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Rear Admiral Scott Giberson A Day in the Life of an Admiral. Insight into the daily life of Rear Admiral Scott Giberson, Director, Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Surgeon General.

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Rear Admiral’s Lecture Suggests Plans for Promoting Health. The Government might not be able to solve the Nation’s health problems alone, but providing plans for public action is a big part of what it can do. Outlining two of these plans, Healthy People 2020 and The National Prevention Strategy, was the goal of a recent lecture at the University of Maryland (UMD) given by Rear Admiral Penelope Slade-Sawyer, a U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps Officer, and Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Health.

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Q&A with Rear Admiral Penelope Slade-Sawyer. In conjunction with ‘National Public Health Awareness Week’, RADM Slade-Sawyer, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer, and Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Health, addressed a crowd at the University of Maryland (UMD). Her speech, sponsored by UMD’s School of Public Health, was entitled, “Advancing the Health of the Nation: Healthy People 2020 and The National Prevention Strategy.”

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Pharmacists could play a much greater role in reducing the burden of healthcare if they are fairly compensated for the level of services they're already providing, according to a new report — Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes Through Advanced Pharmacy Practice. Rear Admiral Scott F. Giberson, RPh, PhC, MPH, US Assistant Surgeon General and chief professional officer of pharmacy at the U.S. Public Health Service in Rockville, Maryland, discussed the report, which he coauthored, at the meeting. He spoke with Medscape Medical News about how legislating provider status for pharmacists would improve patient care and save money.

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The USPHS Looks Back on a Rich History in Indian Health In honor of November, American Indian and Native Alaskan History Month, the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps celebrates its storied history with the Indian Health Service over the years.

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Senate Confirmation List Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]

CAPT Douglas Hamilton Discusses Real-Life Disease Detectives. The new box-office hit Contagion focuses on a team of ‘disease detectives’ as they race to stop the spread of a deadly airborne illness that kills within days. Some of the film’s stars portray members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). We recently spoke with CAPT Douglas Hamilton, the director of the 160-person EIS and a Commissioned Corps officer since 1987.

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USPHS Officers Deploy as Part of Operation Lone Star In an appearance on KGBT-TV Channel 4 in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, CAPT Steven Sparenborg said the U.S. Public Health Service’s (USPHS) participation in Operation Lone Star (OLS), “bring[s] awareness to people in this area of wellness of being, of helping them create a better lifestyle for themselves, to be healthier – physically, mentally and socially.”

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Junior Officer Spotlight: LTJG Patric C. Klotzbuecher

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Recruitment and Retention Matters: John Hopkins School of Public Health I am passionate about meeting new people and discussing all kinds of topics. This made the decision of joining the Junior Officers Advisory Group (JOAG) Recruitment and Retention (R&R) Committee an easy one...

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PHS Officers Honored at Ft. Bragg for Work with Army. On May 10, 2011, Major General Rodney O. Anderson, Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, honored U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) officers assigned to the installation’s Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC).

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The Bureau of Prisons and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps: A Proud and Enduring Association The Federal Bureau of Prisons published this Highlights article about the Commissioned Corps on Feb. 21.

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New and Improved Active Duty Station Map Launches. We’ve upgraded our Active Duty Station Map using Google Maps technology – providing you with even more information on where and in what capacity our Commissioned Corps officers serve.

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Message from Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General About Commissioned Corps Calls-to-Active Duty. We are pleased to announce that the pause in new calls-to-active duty has been lifted. The first list of Reserve Corps Officers on active duty waiting to be converted to the regular Corps has been transmitted through the Executive Office of the President to the Senate for confirmation.

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From the Halls of the White House to the Shores of Yap—RADM David Rutstein (ret.) has made an impact at home and abroad. Former Acting Deputy Surgeon General RADM Rutstein was honored Nov. 18 at a retirement ceremony attended by approximately 100 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers, retired officers, family, and friends.

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PHS Launches University Outreach Pilot Program and Hosts Session to Inform ASU Students about its Psychological Health Mission. The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is pleased to announce the launch of the University Outreach Pilot Program, which features the U.S. Surgeon General’s Speakers Bureau.
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The Commissioned Corps deployment in response to recent hurricanes is winding down. The Secretary's Operations Center is returning to normal operations.

Nurse Officer.Signing Bonus for Nurses
The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps offers a new $25,000 accession bonus for nurses who sign a 4-year active-duty agreement. For nurses who sign a 3-year active-duty agreement, the Corps offers an accession bonus of $20,000.
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Pharmacist Officer. Bonuses for Pharmacists
The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps offers a new $30,000 accession bonus for pharmacists who sign a 4-year active-duty agreement. Newly commissioned pharmacists who are called to active duty (CAD) may be eligible for the bonus. Pharmacists may also be eligible for an annual $15,000 retention bonus.
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Officer providing mental health services.HHS Partners with DoD to Increase Mental Health Services Available to Returning Military Service Members
HHS has signed an agreement between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) to increase mental health services available to active-duty military service members, their family members, and to military retirees.
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Physician treating patientsAboard the USS Boxer
Two teams of 15 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers served on the USS Boxer, an amphibious U.S. Navy ship that departed from its homeport of San Diego, CA, on April 28, 2008, and completed a medical, public health, and oral health mission in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru.
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FDA - Featured Employer.FDA - Featured Employer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a multiyear hiring initiative offering health professionals the opportunity to join the highly skilled and internationally respected work force at their state-of-the-art facilities in the Rockville/Silver Spring, MD, area. The FDA employs more than 10,000 people who work all around the country. Founded when Congress passed the Food and Drugs Act of 1906, the FDA is one of the Nation's oldest and most respected consumer protection agencies. A career with the FDA offers exciting professional opportunities and rewards. Read more

Commissioned Corps announced a new accession bonus for dentists.Signing Bonus for Dentists
On August 6, 2007, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps announced a new $60,000 accession bonus for dentists who sign a 4-year active duty agreement. On January 29, 2008, that new accession bonus was raised to $75,000. Newly commissioned dentists that are called to active duty (CAD) on or after January 29, 2008, can be eligible for the bonus. Read more

former Acting Surgeon General RADM Kenneth P. Moritsugu is interviewed by Public Affairs Office personnel at a pierside temporary dental clinic while Corps dental hygienists provide care.

Officers on USNS Comfort and Local Residents Honored With Visit by former Acting Surgeon General Moritsugu
Commissioned Corps officers serving on the USNS Comfort recently hosted a distinguished visitor: former Acting U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu. During one of his last trips before his retirement at the end of September, RADM Moritsugu traveled to the ship in the Caribbean September 19-21 to show his support for his officers participating in the Comfort?s humanitarian mission. The Surgeon General?s visit also demonstrated the U.S. Public Health Service?s commitment to collaborating with other uniformed services in their shared mission of protecting and improving public health. His visit was a one of his last official trips ending an extraordinary career that included 37 years in the U.S. Public Health Service. Read more

LCDR Aimee Treffiletti, Senior Airman Walker, LT Nazmul Hassan, and LCDR Stephen Piontkowski at a welcoming ceremony at one of the schools where they collected water samples.Commissioned Corps Officers Continue Humanitarian Mission Aboard the USS Peleliu
A multidisciplinary team of officers in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is serving on the USS Peleliu, a multipurpose amphibious ship on a medical, dental, public health, and humanitarian-assistance mission in Southeast Asia and the Western and Outer Pacific Islands. The ship departed San Diego on May 23, 2007. In addition to providing humanitarian assistance, the team will help build the public health infrastructure in communities near where the ship docks. Read more

The USNS Comfort anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Commissioned Corps Officers Serve on Hospital Ship in International Humanitarian Health Program
A team of 17 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers is serving on the USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship that departed Norfolk, VA, on June 15, to begin a medical, public health, and oral health mission in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more

Commissioned Corps officers have a variety of opportunities to go beyond a typical professional practice.Campaign Launches
As a career choice, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps has never looked better. “Whether they are providing care to individual patients or serving on the frontlines of a public health emergency and disaster response, Commissioned Corps personnel are helping those who are the most vulnerable in times of greatest need,” says U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. That’s why the Commissioned Corps is recruiting hundreds of physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other health professionals to join its ranks by year’s end. Read more


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