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Officer Mid-Level Course March 2014. “Learning More to Advance the Corps”. Presented by: LCDR Shani Smith. Overview. Background Prerequisites Course Content Did you know? Personal Takeaways Preparing for Opportunity. Background. Designed as a leadership development course for
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Officer Mid-Level CourseMarch 2014 “Learning More to Advance the Corps” Presented by: LCDR Shani Smith
Overview • Background • Prerequisites • Course Content • Did you know? • Personal Takeaways • Preparing for Opportunity
Background • Designed as a leadership development course for • officers with 6-10 years of PHS Active Duty. • Course was last offered by COTA in March 2011. • Over 1500 Officers were sent an email notification • to attend March 2014 course.
Prerequisites • Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon • Supervisor’s Approval • Satisfactory COER • Screen shot of Basic Readiness Status • from Direct Access
Course Content • PHS History • Uniform Service Courtesies • Preparing a Public Health Service Brief • PHS Awards • Promotions • Time Management • Conflict Resolution • Preparing a Personal Development Plan • Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment • Servant Leadership
Did you know? • Basic Readiness is required by law. • [United States Code (USC), Title 42, Section 204A] • President’s Challenge eliminated by July 2015 • APFT completed via Skype (Isolated Officers) • Great COERS vs. PHS Awards • New applicants to the Corps will be interviewed by • telephone.
Personal Takeaways • You control how you respond to situations. • Continue to expand your network. • Your career is a journey and not a sprint.
Preparing for Opportunity “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971); American Civil Rights Leader