HEALTH SERVICES OFFICERS – RESOURCE DIRECTORY

MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH SERVICES CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER

Welcome to the 6^th Edition of the Health Services Officers Resource Directory updated by the Health Services Professional Advisory Committee (HS-PAC). It provides a useful guide to a variety of topics of concern to HSOs including hints on career development and training, including preparation for promotion and the Health Services Mentor Program; military protocol, courtesy, and uniforms; and benefits. Our goal is to provide a document that will introduce you to the Health Services category and assist you throughout your career. I encourage you to take a fresh look at the material presented and to use this directory often as a valuable reference. The directory is posted on the HS-PAC website (www.usphs-hso.org) where it can be easily accessed by potential candidates interested in the Public Health Service (PHS) and the Health Services category. It will also allow the HS-PAC to keep telephone numbers and other contact information current. Please let me (email: brownl@mail.nih.gov) or other HS-PAC members know if there are additional topics that you would like to see included in subsequent directories.

Another useful communication tool that the HS-PAC maintains is the Health Services listserv. The HS-PAC and I use this mechanism to send important information to you and to request input on issues of interest to the category, the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, the Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management, and the Office of the Surgeon General. We try to enroll all active duty HSOs by updating our files on a quarterly basis. However, to insure that we have your email address if it changes, please send your new email address to CDR Bill Rowell at listmaster@usphs-hso.org.

I am honored to represent such a diverse and dynamic group of officers. Health Services is the fourth largest PHS category with almost 800 active duty officers who are involved in a wide variety of clinical, administrative, and scientific disciplines. HSOs provide vital contributions to the health of the Nation and are an invaluable resource to the Office of the Surgeon General, the PHS and other governmental agencies, and the American public. Thank you for your contribution and support.

CAPT Linda Morris Brown, MPH, DrPH

Health Services Chief Professional Officer

December 2004