MEDFAC

1. MEDFAC Kahuna to retire? Doc Pond

2. ADFAC Feb 14 MEDFAC Top 3 • Medical Manpower Redistribution (Transformation) • Wing Director of Psychological Health(WDPH) Transition • Flight Surgeon Manning/Retention • 1/4 of ANG Medical manpower now allocated for homeland response • WDPH transition to GS position decreases cost and improves capability • Flight surgeon recruiting/retention must be improved due to readiness & cost • Redistribute remaining 3/4 of medical manpower equitably • Change WDPH from contract to GS position; increase capabilities • Facilitate flying, update badging, engender military opportunities COAs Issues Col William “Doc” Pond MEDFAC Chair (260) 602-5167 wwpond@aol.com

3. ADFAC Feb 14 MEDFAC Manpower Redistribution • Homeland Response is a high priority National Guard core mission • TAGs view Medical Support of CERFP/HRF a “no fail” mission • Manpower bill for medical support viewed as a medical function • Support for the CERFP/HRF initially viewed as an ANG responsibility from the100,000+ ANG • High workload of non-medical units remains unchanged and cannot spare manpower • 1640 (of 5300 in ANG Medical) now support Homeland Emergency Response Mission • Additional duties of lost manpower must be reassigned to remaining personnel. • Perform manpower study to quantify essential Wing workload (done) • Distribute manpower among units based upon workload compared to other units • Stratify all MDG tasks, allocate manpower to highest value items • Improve efficiency for remaining tasks COAs Issues

4. ANGMS Transformation to Relevance Authorized UMD

5. ADFAC Feb 14 MEDFAC Manpower Redistribution • Homeland Response is a high priority National Guard core mission • TAGs view Medical Support of CERFP/HRF a “no fail” mission • Manpower bill for medical support viewed as a medical function • Support for the CERFP/HRF initially viewed as an ANG responsibility from the100,000+ ANG • High workload of non-medical units remains unchanged and cannot spare manpower • 1640 (of 5300 in ANG Medical) now support Homeland Emergency Response Mission • Additional duties of lost manpower must be reassigned to remaining personnel. • Perform manpower study to quantify essential Wing workload (done) • Distribute manpower among units based upon workload compared to other units • Stratify all MDG tasks, allocate manpower to highest value items • Improve efficiency for remaining tasks COAs Issues

6. ADFAC Feb 14 MEDFAC Wing DPH • Wing DPH program trialed as contract to speed initiation with minimal tail in event that program was terminated. • Wing DPH has generally been well received and commanders are comfortable with personnel in position • ADFAC briefing by Rear Admiral Hunter • Filling Wing DPH with GS saves $7M • LCSW DPH as GS can accomplish deployment assessments, command directed evaluations, etc. • 2/3 of Wing current DPH are not LCSW • Present DPHs may be well received, but not able to accomplish all proposed tasks • All new Wing DPH should be LCSW • If Wing commander desires and realizes inability to complete certain new proposed tasks, non-LCSW DPH may remain in position • Continue transformation of Wing DPH program to GS positions COAs Issues

7. ADFAC Feb 2014MEDFAC Flight Surgeon Retention • Flight Surgeons are expensive and labor intensive to recruit and train • Guard Flight Surgeon manning at in ANG remains stable at 65-70% • Training to operational level is 4-5 years • Retaining a flight surgeon to year 15 results in 100% saving vs loss at year 10 • Flight surgeons serve because of personal satisfaction, patriotism • For flight surgeons past 10 year mark, compensation is not a significant factor • Inability to fly, deploy, be recognized, progress in career negatively impact retention of seasons flight surgeons • Facilitate flying opportunities from line policy (SG policy allows flying and DoD) • Update flight surgeon badging to base on operational performance, not flight pay • Broaden operational skills training • Set deployment length to allow maintaining critical skills, e.g. 60 days. COAs Issues