SCIENTIST PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Office of the Surgeon General

United States Public Health Service

           

Minutes of 26 September 2002 Meeting Number 88

 

I.  LOCATION/DATE/TIME

Parklawn Building, Surgeon General's Conference Room 18-57

1300-1430 HOURS

 

II.  ATTENDANCE

 

A.  MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

B.  EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ATTENDING

 

 

C.  GUESTS ATTENDING

 

III.  STANDARD AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS

 

A.  CALL TO ORDER

 

CDR Angela González Willis called the meeting to order at 1300 hours.

 

B.  GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIR

 

1.  Introduced new executive SciPAC committee members and new SciPAC committee members, and said thank you to the SciPAC committee members leaving.

 

2002-2003 SciPAC Executive Committee members:

Chairperson: CDR Joseph Despins

Vice-Chair: CDR Douglas Thoroughman

Recording Secretary: LCDR M. Thomas Hendricks

Treasurer: LCDR John Mosely Hayes

 

New SciPAC Committee members:

CDR Jon Daugherty

CDR Charles "Bo" Kimsey

CDR Kevin McGinnis

CDR Clement Walsh

LCDR John Eckerd

LCDR John Mosely Hayes

LCDR Kathleen McDuffy

LT Artensie Flowers

Dr. Dalton Paxman

 

SciPAC Committee members leaving:

Dr. Stephen Goldman

CAPT John Bartko (ret)

 

2.  CDR Despins introductory remarks.

 

CDR Despins read some of the remarks that VADM Carmona wrote in the September issue of the CC Bulletin:

 

·        Each officer should be proficient to perform a function deemed necessary for emergency deployments.  Every officer must be trained and physically fit, as appropriate, for the specified emergency assignment.

CDR Despins emphasized that one of his goals for this year was to support the Surgeon General in this regard through establishment of the Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee, and to explore available avenues for training for Scientist Officers in each of the PHS Regions.

 

CDR Despins further stated another goal for this year was to do more in the way of mentoring Scientist Officers who were recently called to active duty.  CDR Despins referred to the August 2002 Commissioned Corps Bulletin in which 19 Scientist Officers were listed as being called to active duty at CDC.

 

C.  REPORT FROM THE CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER

 

1.  CAPT Joseph recognized Dr. Stephen Goldman, CAPT John Bartko (Ret), LCDR Nelson Adekoya, and CDR Angela Gonzalez-Willis, who provided expertise, time, commitment, and dedication to the SciPAC during their tenure on the Committee.  They willingly served the PAC and the Commissioned Corps for which we owe a large measure of gratitude.  Because of the recent appointment of the Surgeon General and associated changes in protocol, Certificates for these individuals were not available for presentation at the meeting. They will be presented in the near future.

 

2.  There are 262 Scientist Officers as of September 26, 2002.

There are a total of 5,773 CC Officers, goal is 7,000 CC Officers.

 

3.  Potential Scientist Officers:

Twenty-seven individuals have been broaded, 18 have been medically cleared. 

All of these potential Scientist Officers are in need of jobs. 

 

4.  The 6^th precept - the Agency recommendation:

The Promotion Task Force is revisiting this issue.  A deliverable should be available this year.

 

5.  Medical Reserve Corp - Citizen Volunteer Medical Group:

SG was tasked to organize response to these groups.  SG will announce the awarding of 40 mini grants ($50,000 each) to help build their infrastructure.

 

6.  Join the Scientist Category listserv.  Officers can do this themselves at the Scientist Category web site.

 

7.  Update your contact information on the DCP website.

 

8.  Each CC Officer should address each other by rank.

 

9. The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS):

 

Next AMSUS meeting is November 10 - 15, in Louisville, KY.  VADM Carmona will give the keynote speech in the morning session on the first day.

 

Day 2 has a special session sponsored by the Air Force and PHS: Terrorism/ Counter Terrorism.

 

In 2003 PHS sponsors the AMSUS meeting in San Antonio, TX on November 16 - 21.

 

http://www.amsus.org/

 

We need suggestions for what type of event the Scientist Officers should put on.  Please email CAPT Josephs with your comments. LPJ@cdrh.fda.gov

 

10.  COA Conference June 15 - 18, 2003 in Scottsdale, AZ http://conference.coausphs.org/

The Scientist Category Day is June 16^th.

 

11.  The Surgeon General's Honor Corps:

 

The Surgeon General's Honor Corps is looking for some CC Officers.  The Honor Corps serves three major functions: ceremonial presentations, protocol information, and aide-de-camp to the Surgeon General, Deputy Surgeon General, and other designated officials.  Known as “The Surgeon General’s Own,” they dedicate their time, and energy to accomplish their assigned mission.

 

All interested officers should contact: CAPT Richard C. Vause Jr., Commanding Officer at 215-861-4375 or rvause@hrsa.gov or LCDR Robin Scheper, Deputy Commander and Training Officer at 301-443-1707 or rscheper@hrsa.gov.

 

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/sg/honorcorps.htm

 

D.  REPORT FROM THE TREASURER (CAPT Bartko)

 

One expenditure to support “Operation Toasty Toes”.  The treasury has a balance of $2,115.11

 

OLD BUSINESS -SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND PROJECTS

 

1.  JOAG Meeting Brief (LCDR Nelson Adekoya):

 

Rear Admiral Davidson attended the last JOAG meeting.  He stated that many officers are calling DCP for several inquiries.  Officers need to realize that the majority of the information they were calling DCP to obtain is on line (e.g., seniority roster, forms, etc.). Officers should be connected to get information relevant to them.

 

Mentorship: He stated that this is important to newly Commissioned Officers and this should be looked into by every category.  When the Scientist Category begins to send out welcoming packages to newly Commissioned Officers, we may want to provide them with a senior officer to contact to acquit them with the Commissioned Corps and the scientist category in particular.

 

Lastly, he indicated that all categories should discuss Information Technology at their meetings, and be available to assist officers on how to access their OPF.  Senior officers have a role to play in Information Technology.

 

2.  DC-COA Meeting Notes (CDR Richard Troiano):

 

2002 Public Health Service Dining Out

SPONSORED BY: The District of Columbia Metropolitan Area Branch, Commissioned Officers Association

 

DATE and TIME: Saturday, 23 November 2002, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

 

LOCATION: Uniformed Services University (USU), Building B. First Floor; 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD (parking in the USU basement garage)

 

HONORED GUEST: Jerry Farrell (CAPT, USN, ret), Executive Director, Commissioned Officers Association

 

DRESS: Dinner Dress Blue Jacket (senior officers) or Dinner Dress Blue (junior officers) (Other Military Guests--equivalent mess dress uniform; Civilian--black

tie, optional)

 

COST: $34.00 per person: Cash Bar----Make checks payable to DCCOA

 

Call CAPT Susanne Caviness, for your "Dining Out" questions (301) 443-7614;

scavines@samhsa.gov

 

CAPT Susanne Caviness is organizing this event and needs assistance.

 

3.  CFC

 

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson is the CFC Campaign Chair for 2002

Charlie Courie is the CFC Vice Campaign Chair for 2002 (head of SAMSA)

CAPT Susanne Caviness is the CFC Campaign Manager for 2002

 

4.  2003 "Scientists' Contributions" Poster

 

Pictures of Scientist in uniforms and in action are need the 2003 Poster.  Send your photos and/or (short) summaries of interesting projects you have been part of in 2002 to CAPT Susanne Caviness.  Final submissions are due by February 20, 2003.

 

5. Associate Recruitment Program (ARP) Update

 

A. ARP has been given a budget of 50k for recruitment opportunities.  At

this time, PACs are asked to list and prioritize recruitment sites that the

category attends or plans to attend in the coming year. Provide this list to

the PAC's contact who will forward accordingly. A DCP Committee will review

all recruitment requests and approve, based on funds availability.

 

Nasser will create a request form for this activity.  This form will be made

available later. ARP contacts will be notified in early September of each

year of those requests that were selected and approved. ARP funds will cover

all activities relating to recruitment efforts (registration, etc.) except

travel costs.  Following this, officers are encouraged to recruit only

within their geographic areas.

 

Please note that all national recruitment activities (conferences) for each

PAC will be performed by DCP staff.  PACs should note these when their

requests are submitted.

 

For the Spring, PAC should consider submitting a list of recruitment

activities to be considered for funding by Mid November or early December,

2002.

 

B.  ARP is considering a Web-based Training Document. We will discuss this

issue further at our next meeting.

 

Summary of ARP for SciPAC - It appears we are not making progress in our

recruitment efforts of officers.  We only have two officers enrolled since

the inception of this program.  We need a strategy to address this low level

of involvement by our officers.

 

V.  NEW BUSINESS

 

Certificates Awarded to SciPAC August 2002

 

CAPT Susanne Caviness -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers, providing exceptional contributions to the COA

Foundation research project, and serving as an active SciPAC representative to the Associate Recruiter Program.

 

CAPT Bryan Jones – Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for promotion

eligible officers.

 

CAPT Victor Krauthamer -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CAPT Mark Paris -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CAPT Armen Thoumaian – Presenting an outstanding Category Session Program

at the COA Annual Professional Conference.

 

CAPT Steve Wilson -- Providing exceptional contributions to the COA

Foundation research project.

 

CDR Laila Ali -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CDR Lisa Colpe -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CDR Jon Daughtery – Seeking recruitment opportunities for the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and the SciPAC.

 

CDR Joseph Despins -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers and initiating a new subprogram for the recruitment of Scientist Officers.

 

CDR Patrick McNeilly – Providing exceptional contributions to the COA

Foundation research project.

 

CDR Kevin McGuinness – Outlining a proposal to initiate a cross-collaboration

among mental health specialists in the Commissioned Corps.

 

CDR Rebecca Sheets -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CDR Richard Troiano -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CDR Douglas Thoroughman -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

CDR Clement Welsh – Providing outstanding service as a co-moderator for the

Category Session at the COA Annual Professional Conference.

 

LCDR Nelson Adekoya -- Serving as an active SciPAC representative to the

Associate Recruiter Program and Junior Commissioned Officers Advisory Group.

 

LCDR John Mosely Hayes – Advancing Health Lifestyles with the Health and Fitness Day Walk at the University of Puerto Rico.

 

LCDR Kathleen McDuffie -- Providing outstanding service as a co-moderator for

the Category Session at the COA Annual Professional Conference.

 

LCDR Daphne Moffett -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

LCDR Darin Weber -- Sharing expertise and time in the review of CVs for

promotion eligible officers.

 

VI.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The next scheduled meeting: Executive Committee - October 24, 2002

No meeting in November 2002

The next scheduled meeting: Full SciPAC - December 5, 2002

 

Schedule of Executive and Full SciPAC meetings

VII.  ADJOURNMENT

 

The SciPAC meeting was officially adjourned at 1430 HOURS.

 

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