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Department of Preventive Health Services

Department of Preventive Health Services Medical Zoology Branch Medical Zoology Branch Mission

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Department of Preventive Health Services

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  1. Department of Preventive Health Services Medical Zoology Branch

  2. Medical Zoology Branch • Mission • “To provide training on all aspects of arthropod, vertebrate and plant pest management including the prevention of vector-borne disease which threaten U.S. military forces world-wide. Army center for DOD Pest Management Certificiation and Recertification training.”

  3. Medical Zoology Branch • Organization Chief, MZB Inst. Designer NCOIC Instructor Instructor Contr. Contr. Entomologist Entomologist Agronomist EngineMechanic

  4. Medical Zoology Branch • Courses • 6H-F12/322-F12, Department of Defense Pest Management Certification Course • 3 weeks x 4 = 12 weeks • Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, DOD Civilians, and NAF personnel • 6H-F13/322-F13, Department of Defense Pest Management Re-certification Course • 1 week x 5 = 5 weeks • Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, DOD Civilians, and NAF Personnel

  5. Medical Zoology Branch • Courses • DoD Pest Management Quality Assurance Evaluator (PMQAE) Course • 3.5 days x 2 = 7 days • DOD Installation Pest Control Managers and QA Evaluators on orders • Mobile Pest Management Training Courses • CONUS—Fort Hood, Fort Lewis, Hunter Army Airfield • OCONUS—Germany, Kuwait, Korea, Japan

  6. Medical Zoology Branch • Classes Taught in Operational & Leadership Courses: • 68S – Preventive Medicine Specialist • 5 weeks x 7 = 35 weeks • Principles of Military Preventive Medicine, 15 weeks • Preventive Medicine Program Management, 2 weeks • AMEDD Officer Basic, 3 week Ento Track x 4 = 12 weeks • AMEDD Officer Advanced Course, 2 days • Basic Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course, 4 days • Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course, 6 days • Veterinary Officer Basic Course, 4 days • AMEDD BN/BDE Pre-Command Course

  7. Medical Zoology Branch • DOD PEST MGT CERTIFICATION • 275 68S Soldiers in residence courses • 95 RC Soldiers on site just prior to deployment • DOD PEST MGT RECERTIFICATION • In residence courses: ~155 Soldiers • Off site (in support of deployed war fighters): 120 Soldiers • FT. HOOD (Jan 06)– 13 students • Ft. Lewis (Jul 06)– 19 students • Ft. Stewart (Sep 06)– 26 students • Germany (Feb & May 06)– 32 students • Kuwait (Aug 06) – 17 students • Korea (Dec 06)– 63 students

  8. Ongoing Projects • Developed a training curriculum for Integrated Pest Management Coordinators, i.e. DoD PMQAE/IPMC Course • Forwarded a proposal to TRADOC to fund an Equipment Hands-On phase of the DL DoD Pest Management Recertification Course • Forwarded a proposal to TRADOC to fund the development of a new DL DoD PMQAE/IPMC Course • Editing and improving Correspondence Course • Updating lesson plans (LPs) and incorporating field lesson learned into LPs

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