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Health Services Category Strength Through Diversity

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CPO Update: The State of the

Health Services CategoryRADM Epi Elizondo Ph.D., PA-C



Overview of this Presentation• Year in Review• Future Directions• Challenges Ahead



The Year in Review• Billet transformation• The pause• Category demographics



Billet Transformation PHS Wide

Total per category

O5 Billets before

Percentage

O6 Billets before

Percentage

Total O5/O6 %

BeforeO5 Billets

afterPercenta

geO6

Billets after

Percentage

Total % O5/O6

After%

incr/decr

Veterinarian 44 9 20% 31 70% 91% 4 9% 39 89% 98% 7%Medical 666 146 22% 490 74% 95% 96 14% 547 82% 97% 1%Scientist 143 55 38% 64 45% 83% 23 16% 105 73% 90% 6%Dental 279 102 37% 142 51% 87% 99 35% 147 53% 88% 1%Multi 2176 714 33% 896 41% 74% 639 29% 1058 49% 78% 4%Pharmacy 679 246 36% 105 15% 52% 411 61% 119 18% 78% 26%EHO 197 60 30% 70 36% 66% 60 30% 75 38% 69% 3%Therapist 118 31 26% 37 31% 58% 40 34% 34 29% 63% 5%Engineering 289 100 35% 67 23% 58% 106 37% 74 26% 62% 4%HSO 481 145 30% 76 16% 46% 143 30% 129 27% 57% 11%Nursing 1022 302 30% 157 15% 45% 357 35% 194 19% 54% 9%Dietitian 50 15 30% 18 36% 66% 8 16% 18 36% 52% -14%



Pending Applications by Cohort (April 2012)

Cohort (1)-Profession #

HSO

PA 7

PSY 9

DH 6

SW 13

MT 8

OPT 1

POD 1

MPH 24

69

Cohort (2)-Profession #

HSO

PA 10

PSY 6

DH 12

SW 14

MT 5

OPT 7

POD -

MPH 35

89



(1298 strong as of June 6, 2012)





HS Officers by Agency (June 6, 2012)



Health Services Category by State (Includes all States with over 10 Officers as of June 06, 2012)



Call to Active Duty (June 2011 to June 2012)

Discipline Number of Officers

Public Health (all specialties)

23

Basic and Applied Science 7

Social Worker/Psychology 20

Physician Assistant 17

Medical Lab Scientists 9

Dental Hygiene 7

Information Technology 7

Healthcare Administrators 3

Costep 78

Total Called to Duty 170



Promotion Success Rates By Temporary Grade

• Temporary O-6 Medical, Dental Categories and Research Officer Group (ROG) 47%

• Temporary O-6 All other Categories 29%• Temporary O-5 43%• Temporary O-4 90%



Future Directions

• Leadership transition:– CAPT Robert DeMartino, MD - COS

• Uniform changes Operational Duty Uniform (ODU) • Five Pillars (NS)



Commissioned Corps Five Pillars • Five pillars to identify the need for new Corps applicants. These position pillars

include: – Assignment to underserved and vulnerable populations. – Assignment is in a hardship location (or difficult-to-recruit position) where there

is significant unmet need for qualified professionals. – Assignment requires individual to be available for rapid deployment – domestic

or international – at the direction of the agency head (as distinguished from deployment for natural disaster or international response) or requires availability to perform duties 24/7, including when on leave.

– Assignment requires regular engagement with other uniformed services.– Assignment does not meet criteria 1-4 but cannot be filled without the

Commissioned Corps and will address an important public health need.



Challenges Redirecting focus of recruitment mix in the

future to meet requirements of the Corps under the 5 pillars concept (more clinically oriented)

Working opdivs/staffdivs, agencies to keep the corps in in the forefront when positions become available.

Continued work on board cert pay & bonuses (CPAB)



Fun Photos



Operation Lone Star











Naval Air Station CC



Naval Air Station CC



Fort Hood, TX



Fort Hood



Fort Hood



Integrated Summit



Lackland AFB, with ACF (UAC)



Lackland AFB



Federation of State Medical Boards


Federation of State Medical

Boards








Let’s Move





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