%)
- CPT (109%)
- LT (123%)
- Deploying (109%)
- FG (90%)
- CPT (99%)
- LT (125%)
- Non Deploying LM (99%)
- FG (83%)
- CPT (81%)
- LT (116%)
Special Mission Units
USSOCOM (102%)
USASOC (include CS/CSS) (93%)
USASFC (100%)
USMTM-SA (78%) (+3)
SATMO (92%) (+3)
AAMDCs (94%) (+3)
USCENTCOM (98%)
CENTCOM HQ
MNF-I
MNC-I
MNSTC-I
PCO-I
CFC-A
ARCENT (84%) (+88)
JIEDDO (100%)
JUASCO (100%)
GWOT DMO
CBRN (102%)
JTF-GMO (119%)
USA Element WH Com Agcy (127)%
I CORPS (109%)
III CORPS (119%)
V CORPS (114%)
XVIII CORPS (100%)
III Corps Artillery (89%)
FORSCOM EAC (92%)
Warrior Bde (111%)
USARAK (167%)
USARSO (95%)
USARPAC (116%)
USAREUR (87%)
UNIFIED CMDs (-)
USSOUTHCOM (111%)
USEUCOM (93%)
USJFCOM (90%)
USPACOM (91%)
USSTRATCOM (92%)
USTRANSCOM (94%)
USFK/EUSA (98%)
USNORTHCOM (94%)
ARNORTH (102%)
ASC (82%)
INSCOM (5 Bdes) (94%)
NETCOM (93%)
Old Guard (112%)
DMO(-)
ARSTAF (96%)
CAA (91%)
MEPCOM (95%)
DAIG (87%)
SECARMY (103%)
JOINT STAFF (103%)
USA Contracting Agcy (119%)
Acq Spt Center (119%)
OSD (94%)
USMA (103%)
HRC (100%)
AC/RC (94%)
TRADOC(-)
TNG (97%)
USAREC (99%)
CDT CMD (97%)
BCTP (93%)
CTC (90%)
ACC (105%)
Other TRADOC (93%)
AWC (100%)
SMDC (97%)
13 CSC (101%)
1 TSC (101%)
3 CSC (86%)
NATO (-)
AMC (95%)
INSCOM (-) (93%)
CID CMD (101%)
MDW(-) (103%)
MEDCOM (167%)
IMA (81%)
SDDC (84%)
DOD AGENCIES (80%)
NATO PE Psns (75%)
ATEC (75%)
FOA (79%)
USACE (69%)
USARJ (85%)
TRADOC(-)
TRAC (73%)
UAMBL (875)
TRADOC HQ (81%)
ARCIC (79%)
CAC (86%)
AC/RC (67%)
Resetting MCRU (103%)
- FG (70%)
- CPT (101%)
- LT (122%)
ARSTAF, SECARMY, Joint Staff, OSD

15. Assignments: Our Priorities
#1 - Support the Global War on Terrorism
#2 - Support Army Transformation to which Human Resources is a subset
#3 - Ensure our officer are given career enhancing assignment opportunities
#4 - Attempt to meet our officers’ unigue considerations and preferences (when possible)

16. Assignment Considerations in our New Environment#1
Army Needs:
Skill Sets &
Experience
The Right Job #2 #3
Career/Leader
Development
Personal
Preferences

17. Concepts to understand
Being a Soldier laboratorian is an outdoor sport
Expect multiple rotations and assignments
Expect extreme mental and physical challenges
Both at kinetic and non-kinetic

18. Assignment Impact Summary
War is not going to end anytime soon
New units (BCTs) = need for more company-grade officers in all AOCs
Number of TDA opportunities between TOE assignments are finite and subject to timing
If you recently redeployed, the desire is to give you a minimum one-year break between deployments

19. Medical Service Corps AOC 71E Clinical Laboratory Objective 109
Inventory
FY 08 Model
Inventory ME June 07

20. MSC Popularity at an All-Time High
4th most requested branch for ROTC accessions (behind IN, MI, AR)
84 cadets selected MSC “Branch for Service” in exchange for a 7 year ADSO
Retention rates remain at historic average despite high OPTEMPO
MSC was the first branch “closed out” during USMA branch selection process
Direct Accession Board – Range of 5-20% selection rate

21. Promotion STATS for 2007

22. Formal Military Training
OFFICER EDUCATION SYSTEM
OBC/BOLC CCC/CLC3/AVIATION OAC ILE
SSC
AMEDD COURSES*
HR MGT MEDOPS PAD MEDLOG PM
C4 MED MGT OF CHEM/BIO CASUALTIES IMO
NUCLEAR SCIENCE RM MED X-RAY
OTHER ARMY COURSES*
AIRBORNE AIR ASSAULT PROPERTY BOOK PPBES
PRE-COMMAND RESOURCE MGT INFO MGT AVN

23. MSC LTHET Review
AY AY AY AY2008

24. AY07 & 08 71E LTHET STARTS

25. Long Term Health Education and Training (LTHET) 09 Starts
PhD in MT (1)
MS in MT (4)
MS in IT (1)
SBB Fellowship

26. Education Military Civilian Basic & Advanced CAS3 CG&S
Acquisition 100 and 200
Interagency Institute of Healthcare Executives
Civilian
Masters in Health Care Management
Masters in Education (Medical Technology)

27. Career Assignment Mentoring
Ask for a positions / not a locations
Present personal issues early on
The Army is an OUTDOOR SPORT!
ODP guides authorizations to the BES
Priority Fill (TOE, TNG, Fixed)

28. Mentorship Advisors Counselor College professor Father figure
Solve problems
Attain the appropriate result
Counselor
Father figure
Looks out for you
Concerns are both military and personal

29. Mentorship (Trusted Counselor)
Why do you do what you do? (God, Family, & Country)
Administrative
Knows how to do it
Provides sound recommendations
Provides wise counsel in career development
Personal
Knows when enough is enough
Counsels on capability and potential

30. Mentoring Influence It’s all about influence Relationships Structured
Personal
Potential
When I grow up
Bell shaped curve
Frustrations and honoring personal decisions

31. Individual Professional Development
Without Mentor Involvement
Individual Professional Development
Damage Control All-Stars

32. With Mentor Involvement
Professional Individual Development
Workforce Management
“A” positions and “A” personnel
Transitions
Damage Control All-Stars

33. You will have multiple mentor relationships
over the course of a career or lifetime

34. Mentor Trusted counselor, advisor, teacher, guide Many can do it and…
Some are good at it, but…
It is the rare leader that masters the mentorship role and the rare protégé that seizes the full opportunity