Nutrition and Dietetics in the USPHS

My experience, so far.

Academic/professional background prior to USPHS

• 1992: BS/CUP, Georgia State University• 1993: Became RD• 1993: Clinical nutrition at Shepherd (Spinal) Center,

Atlanta• 1994: MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill• 1993-1994: Nutrition Services, UNC-CH• 1995: Clinical nutrition at Grady Health Systems,

Atlanta

1994 JRCOSTEP w. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

PHS Indian Hospital, Eagle Butte, SD

– Health Services Officer Clinical nutrition services Food service Community nutrition services WIC education material

development Patient and family education Technical consultation and training for various

community nutrition programs

1995-2000 Crow/Northern Cheyenne PHS Indian

Hospital, Crow Agency, MT

– Supervisory Dietitian (Billet: Junior Staff Dietitian; Senior Staff Dietitian

Clinical Nutrition services Food Service Supervisor Outpatient / Public Health Nutrition

Services Tobacco control officer Tribal and area wide

technical consultant

2000-2003 Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority,

Cherokee, NC

– Public Health Nutritionist(Billet: Nutrition Specialist)

Community Based Nutrition Services Clinical Nutrition services Technical consultant for various

community programs Committee leadership Area technical consultant

2003-2009Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility,

Chinle AZ

Community Nutrition Coordinator(Billet: Nutrition Specialist; Chief, Complex Nutrition & Dietetics)

Supervise nine FTE, incl. 3 RD Community based Nutrition services Clinically based MNT Technical consultant for various community programs Committee leadership Navajo Area liaison for national

initiatives and projects TDY: Acting Diabetes Program Coordinator

2009-2011Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NCCDPHP/DACH/CHEBAtlanta, GA

– Public Health Advisor (Billet: Public Health Program Specialist)

Program consultant for Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) U.S. Program

Membership in various workgroups and committees

TDY: Acting Team Lead, Technical Assistance and Program Support Team, REACH (02/10-03/11)

2011-Today

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNCCDPHP/DACH/CHEB

Atlanta, GA

Team Leader, Technical Assistance and Program Support (Billet: Senior Program Management Officer)

Supervise project officers for three REACH program components

Fifty six grantees; $39,000,000

Membership in various workgroups

Participation on various subcommittees

Corps Support Roles• 1996-1999: Board Member, APAOC• 1999-2000: Corresponding Secretary, USPHS APAOC • 2002-2007: Associate Recruiter, Lead AR; D/NPAC Recruitment Subcommittee• 2003-2005: Navajo Area IHS contact for recruitment- directly involved in recruiting

several COs to the Navajo region of IHS• 2003-2006: Chinle Service Unit Commissioned Corps Liaison Officer• 2004: Commissioned Corps Readiness Force (CCRF) training faculty• 2004: Support author for dietitian trade publication (Today’s Dietitian) article• 2004-2006: Led local COA chapter development and application process• 2005: Chinle Service Unit PHS officer honor guard • 2005, 2008: Hurricane Katrina and Dean support• 2005-2007: Secured and supervised/mentored SRCOSTEP position• 2006-2007, 2009-2010: Junior officer mentor• 2006-current: RDF #5; APHT #5

Non-Corps Leadership and Support Roles

• Technical consultation

• Agency committee and workgroup

• Professional organization boards and committees

• 2008-2009: ADA Internship Preceptor

• 2011: Content Advisor, ADA Practice Paper

• 2011: Supporting author, CDC MMWR

USPHS Support Roles

What will these support roles do for your career?• Develop leadership skills and potential

• Create networking and partnership opportunities

• Expand your portfolio, value added skills

• Earn awards

Strategies for Success

• Network inside and outside of your sandbox• Think outside the cube• Spot and utilize opportunity in all situations• Seek to work for and with excellence• Partner and coordinate with respected colleagues

and progams• Seek to work for and with those with a global

perspective

Strategies for Success• Ask questions• Volunteer to be a member or f/if leader of

workgroups, subcommittees, taskforces, etc.• Develop clearly stated formal short, intermediate and

long term goals• Align your goals with PMAP/PMAS, IDP,

benchmarks• Be persistent, always in a respectful and sincere

manner• Know the evidence, be the SME