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U.S. Army Medical ENTOMOLOGY

U.S. Army Medical ENTOMOLOGY. U.S. Army Medical Entomology Program. COL Scott Gordon Medical Entomology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. Agenda. Focus, Size & Location of Army Entomology Assignments Operational Teaching Research Educational Opportunities. Focus.

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U.S. Army Medical ENTOMOLOGY

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  1. U.S. Army MedicalENTOMOLOGY

  2. U.S. ArmyMedical Entomology Program COL Scott Gordon Medical Entomology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General

  3. Agenda • Focus, Size & Location of Army Entomology • Assignments • Operational • Teaching • Research • Educational Opportunities

  4. Focus Preventive Medicine Prevent arthropod-borne diseases in soldiers, family members, and other individuals for whom the Army is responsible.

  5. Rank Distribution of 59 Officers

  6. Aberdeen, MD Odenton, MD Silver Spring, MD Tacoma, WA Bethesda, MD Germany , Lorton, VA S. Korea Fayetteville, NC Savannah, GA Japan CO Springs, CO Leesville, LA Kenya Killeen, TX Thailand San Antonio, TX Locations of Army Medical Entomologists

  7. Assignments • Operational • Deployable units • Fixed Bases & Staffs • Senior Level Staff • Teaching • Army Medical Department School • Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci • Research

  8. Operational Assignments Medical Detachments Field/Deployable Organizations USA Fort Bragg, NC Fort Carson, CO Fort Hood, TX Fort Polk, LA Fort Stewart, GA Fort Lewis, WA Overseas South Korea Germany

  9. Functional Areas and Duties • Survey and monitor medically important arthropods and rodents, etc. • Provide vector-borne disease surveillance • Conduct vector control operations • Recommend ways to reduce vector-borne disease threat

  10. Functional Areas and Duties • Preventive medicine team member • Assist with retrograde/quarantine operations • General biologist

  11. Mosquito Identification and Processing in Iraq

  12. Distributing Insect Repellents for Operation Iraqi Freedom

  13. PM Detachment (Ento)Kuwait 2006

  14. Operational Assignments Fixed Bases and Staffs • Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) & Hospitals • Aberdeen, MD • Odenton, MD • Fayetteville, NC • Savannah, GA • San Antonio & Killeen, TX • Tacoma, WA • Landstuhl, Germany • Tokyo, Japan

  15. Functional Areas and Duties • Provide technical support and training to deployable entomology units • Promote IPM techniques • Review installation pest mgt plans • Review pest management contracts • Liaison with state and federal agencies

  16. Operational Assignments Senior Level Staff • Medical Commands & Brigades – U.S. and Germany • 8th U.S. Army – So. Korea • U.S. Army Medical Command, TX • Defense Logistics Agency, VA • Armed Forces Pest Mgt Board, MD

  17. Assignments • Operational • Deployable units • Fixed Bases & Staffs • Senior Level Staff • Teaching • Army Medical Department School • Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci • Research

  18. Teaching Assignments • Academy of Health Sciences- San Antonio, TX • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences- Bethesda, MD

  19. Assignments • Operational • Deployable units • Fixed Bases & Staffs • Senior Level Staff • Teaching • Army Medical Department School • Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci • Research

  20. Research Assignments • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research • Silver Spring, MD • Other WRAIR Sites: • Thailand, Kenya, Smithsonian • U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) • Frederick, MD

  21. Research Programs • Repellent development • Vector surveillance/control • Rapid diagnostics • Medical entomology • Vector biosystematics • Malaria vaccine development support

  22. Unit Assignments

  23. Professional Advantages of a Career in Army Entomology • Chance to apply entomological training to protect the health of thousands of troops • Exposure to a broad variety of entomological situations, often overseas • Military career offers opportunities to develop excellent leadership and management skills • Teach many kinds of students

  24. Professional Advantages of a Career in Army Entomology • Large inter-service research program • Opportunity to develop full potential as scientist • Experience a mentored professional environment • Provides career progression within entomological discipline for a 30-year career

  25. Requirements • Master’s or Ph.D. in entomology or related degree (with medical entomology course and lab) • *B.S. in entomology (with medical entomology course and lab) *Qualified on case-by-case basis • Competitive board process selection

  26. 2009 Average Annual Military Salary (not including BAH, BAS, Health Benefits, Tax Advantage) Average Management Salary Average Entomology Salary Average American Salary http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/total_compensation_officer.jsp#chart

  27. Opportunities for GraduateEducation in Entomology • Graduate studies totally funded by Army • M.S. and Ph.D. programs available on a competitive basis

  28. U.S. Army Entomology Questions?

  29. Medical Entomology Consultant COL Scott Gordon Medical Entomology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General E-mail: scott.gordon@us.army.mil

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