On October 23rd 2014, the Army and PA community saw one of our leaders retire from active duty af-ter a amazing 32 years of service at Fort Bragg, NC. COL Ellison was the guest speaker. Also in attend-ance were Congressman Stephen Womack, LTC Womack’s brother-in-law. LTC Womack entered the Army at age 17 in 1981 and graduated from one of the Army's first co-ed Basic Training Courses at Ft Rucker Alabama. Assignments as an enlisted medic included Schofield Barracks, Fort Campbell, and later in Vicenza, Italy. Attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, this Noncommissioned Officer was accepted into and graduat-

ed from the Warrant Officer course; however, just two years later, she became commissioned as an Army 2nd Lieutenant. While still a Lieutenant, Womack served as the Cor-rectional Facility Medical Treatment OIC at Fort Knox with the kind of effective-ness associated with offic-ers much more senior in grade. While stationed at Fort Hood in the mid-1990'

LTC Sherry L. Womack retires after 32 years

January 2015 Volume 29: Edition 1

Volume 29 Edition 1 The Society of Army Physician Assistants

SAPA Journal The Society of Army Physician Assistants

A Civilian Organization Recognizing Army PA’s

Inside this issue:

LTC Womack Retire-ment

1

DARPA 4

Iron Majors Awardee 8

Abstract Winners 8

Filipina Leadership 9

Faces of Defense 11

9 “A” 13

Rand Arroyo Winner 14

PA Consultant to TSG 14

PA Maintains Grave Site

15

PA’s Abroad 16

2014 TSG-PARA 17

PA Intern 18

LTG Ledford Award 19

LTC Selectees 20

MAJ Selectees 21

CPT Selectees 22

SAPA IT Info 24

SAPA Election Slots 25

SAPA Conference 2015 Info

26

SAPA Emails 32

Chaplain’s Corner 33

Editors Notes 34

SAPA POC’s 35

s.. Womack was specially assigned to the 4th Infan-try Division to pioneer digital warfighting capabili-ties in this, the "Task Force 21" Division Womack later completed a Master of Science de-gree with the University of Nebraska and her Fel-lowship in Emergency Medicine while stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, where she later became the Phase I coordinator and lead instructor for Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants. Immediately following the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Womack deployed with the Rakkassan Bri-

gade of the 101st Air Assault Division into Afghani-stan. Deployed in the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2002, mere hours after arrival Womack was immediately triaging and treating Al Qaeda prisoners at the Kandahar Air Base detention facility. Later in this deploy-ment, she was specially detailed as a Medical Liai-son to U.S. Special Forces in theater and partici-pated in highly experimental operations designed to exploit local medical operations to win intelli-gence support and assistance from local Afghan citizens. Womack traveled with SF detachments into local villages, provided medical assistance to villagers, and used special (Phraselator) speech

devices to communicate with the local nationals. Direct involvement in these operations greatly aid-ed U.S. Special Forces in identifying weapons cach-es and capturing local enemy combatants. Womack was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Medical Badge for meritorious actions in OEF. During 2007-08, then MAJ Womack deployed with the 261st Med Battalion as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From Tikrit to Baghdad, MAJ Womack's tireless leadership, organizational expertise, and infectious positive spirit were employed to motivate and inspire soldiers engaged in medical support of

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our combat units. Upon return to the U.S., LTC Womack served as the first female Senior PA at 18th Airborne Corps and then as a Sen-ior P A at US Forces Command where she continued her service in pivotal roles on the Army's Suicide Prevention Task Force and the Women's Health Task Force. Upon retirement, LTC Womack was awarded the Legion of Merit for her exemplary service to the Army Medical Specialty Corps, the Ar-my and the United States of America. Well done and greatly deserved.

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Craig J. Stachewicz MAJ, SP, PA-C

During the summer of

2014 I had the unique

opportunity of work-

ing at the Defense Ad-

vanced Research Pro-

jects Agency (DARPA)

for 12 weeks as a Fel-

low in the Service

Chiefs Fellowship Pro-

gram (SCFP). The fel-

lowship was

“established to im-

merse outstanding mil-

itary officers and Gov-

ernment civilians into

imaginative and innova-

tive, fast-paced science and technology research. It provides participants with insight into cutting-edge technolo-

gy and allows them to potentially aid in developing a future DARPA programs.” (DARPA, 2014, “Service Chiefs’

Fellows Program (SCFP)”, para.1). In other words, the goal is to make the Fellows “Smart on DARPA” and upon

completion of the assignment, Fellows create an effective liaison between DARPA and the Services through the

intimate understanding of DARPA's technology development process.

DARPA was established under the name of ARPA in 1958 when the US Department of Defense issued Directive

5105.15 in response to the launch of Sputnik by the Russians. Their paraphrased mission statement is “create or

prevent decisive surprise for U.S. national security”. As the DoD’s primary innovation engine, DARPA undertakes

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Broadening Opportunity at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Fellows at HRL in Malibu, California

programs that are finite in duration but that

create lasting change. DARPA is composed

of seven technology offices that research

diverse areas: Adaptive Execution (AEO),

Biology (BTO), Tactical (TTO), Defense Sci-

ences (DSO), Information Innovation (I2O),

Microsystems (MSO), and Strategic (STO).

Within each office, Program Managers

(PMs) are in charge of programs and usual-

ly work at DARPA for fewer than four years.

The high turnover of PMs is meant to bring

new and innovative ideas into the agency,

and they then return to their industry, uni-

versity or governmental agency. PMs de-

velop programs and present them for ap-

proval. Once approved the PMs have full

control of the program’s budget, direction,

and the setting of stringent milestones.

Programs often are completed much faster

compared to programs in the Services or in

university and industry, normally two to

four years, which is also a typical DARPA

PM’s tenure. After completion of the pro-

gram the intent is to transition it to the Services or the private sector for continued research and development.

Some programs are not transitioned for various reasons, and may be shelved for possible reconsideration by in-

dustry or the military later on.

Fellows are encouraged to jump in and follow multiple programs of interest and not just in their area of exper-

tise. There are well over 150 active DARPA programs that are in various phases of research and testing. There are

many DARPA programs that are looking 10-20 years out and many more looking at solving near- term problems

and questions. Becoming involved is critical for gaining an understanding of DARPA and how it answers or solves

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Fellows at National Robotics Engineering Center with a robot un-

dergoing testing for DARPAs Robotics Challenge Pittsburgh, PA

the DoD’s toughest

problems so it can main-

tain its technological

superiority. DARPA con-

tinues to evolve and has

put more and more em-

phasis on biological

technologies. So much

so that DARPA created

the new office of BTO

that focuses on the

emerging intersection

of biology and technolo-

gy. BTO’s programs in-

clude research on controlled intra-abdominal hemorrhage, restoring memory in brain--injury patients, creating

medications—on--demand machines for forward units, clearing sepsis-causing and other pathogens in the blood,

organs on a microchip and new central and peripherally controlled prosthetics, to name just a few. Other pro-

grams I reviewed focused on better communication and accuracy for close air support, laser technologies, troop

protective equipment and robotic systems.

I was able to visit multiple performers at large and small companies, universities and government laboratories to

review their DARPA programs and other technologies they are researching. Many performers do not have a mili-

tary background and our input and experience provided them perspective to our operational environments. I had

the privilege of meeting many wounded warriors and other injured or disabled people benefiting from DARPA’s

work with prosthetics. During my visits to industry performers and meetings with PMs I provided my perspective

from Roles 1 and 2 level of care and how their technology can be improved and potential placement on the battle-

field.

My time at DARPA was an invaluable experience that certainly cemented my understanding of DoD’s determina-

tion in maintaining technological superiority over our adversaries. This was also a rewarding and fantastic tour,

and I highly recommend those interested in advanced technologies and research to apply for the SCFP. If you are

interested in reading more about DARPA and the details on the application requirements for the fellowship,

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Fellows at MIT

please refer to the below websites and the future tour dates. Feel free to contact me directly at

craig.j.stachewicz.mil@mail.mil for other questions about the fellowship.

http://www.darpa.mil/default.aspx

http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/

Military_Services/

Service_Chiefs_Fellows_Program/

Service_Chiefs_Fellows_Program_(SCFP).aspx

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Officer/Broadening%

20Opportunity%20Programs_Building%20a%

20cohort%20of%20leaders%20that%20allow%

20the%20Army%20to%20succeed%20at%20all%

20levels%20in%20all%20environments

5 January 2015 through 25 March 2015

30 March 2015 through 17 June 2015

22 June 2015 through 9 September 2015 References:

DARPA Online. (2014). Service Chiefs’ Fellows

Program (SCFP). Retrieved September 5, 2014,

from: http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/

Military_Services/

Service_Chiefs_Fellows_Program/

Service_Chiefs_Fellows_Program_(SCFP).aspx

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MAJ Stachewicz shaking hands with Jan’s robotic arm at the

University of Pittsburgh as part of the brain-computer inter-

face program

2014 SP Iron Major Award Recipient

Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of COL Nikki Butler, the SP Corps Chief, it is with great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2014 Army Medical Specialist Corps Iron Majors Award. Please extend congratulations to our newest Iron Majors.

MAJ Christopher Pase (65D)

Background: The AMEDD Iron Majors Week is a selection process to identify outstanding Majors and Captains Pro-

motable of the AMEDD who have displayed exceptional leadership skills, the ability to mentor junior officers, and

who can foresee and participate in the future growth and potential of Army Medicine

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2014 SP Corps Abstract Award Recipients

Ladies & Gentlemen, Please join me in congratulating the following recipients of the 2014 SP Corps Abstract Award:

Overall MLH Abstract Awardee: MAJ Bradley Warr, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, CSCS

Abstract Line of Research 1.0 Awardee: MAJ Bradley Warr, PhD, MPAS, PA-C,CSCS

Abstract Line of Research 2.0 Awardee: MAJ Mark Lester, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

Abstract Line of Research 3.0 Awardee:

MAJ Aaron Cronin, PA-C, DSc

Abstract Line of Research 4.0 Awardee: 1LT John Sepowitz, MS, RD

Background: The SP Corps Abstract Award recognizes recently completed research that has not been pub-

lished. The nominee to be recognized is the first author listed on the abstract.

Please join us in congratulating these SP researchers!

DISRUPT. Filipina Women: Proud, Loud, Leading Without a Doubt. October 6, 2014, Manila, Philippines – MAJ Amelia Duran-Stanton, an Army orthopaedic physician assis-tant and currently the deputy chief of inspections at the MEDCOM IG office is one of 35 authors of the first book on Filipina women’s leadership from the Filipina Women’s Network. Authors are recipients of the Filipina Women’s Network’s 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World award. The book had its first launch at the “A SPACE MANILA” in Manila, Philippines on October 6, 2014. There are several more book launches scheduled with the first in the United States on November 3, 2014 in San Francisco. The book will also be available on Amazon on hardcopy and digital formats. The biographies and additional information about the authors are available under these links: http://www.filipinawomensnetwork.org/ http://www.filipinaleadership.org/

Below is an excerpt from one of the editors of the book, Mrs. Maria Beebe of Portland, Oregon. ABOUT THE BOOK This book is a collective reflection on the meaning of leadership by Filipinas across the world. These are wom-en who have experienced disruptions but more im-portantly have overcome complex personal and profes-sional challenges while living and working in multiple cul-tures and the modern global economy. These pioneering Filipina leaders have been widely recognized in their fields and communities, and lauded by their peers through the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN). These proud Filipinas lead without a doubt, albeit not always loudly. They now share their transformational and trans-cendent leadership stories in this unprecedented book. Our intent is to share these stories of leaning in, daring greatly, disrupting the status quo, and striding boldly while maintaining deep family ties and pakikipagkapwa, heeding the call for service, and leading lives of commit-ment. The triumphs told in these accounts are the tri-

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Book Launch on Filipina Leadership from the Filipina Women’s Network

MAJ Amelia Duran-Stanton

umphs of Filipinas everywhere, and an inspiration to aspiring and emergent leaders among overseas Fili-pina workers, Filipinas in the diaspora and in the Philippines. These narratives will link to our FEMtorMatchTM objectives of developing next generation leaders and our FWN goal of a Filipina wom-an leader in every sector of the global economy. As FWN board members and editorial board members, we are honored and humbled to have been one of the firsts to read these personal accounts that we now share with the world. Why DISRUPT? "A pearl is a beautiful thing that is made from a disrupted life." Filipina women have been objects and agents of disruption. Their personal and professional lives were disrupted due to immigration, workplace relocations, sudden death of a loved one, domestic violence, and other sudden perturbations. Filipina women disrupted the status quo as they became achievers in their professional fields and broke "glass ceilings". Filipina women disrupted the business landscape when they innovated products, improved or created services that impacted the lives of women and the citizenry. They disrupted their communities as they became strong advocates for social change, such as addressing domestic violence, human rights, and workers’ rights.

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By Army Capt. Russell Vernado

Regional Command South

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK,

May 6, 2014 – A U.S. Army medical officer

saved an Albanian soldier’s life last month

thanks to a medical exchange program here.

During a routine procedure, 1st Lt. Jamie

Mueller, a physician assistant with 4th Infan-

try Division’s 4th Special Troops Battalion,

4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, noticed a

troubling growth on her patient’s back.

Mueller consulted with Army Maj. (Dr.) Mi-

chael Rossi here and with other physicians

throughout Afghanistan and Germany, and

they determined the soldier had cancer and

needed immediate surgery.

Rossi credited Mueller’s professionalism and

competence as the catalyst for getting the

soldier the care he needed.

“She was able to gain their confidence,” he

said. “As a result, they were able to find the

cancer.”

That confidence Rossi added, was gained

through Mueller’s hard work. When Mueller

arrived here in February, a 12-foot wall sepa-

rated the coalition forces. Though a physician

assistant typically works directly with a su-

pervising doctor, Mueller found herself as the

only medical professional at the clinic. Shortly

after she arrived, Mueller and her team were

functioning at a high level and had begun to

conduct medical exchanges with their NATO

partners.

“I’m just an old medic that went to [medical] school,” Rossi said. She’s the one that makes things happen. Before

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Face of Defense: Physician Assistant Saves Lives, Builds Bonds

Army 1st Lt. Jamie Mueller at work at Forward Operating Base Spin

Boldak, Afghanistan, April 30, 2014. U.S. Army photo

she got here the Albanians were on one [base], and we were on another.”

Within weeks of beginning the medical exchanges, the U.S. and Albanian forces were regularly eating meals to-

gether in the American dining facility. Rossi said the crowd at meal time is getting bigger and bigger as the part-

nership grows.

Mueller said she enjoys working with people from other countries and learning about their cultures. Being de-

ployed gives her that chance. “[On a previous deployment], I worked with locals in the Philippines. I love seeing

where they come from and what they are like,” she said.

A Forest Lake, Minn., native, Mueller already had a master’s degree in exercise science when she began her Army

career. In her first assignment at 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, she served as an intelli-

gence analyst. After her initial service commitment, she decided she wanted to return to the medical field. “I

joined the Army to do something different. I liked [intelligence], but wanted to do something with medicine,” she

said. She completed the Interservice Physician Assistant Program in October 2013 and deployed here four months

later.

“Whether it’s treating us or the Albanians or an Afghan, … she does a great job down here,” said Army Lt. Col.

Neil Doherty, Mueller’s battalion commander.

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FY14 SP AMEDD “9A” Proficiency Designator Recipients

Ladies & Gentlemen, On behalf of The Surgeon General and the SP Corps Chief, please extend congratulations to the following individuals selected for the FY14 Army Medical Department Award of the "9A" Proficiency Designator

The "9A" Proficiency Designator is the highest recognition for professional excellence in the Army Medi-cal Department (AMEDD). Candidates for the honor must be eminently qualified to chair a department, division or service, or have attained full professional status and national prominence in their field. This award includes all AMEDD AC, ARNG, and USAR (RC). Please join us in congratulating these outstanding officers and leaders of our Corps.

LTC Bruce Beecher

LTC John Detro

LTC David Hamilton

LTC Roberto Marin

LTC James Pairmore

LTC Patrick Sherman

LTC Bill Soliz

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2015 RAND Arroyo Select Results

Ladies & Gentlemen, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Assistant Corps Chiefs, and the Corps Office, please extend congratu-

lations to MAJ John Pena (65D) who was selected as an AMEDD RAND Arroyo Fellow for AY

2015. This is quite an honor, as he will be placed among the few who earn the opportunity to learn from some of the country's best researchers and apply what they learn to their AMEDD career fields. Fellowships are served at RAND's Arroyo Center Army Research Division locations in Santa Monica, Cali-fornia or Arlington, Virginia.

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New Assistant Chief, SP Corps / 65D Chief, Physician Assistant Section & Physician Assistant Consultant to

The Surgeon General

Ladies & Gentlemen,

I am honored to announce that LTG Patricia Horoho, The Surgeon General (TSG), has selected LTC Jeffrey E. Oliver to serve as the Assistant Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps / 7th Chief of the

Physician Assistant Section and the Physician Assistant Consultant to TSG. He assumed his new responsi-bilities on 1 July 2014. LTC Oliver is currently serving as the SP Allied Health Officer, MEDCOM, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas and will be PCSing this summer to serve as the Deputy Director, Health Care Deliv-ery, Office of The Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia.

LTC Oliver succeeds COL John E. Balser. COL Balser recently assumed duties as the SP Branch Chief, HRC, Fort Knox, Kentucky. I would like to thank COL Balser for all the outstanding mentorship and support he has provided to the 65D community and to the SP Corps. His accomplishments as the 65D Chief and Consultant to TSG have made a significant impact on multiple initiatives in moving Army Medicine and the Military Health System forward.

Please join me in congratulating LTC Oliver on his selection. Hooah!

1LT Alex Merkle [7234 MSU] maintaining the grave sites at the Doctor Cemetery, Battle of Midway Na-tional Memorial. In the 19th and early 20th century, the physician would embalm the remains of any soldier who passed away until a ship could carry the body back to the mainland. On the occasion when the physician would perish, no one on the atoll knew how to preserve the remains and so they would be interred locally. Follow along the adventure @ destination-uncertain.blogspot.com Old postings from Eareckson Air Station in the Aleutians and Antarctic field camp are still available.

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PA Maintains Grave Site

PA’s celebrate PA Week 2014 abroad

It is one of those few times that two Physician As-sistants are at a small Forward Operating Base (FOB) in eastern Afghanistan. CPT Corey Willems, 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment and CPT Andrew P. Tucker, 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) celebrate PA Week at FOB Gamberi.

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Photo above, left, and below submitted by:

CPT Andrew P. Tucker

Fellow SPs, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Physician Assistant Section Chief / Physician Assistant Consultant to TSG, and the SP Corps Leadership Team, congratulations to the following recipient of The Surgeon Gen-eral’s Physician Assistant Recognition Award (TSG-PARA) for 2014:

MAJ L. Kyle Faudree HHC, 160th SOAR (A)

Fort Campbell, KY

Background: The annual TSG-PARA provides personal recognition by TSG to a PA who has made a sig-nificant contribution to military medicine. The award is intended to increase PA motivation for excep-tional job performance. The program applies to all commands, agencies, installations, activities, and organizations having PAs assigned on a full-time basis. Reference: AR 351-3 Please join us in congratulating this outstanding PA and SP officer.

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The Surgeon General’s Physician Assistant Recognition Award (TSG-PARA) for 2014

Training with Industry (TWI), a program established within the US military in 1940, has just assigned its first PA participant to serve a year as a resident intern with NCCPA.

U.S. Army Major Scott Harrison, PA-C joined the NCCPA team in June. While at NCCPA, Harrison will learn the ins-and-outs of certification as he works alongside NCCPA staff in most departments across the or-ganization and aims to become the subject matter expert on certification issues for military PAs. In con-nection with NCCPA supporting organization, the PA History Society, MAJ. Harrison also will research the history of the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP).

“I’m excited about the prospect of learning all I can about what makes the certification process run on a day-to-day basis, and I hope to use the knowledge I will learn over the next year to benefit current and future military PAs,” says Harrison.

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Major Scott Harrison, PA-C, reports for duty as NCCPA’s first PA Intern

Fellow SPs, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Assistant Corps Chiefs, and the Corps Leadership Team, congratula-tions to the following recipient of the CY 2013 LTG Frank Ledford Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Re-search Award:

MAJ Benjamin K. Kocher, D.Sc., PA-C Phase II Clinical Coordinator

Fort Hood, TX BACKGROUND: The Lieutenant General Frank Ledford Award is awarded to the most outstanding active duty physician assistant post-graduate student. Nominees for this award must be certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), in good standing with credentials, and a post-graduate student of a Doctor of Science residency program or PhD program

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Lieutenant General Frank Ledford Award

ACTIVE DUTY

MAJ (P) David Bauder

MAJ (P) Thomas Bryant

MAJ (P) Michael Coote

MAJ (P) Owen Hill

MAJ (P) Amy Jackson

MAJ (P) Dejuana Riat

* Below Zone

RESERVE COMPONENT

MAJ (P) Charles Benner (65D)

MAJ (P) Leonard Burgmyer

(65D)

MAJ (P) Ned Coyl (65D)

MAJ (P) William Fox (65D)

MAJ (P) John Fulk (65D)

MAJ (P) Luis Garcia (65D)

* MAJ (P) Linda Hatler (65D)

MAJ (P) George Horsley (65D)

MAJ (P) Derrick Kooker (65D)

MAJ (P) Eric McCoy (65D)

MAJ (P) John Merrell (65D)

MAJ (P) Michael Rice (65D)

MAJ (P) William Walker (65D)

MAJ (P) Travis Weiszhaar (65D)

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Fellow PAs, Please join me in congratulating these outstanding officers on their selection to LTC. Their years of hard work are greatly appreciated.

FY14 65D LTC Promotions

FY14 65D MAJ Promotions

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CPT (P) Patrick Barker (65D)

CPT (P) Stephanie Bocanegra (65D)

CPT (P) Steven Brewer (65D)

CPT (P) Alvaro Calvillo (65D)

CPT (P) Christina Carrigan (65D)

CPT (P) Antonio Chang (65D)

CPT (P) Kimberli Dement (65D)

CPT (P) David Driskell (65D)

CPT (P) William Edmonds (65D)

CPT (P) Chris Gonzalez (65D)

CPT (P) Vivien Guevara (65D)

CPT (P) Matthew Holt (65D)

CPT (P) Michael Hunt (65D)

CPT (P) James Jackson (65D)

CPT (P) Karyn Kagel (65D)

CPT (P) Bryan Kozak (65D)

CPT (P) John Kurtz (65D)

CPT (P) James Lorenz (65D)

CPT (P) Steve McKellar (65D)

CPT (P) Christopher Mercer (65D)

CPT (P) Letrenda Miles (65D)

CPT (P) Amy Moore (65D)

CPT (P) Robert Paden (65D)

CPT (P) Joshua Page (65D)

CPT (P) Ryan Rodriguez (65D)

CPT (P) James Ruley (65D)

CPT (P) Marion Smith (65D)

CPT (P) Sarah Soja (65D)

CPT (P) Andrea Tarrance (65D)

CPT (P) Kerri Van Arnem (65D)

CPT (P) Luis Vidal (65D)

CPT (P) Hugh Waller (65D)

CPT (P) Nathan Williams (65D)

CPT (P) Todd Williams (65D)

CPT (P) James Winstead (65D)

CPT (P) Larry Witham (65D)

Fellow SP Officers,

On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Assistant Corps Chiefs, and the SP Corps Leadership Team, congratulations to the follow-

ing active duty individuals selected for Major in FY14:

FY14 65D CPT Promotions

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1LT (P) Acevedo, Valerie (65D)

1LT (P) Acevedo, Victor (65D)

1LT (P) Adams, Jason (65D)

1LT (P) Adkins, Danielle (65D)

1LT (P) Allman, Andrew (65D)

1LT (P) Amsler, James (65D)

1LT (P) Amsler, Rasheedah (65D)

1LT (P) Bendall, Andrews (65D)

1LT (P) Blackwell, Jennifer (65D)

1LT (P) Bookston, Gregory (65D)

1LT (P) Brady, Dennis (65D)

1LT (P) Bucholz, Alan (65D)

1LT (P) Canny, Terrence (65D)

1LT (P) Carius, Brandon (65D)

1LT (P) Carroll, Brandon (65D)

1LT (P) Clawson, Bethany (65D)

1LT (P) Destefano, Andrew (65D)

1LT (P) Domenech, Simon (65D)

1LT (P) Drammeh, Momodoulam (65D)

1LT (P) Ernst, John (65D)

1LT (P) Gang, Charles (65D)

1LT (P) Grace, Jeffrey (65D)

1LT (P) Grambusch, Donald (65D)

1LT (P) Gural, Jason (65D)

1LT (P) Hawkins, Jennifer (65D)

1LT (P) Hicks, Matthew (65D)

1LT (P) Hunter, Tyson (65D)

1LT (P) Jacob, Margaret (65D)

1LT (P) Jones, Peter (65D)

1LT (P) Joseph, Tania (65D)

Fellow SP Officers, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Assistant Corps Chiefs, and the Corps Leadership Team, congratula-tions to the following individuals selected for Captain in FY14:

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1LT (P) Katoski, Timothy (65D)

1LT (P) Kaufman, Travis (65D)

1LT (P) Kelly, Sloan (65D)

1LT (P) King, Jordan (65D)

1LT (P) Luongo, Chelsea (65D)

1LT (P) Marks, Mitchell (65D)

1LT (P) Marshall, Matthew (65D)

1LT (P) Montgomery, Jennifer (65D)

1LT (P) Morrow, Christopher (65D)

1LT (P) Mueller, Christopher (65D)

1LT (P) Oliver, Tamarrah (65D)

1LT (P) Penebacker, Brandon (65D)

1LT (P) Perez, Daniel (65D)

1LT (P) Reaney, Scott (65D)

1LT (P) Reece, Lucas (65D)

1LT (P) Richard, Karl (65D)

1LT (P) Schider, Evan (65D)

1LT (P) Silveri, Katherine (65D)

1LT (P) Stuart, Dustin (65D)

1LT (P) Swafford, Meghan (65D)

1LT (P) Udaze, Steven (65D)

1LT (P) Vanderlugt, Matthew (65D)

1LT (P) Vandermaarel, Vince (65D)

1LT (P) Vanier, Katherine (65D)

1LT (P) Westmorelan, Richard (65D)

1LT (P) Willett, Benjamin (65D)

1LT (P) Wimmer, Derek (65D)

1LT (P) Winterroth, Stephen (65B)

As our Society continues to reach into the new age and advances, it is exciting to announce that

SAPA has adopted and is beginning to transition into Office and Position specific email addresses. For

years it has always been somewhat problematic when new officers take their elected positions and

Committee Chairs their appointed positions to get the line of communication re-established and flowing

smoothly. This is being resolved with the establishment of permanent Office and Position specific email

addresses. No longer will everyone have to relearn the email of the new President-Elect or forget to up-

date their contact list as a new President-Elect is seated. No longer as the President-Elect transitions

into the position of President or as the President becomes the Immediate Past President will contact

lists and distribution lists have to be updated. Also, with the many contacts outside our Society, i.e.,

AAPA, NCCPA, Vet Caucus, etc., communication will not be broken as the email address for the contact

person remains the same. T

he only thing changing is the person accessing that email account. Or as a once popular TV series

stated, ‘only the names are changed to protect the innocent’. So as ‘Joe Friday” stated, “we want the

facts and just the facts”, here are the facts: SAPA is beginning to transition to an Office/Position based

email system.

As the Officers and Committee Chairs come on board with this, the email for that position on the

website will be changed to reflect the permanent email address for that position. So far 10 of the 18

(and hopefully, by the time of this publication, all 18) email accounts have been assigned to the appro-

priate Office/Position and is being used by that Office/Position personnel. Below is the list of emails, I

encourage all SAPA members, non-members, interested parties to begin using these email addresses for

continuity of communications.

If you need the assistance of any of the BOD or Committee Chair, please address your communica-

tion to the appropriate email as listed above.

Respectfully Stephen W. Ward, MPAS, PA-C (Ret)

Chair, IT Committee

SAPA IT Information Emails for SAPA BOD

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Any members may self declare for any of the offices of the Board of Directors prior to and including at the annual SAPA business meeting, this year to be held April 23, 2015, during the annual SAPA confer-

ence. You do not have to be present at the conference to self declare for office. If you would like to ap-ply for any of the offices you may send your information and your desires to the executive director, Paul

Lowe.

Requirements for holding an office with the Society of Army Physicians Assistants is to be a current fel-low member in good standing with the society, and to be a current fellow member of the AAPA.

The offices that will be open for 2015 2016 are as follows:

President Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Director for Active Duty

Director for Reserve Component

Director of National Guard Component

Director of Retired Members Component

If you are interested in running for any of these offices please forward that information to Paul Lowe at

lowepw@earthlink.net or sapa.exec.dir@gmail.com

Call for Candidates for the 2015/2016 Society of Army Physicians Assistants Board of Directors

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In the following pages is information pertaining to this years SAPA Conference that is held at Fayette-ville, NC. The announcement of the conference will be mailed out in the next few days, but it will not include a preliminary schedule. If you need that for your employer to show them the agenda for the schedule, you can either print the one that's here or please let Mr. Potter know and he will have one

printed and mail it to you. If you have any questions please contact him at ORPotter@aol.com

Registrations can be sent in to:

PO Box 623, Monmouth, IL, 61462, or fax to 309-734-4489.

Here is the link for the conference registration form:

http://sapa.org/Registation%20Form%202015.pdf

Currently the link to the conference schedule is not working on the website.

2015 SAPA Conference

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SAPA Chaplain SAPA.CHAPLAIN@gmail.com

SAPA Conference Coordinator SAPA.CONFERENCE.COORDINATOR@gmail.com

SAPA Director AD Component SAPA.DIR.AD@gmail.com

SAPA Director NG Component SAPA.DIR.NG@gmail.com

SAPA Director Reserves Component SAPA.DIR.RES@gmail.com

SAPA Director Retired Component SAPA.DIR.RETIRED@gmail.com

SAPA Executive Director SAPA.Exec.Dir@gmail.com

SAPA Sean Grimes Scholarship Award SAPA.Grimes.Award@gmail.com

SAPA Immediate Past President SAPA.IMMED.PAST.PRES@gmail.com

SAPA Info/Tech (Geeky/Techy Squad) SAPA.Infor.Tech@gmail.com

SAPA Membership Director SAPA.Membership@gmail.com

SAPA Moderator Coordinator SAPA.Moderator.Coordinator@gmail.com

SAPA Newsletter Editor SAPA.Newsletter01@gmail.com

SAPA President SAPAPresident01@gmail.com

SAPA President Elect SAPA.PRES.ELECT@gmail.com

SAPA SALES/Merchandise SAPA.Sales01@gmail.com

SAPA Secretary SAPA.Secretary01@gmail.com

SAPA Treasurer SAPA.Treasurer@gmail.com

List of SAPA Office/Position Specific Email Addresses

Hello SAPA Members and all others.

Well, the editor tells me that it is time to get this article done to be included in the December issue of the SAPA Newsletter.

As I have been watching the news lately and seeing all the things happening around the world, ISIS, ISIL, the continued trouble in Israel, the barbaric treatment of people, and then the epidemic of these killer virus’ in Africa (Ebola) and now two cases in the USA and this unknown virus that is sickening our children and now some have died from it, I am reminded that we the Physician Assistant, we are on the front lines again and again in med-ical care. And it does not matter if you are in AD uniform, Reserve uniform, NG Uniform, GS uniform, VA uniform or retired uniform, we are in this together.

One thing always impressed me before retirement, to me a vacation was, and still is, a time when I did not have to make the decisions. I realized that I needed a break from the day to day decision making process that affected the lives of my patients. Even now, though clinically retired, I have ‘patients’ asking for advice. What I am getting at is this: We, as PA’s, are always on the front lines. Because of our decision to be in medicine, we can nev-er really retire. I have said before that we have made a decision to enter into a field of endeavor that is likened to a lifelong ministry to others. You see, the very idea and concept of ministry is the self-less act of putting others ahead of ourselves. So when we entered the Ministry of Health Givers, we made that decision to put other people ahead of ourselves in other to accomplish our mission. You know what I mean, how many of you have, gone with-out lunch or dinner, gone into the clinic early or stayed late, spent all day in the OR and then held clinic, cancelled family plans, cancelled vacations; all that in order to properly care for ‘your patient’? Therefore, this profession that we love is a Ministry in Health.

You give and give and give. You also need to take some time to rest and refresh, to look inward and ask the deep questions of why you do this. Then wait, be still. There is a verse in the Holy Scriptures that says, Be Still and Know that I Am God! Whether you understand this or not, your life has a plan bigger than yourself. Be Still and Know that miracle you saw happen in one of your patients who got better when all odds were against them, the miracle of that small cherished bundle of joy that you placed in the mother’s arms for the first time. Be Still and Know those miracles were not and are not just accidents of fate.

Be Still and Know that you are a Minister of Health and that ministry was given to you by the Creator, the Great Physician, the author and finisher of all medical knowledge.

Respectfully Your Servant

Stephen W. Ward, MPA, PA-C (Ret)

Maj. USA (RET)

SAPA Chaplain

Part of the duties of being the Chaplain includes being there for any and all members of our Society year round. As such, my contact infor-mation is found on our website and just to make it easy: SAPA.CHAPLAIN@gmail.com.

Chaplain’s Corner

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Fellow PA’s,

What a crazy year 2014 has been. It has come and gone

with such a flurry that it is hard to recap all the excite-

ment that has happened to our beloved Corp. Hopeful-

ly this latest edition was able to put out some of the ac-

complishments that PA’s have been doing and prepar-

ing to do.

I look back and reflect on all that has been done this last

year and I hope that 2015 will continue the trend of PA

excellence.

I am happy to say that during 2014 I was able to help my

family and friends and meet new and exciting people.

This can be seen in the pictures that were taken at the

last Fort Drum MEDDAC Ball held at Bonnie Castle Re-

sort in beautiful Alexandria Bay, New York.

Lets make 2015 a extremely memorable year!!

EDITOR’s NOTES

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TOP L: My wife and I getting ready for the ball.

MID L: 1LT Alexander Rivera & I enjoying the ball.

BOTTOM L: Getting a picture with the Surgeon General:

LTG Patricia Horoho

BELOW: A glimpse of good ol’ Fort Drum weather

SAPA POCs

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SAPA OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Frank Piper, PA-C

Email: fchiefs@sbcglobal.net

PRESIDENT ELECT Patrick Malone, PA-C

E-mail: sapamed@aol.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Sherry L. Womack, Lieutenant Colonel, SP, PA-C

E-mail: sherry.lynn.womack@us.army.mil

SECRETARY Karen McMillan, PA-C

E-mail: Karen.mcmillan@va.gov or k14u@comcast.net

TREASURER James L. Miller, PA-C

E-mail - james.l.miller168civ@mail.miil

DIRECTOR, ACTIVE DUTY ARMY PA’s Winnie Paul, MAJ, PA-C, U.S. Army

E-mail: winniepaul@hotmail.com

DIRECTOR, US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PA’s Roger Lovelace, PA-C,

E-mail: nolan.wright@us.army.mil

DIRECTOR, US ARMY RESERVE PA’s Tonya Moore, LTC, PA-C

E-Mail: tfmoore60@gmail.com

RETIRED COMPONENT DIRECTOR Robert Thompson, Jr., PA-C

E-Mail: rothomp5412@comcast.net

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Steven L. Briggs, PA-C

E-mail: xsf18z@aol.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Paul W. Lowe, PA-C

P O Box 4068, Waynesville, MO 65583 Phone and Fax - (573) 528-2307 / (888) 711-8543

E-mail - lowepw@earthlink.net

SAPA CONFERENCE STAFF

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR:

Bob Potter, PA-C

PO Box 623

Monmouth, IL 61462

SAPA Voice Line: 309-734-5446 or 309-337-3134

Fax: 309-734-4489

E-mail: orpotter@aol.com

CONFERENCE REGISTRAR:

Bob Potter, PA-C

Info for Bob Potter same as immediately above

ASST. CONFERNECE COORDINATOR:

Patrick E. Malone, PA-C

E-mail: sapamed@aol.com

Karen Reedy, PA-C

E-mail: karenpac@comcast.net

LCDR Irwin Fish, PA-C

Email: irwinfish@comcast.net

CO-REGISTRAR

Judy Potter

DECORUM AND MORALE

Nicole Potter

E-mail: pottercats@aol.com

SALES AND MARKETING

Bob Egbert, PA-C

Email: Robert.egbert@insightbb.com

Tom Matherly, PA-C

Email: tjmatherly@earthlink.net

MODERATORS/AUDIO/VISUAL

LCDR Irwin Fish, PA-C

SAPA POCs

SAPA JOURNAL STAFF Editor

1LT Christopher M. Mueller, PA-C E-mail: christopher.m.mueller.mil@mail.mil

COMMITTEES

SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS LTC (Ret.) Donald Parsons, PA-C (Chair)

COL (Ret.) Sherry Morrey, PA-C CW4 (Ret.) Marvin W. Cole, PA-C COL (Ret.) Donald Black, SP, PA-C

- Mr. Black is POC for Captain Sean P. Grimes Physician

Assistant Educational Scholarship Award E-mail: donald.black@se.amedd.army.mil

SAPA HISTORIAN

William Long, PA-C

MINORITY AFFAIRS Karen McMillan, PA-C

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Harold E. Slusher, PA-C

PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS Michael Champion, PA-C

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Harold E. Slusher, PA-C

DELEGATES TO AAPA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Frank Piper, Jr., PA-C (Chief Delegate) LTC Sherry Womack

Bob Potter, PA-C Mike Hollopeter (Alternate)

Winnie Paul (Alternate)

ACADEMY LIASON COL Pauline Gross, SP, PA-C

E-mail: pauline.gross@us.army.mil

COMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONICS Stephen Ward, PA-C

Irvin Fish, PA-C Bob Potter, PA-C

SAPA ADDRESS SOCIETY OF ARMY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

P O Box 4068, Waynesville, MO., 65583

SAPA Web Page http://www.sapa.org

(Webmaster: Orie Potter)

DISCLAIMER This is not an Official Army Publication

The SAPA Journal is the official publication of the Society

of Army Physician Assistants. The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the edi-

tors, SAPA, the SAPA Board of Directors or the Depart-ment of the Army unless explicitly expressed as such.

SUBMISSIONS The SAPA Journal staff and SAPA Board of Directors en-courages membership participation in this publication.

Feel free to use this forum to present your views on any

topic you desire. The publication of clinical articles on any subject is also solicited, however, to reduce our

workload, we do request articles be presented typed, double-spaced format, and on CD, Microsoft Word for-

mat.

The editor reserves the right of final acceptance of arti-cles as well as the right to serialize articles which are too

lengthy to be included in a single issue.

Articles will be accepted via email.

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