Published as part of the Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual for Public Health Service Commis-sioned Corps officers. Forward news of Service-wide or special interest to Division of CommissionedPersonnel/HRS/PSC, Room 4A-15, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857-0001, Phone: 301-594-3462.

Director, DCP/HRS/PSCRADM R. Michael Davidson

Editor Mrs. Virginia Kapusnick

Commissioned CorpsBULLETIN

Commissioned CorpsBULLETIN

Division of Commissioned Personnel • Program Support Center, DHHS

Vol. XIV, No. 7 July 2000

Surgeon General's Column

As I move about the country, peopleoften stop to ask me about the signifi-cance of the Surgeon General’s uniform.And I appreciate that because I alwaysuse it as an opportunity to tell themabout our wonderful history. I begin bysaying, “I represent the Public HealthService. We don’t fight people. We fightdiseases.” As you well know, for morethan two centuries we have been fight-ing for the health of people, and support-ing our armed forces in times of war bymaking sure that their health is pro-tected. We are on call whenever a prob-lem emerges that threatens the lives andhealth of people anywhere in the world.Whether it is Ebola in Africa, the plaguein India, or the floods in North Carolina,generally, somebody from our 5,700-member Public Health Service Commis-sioned Corps would be sent there to pro-mote and protect health. We take thatcharge very seriously.

Our work does not end with outbreaksand catastrophes. In public health, weare in the business of prevention. Thatis why I was so pleased on May 30-31,2000, when we in the Department ofHealth and Human Services, along withthe Department of Agriculture, jointlykicked-off the first National NutritionSummit in more than three decades. TheSummit was also an occasion for us torelease the Fifth Edition of the DietaryGuidelines for Americans. Those guide-lines, which are updated every 5 years,provide clear, science-based informationto help Americans choose diets that pro-mote good health. They are considered thegold standard of nutritional information.

One new major area of emphasis in theguidelines involves food safety. We have

IN THIS ISSUE . . .Payroll Deduction for

Series I Bonds ................................... 2

New Form for Earnings Statement .... 3

Optical Disk Storage – Update ........... 3

Update Your Contact Information on

"DCP’s Web Site" .............................. 3

PY 2000 Temporary GradePromotions ........................................ 4

PY 2000 Exceptional CapabilityPromotions ........................................ 8

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worked hard at the Federal level to im-prove our system of inspections to ensurethat the food produced in this countryand entering and leaving this country issafe from contaminants. And we haveenlisted the involvement of State andlocal government and other public healthofficials to help us in our fight againstfoodborne illnesses. We know the old say-ing that one bad apple can spoil thewhole barrel is true. A single shipmentof contaminated food can threaten thehealth of countless people. So we are vigi-lant and have employed the most up-to-date tools and the highest standards ofsafety. But we know that this is not some-thing the government can handle alone.

The guidelines are quick to point outthat “Eating is one of life’s greatest plea-sures,” but even a small amount of un-safe food can make people sick–eitherimmediately, within a few hours, orwithin a few days or weeks. That is whywe need to enlist the help of consumerswhen it comes to ensuring food safety,because it does not matter how hard wework to protect our food supply fromharmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, andchemical contaminants if we are not will-ing to practice safe food handling in ourhomes. Because our hectic schedules andbusy lives lead us to eat out more, wealso have to be alert to food safety at res-taurants and fast food establishments.

Another new area of emphases in theguidelines is physical activity. We havedeclared this to be the most sedentarygeneration in American history. That iswhy I am so pleased that the guidelinesstress the importance of being morephysically active by getting at least 30minutes of moderate physical activity

most or preferably all days of the week.The focus here is not just on maintain-ing healthy weight, although that’s im-portant; rather, the new guidelines em-phasize the overall benefits of aphysically active lifestyle, including re-ducing stress and enhancing mentalhealth, lowering the risk factors for heartdisease, colon cancer, diabetes, andstrengthening bones, to name a few.

Another area of distinction involvesgrains. This is the first time we have everseparated the grains from the fruits andvegetables category because they are soimportant. In that same vein, we alsotalked about reducing saturated fats andcholesterol and moderating your total fatintake.

The new guidelines reinforce the mes-sages that we have been emphasizing foryears: physical activity and good nutri-tion combined can save a lot of lives inthis country. In fact, more than half ofthe premature deaths that occur in thiscountry every year are mainly the resultof physical inactivity and poor nutrition.

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Surgeon General's Column

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The Compensation Branch, Division ofCommissioned Personnel, now has theability to process payroll deduction au-thorizations for the purchase of UnitedStates Inflation-Indexed Savings Bonds(I Bonds). This is in addition to the Se-ries EE Bond payroll deduction capabil-ity already available. Officers may obtainI Bond forms and information from theirSavings Bond Coordinator. Bond infor-mation is also available on the web atwww.savingsbonds.gov

Properly executed United States Sav-ings Bond purchase/change requestforms received by the CompensationBranch by the 10th of each month will beimplemented with that month’s payroll.Commissioned officers must use formSB-2253 for Series I Bonds and form SB-2152 for Series EE Bonds. The maximumnumber of Bonds that can be purchasedby payroll deduction continues to be three(I Bonds and Series EE Bonds combined).

I Bond allotments can be for the fulldenomination of the bond or a limitednumber of smaller amounts. The Bondallotment table below provides the au-thorized allotment amount for each Bonddenomination.

It is important to note that SavingsBonds will only be mailed to the officer’spayroll address, which is the same as thatused for monthly earnings statements.It is generally recommended that yourpayroll address be your home addressrather than your business address, inorder to safeguard privacy.

Office hours for the CompensationBranch are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday. The mailing address is:

Division of Commissioned PersonnelATTN: Compensation Branch5600 Fishers Lane, Room 4-50Rockville, MD 20857Phone: 301-594-2963 (or toll-free at 1-877-INFO DCP, listen to the prompts,select option #1, dial 42963)

PayrollDeductionfor Series IBonds

Authorized DenominationsFor U.S. Savings BondAllotmentsI BOND EE BONDALLOTMENTS ALLOTMENTS

$50 BOND

5.00 Not Available6.25

10.0012.5025.0050.00

$75 BOND

7.50 Not Available12.5025.0075.00

$100 BOND

10.00 6.2512.50 10.0020.00 12.5025.00 25.0050.00 50.00

100.00

$200 BOND

20.00 10.0025.00 12.5050.00 20.00

100.00 25.00200.00 50.00

100.00

$500 BOND

50.00 12.5062.50 25.00

100.00 31.25125.00 50.00250.00 62.50500.00 125.00

250.00

$1000 BOND

100.00 25.00125.00 31.25200.00 50.00250.00 62.50500.00 100.00

1000.00 125.00250.00500.00

To help consumers remember the ba-sic principles of the guidelines, they havebeen arranged using a basic A-B-Cframework. They encourage Americansto Aim for fitness by being physicallyactive every day and maintaining ahealthy weight; Build a healthy base byrelying on the food pyramid to guide foodchoices, including a healthy supply ofgrains and a variety of fruits and veg-etables; and Choose sensibly by watch-ing out for foods high in saturated fats,cholesterol, sugar and salt, and by mod-erating alcohol consumption.

We have made a great deal of progresssince the first set of guidelines were in-troduced 20 years ago. We hope thesenew, easy to understand, scientific-basedguidelines will help us to continue on ourcourse toward a healthier America bybuilding healthier diets and increasingphysical activity. And we know the com-missioned corps will lead the way in pro-tecting and advancing every aspect ofpublic health.

ADM David SatcherAssistant Secretary for Health

and Surgeon General

It is our hope that the information, an-nouncements, and articles which appear inthe Commissioned Corps Bulletin are of in-terest to all employees. The CommissionedCorps Bulletin is mailed to officers (activeduty, inactive reserve, and retired) and someadministrative personnel. Accordingly, manycivil service employees with whom officerswork, as well as visitors to your offices, donot have regular access to the CommissionedCorps Bulletin.

Please share each copy with your col-leagues and visitors by placing it where oth-ers may have a chance to read it. This willhelp others learn more about the PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps and itschanges, activities, and accomplishments.Also, you may want to direct your colleaguesto the Division of Commissioned Personnel’sweb site – http://dcp.psc.gov – for additionalinformation regarding the Corps.

Reminder

July 2000 Vol. XIV, No. 7 Commissioned Corps Bulletin Page 3

Optical Disk Storage / Electronic Promotion Board System—UpdatePromotion Year 2000

The Division of CommissionedPersonnel’s (DCP) Optical Disk Storage(ODS) / Electronic Promotion BoardSystem’s objective of Phase I was to haveall Promotion Year (PY) 2000-eligible of-ficers’ Official Personnel Folders (OPFs)scanned and indexed by December 1999.This was accomplished. The second ob-jective of Phase I was to conduct PY 2000boards via electronic processing. Thissecond objective was a huge success andreceived emphatic support from the pro-motion board members. Additionally, thepromotion board members helped cri-tique the system and made suggestionsfor improvements.

Promotion Year 2001

As of mid-June, DCP scanned and in-dexed more than 4,200 OPFs of active-duty officers. All OPFs of officers who willbe considered for promotion in PY 2001have been scanned and indexed. It is veryimportant for officers to review theirOPFs from DCP’s web site–http://dcp.psc.gov In order to access their OPF,each officer will need to use his or her

assigned password. If you do not knowyour password, please phone the Help Deskat 301-594-0961. As you review your OPFonline, please e-mail any questions youmay have to: opffix@psc.gov This e-mailaddress has been set up for this specificfunction and it is monitored regularly.

Presentations / Demonstrations at Meetings

The project managers for the ODS /Electronic Promotion Board System areDCP’s CAPT Kenneth Diepold and CAPTWilliam Knight. During the months ofMay and June, CAPT Diepold and/orCAPT Knight presented / demonstratedat the following meetings: Departmentof Defense’s Joint Personnel ImagingGroup meeting (this is a forum for allUniformed Services personnel to discussand exchange ideas) held in St. Louis,Missouri; a workgroup meeting inBethesda, Maryland, of DoxSys, Inc., thedocument management systems com-pany that was instrumental in design-ing DCP’s ODS system; a meeting inRockville, Maryland, of representativesfrom the U.S. Marine Corps; the annualmeeting of the Commissioned OfficersAssociation in Scottsdale, Arizona; and

at a meeting of the Pennsylvania StateEmployees Retirement System held inRockville, Maryland. The project manag-ers have also been invited to speak at theLucent Technologies, Incorporated na-tional meeting to be held in August inBoston, Massachusetts.

Award and Publicity

On May 15, CAPT Diepold representedDCP and accepted “The Innovative So-lutions Award” for the electronic promo-tion board system. This award was pre-sented by the National Institutes of HealthInformation Technology Acquisitions andAssessment Center and the Armed ForcesCommunication and Electronics Associa-tion. An article appearing in Imaging andDocument Solutions, Vol. 9, Number 3,dated March 3, 2000, featured the workbeing accomplished by DCP’s ODS / Elec-tronic Promotion Board System.

Final Note

DCP has found that the technology andapplications of ODS abound; as one suc-cess is accomplished, new avenues open!

Reminder

Officers are Reminded toUpdate Their ContactInformation on DCP’s Web Site!

Whenever your home address, tele-phone number(s), fax number, or e-mailaddress changes, please update your con-tact information on the Division of Com-missioned Personnel’s (DCP) web site.

DCP’s web site address is – http://dcp.psc.gov

On the left side of the screen, click on‘Officer & Liaison Activities.’ This will takeyou to the ‘Information Access’ screen.(Note: Your access information was printedon your June 1999 earnings statement. Ifyou do not know your access information,contact the DCP Help Desk at 301-594-0961.) After entering your Logon ID andPassword, the next screen will be titled ‘Ac-tivity Selection.’ Under ‘Active-Duty OfficerActivities’ click on ‘Update Contact Infor-mation.’ From here, please read and fol-low the instructions for updating your con-tact information.

New Form forEarningsStatement–Coming Soonto a MailboxNear You!

The Division of Commissioned Person-nel (DCP) will soon begin issuing earn-ings statements using a new form. Thestatement will be printed on a self-seal-ing mailer using a laser printer. No morecarbons! No more smudges! No morestatements damaged in transit!

Initially, the new statement will con-tain the same information as the currentform. In the future, DCP plans to addadditional compensation information,thereby improving service to our officers.

So, that odd-shaped document in yourmail really is your earnings statement;keep an eye out for it!

Q. Are gender-specific uniform compo-nents authorized for wear by mem-bers of the opposite gender?

A. No. Female officers are not autho-rized to wear male uniform compo-nents, nor are male officers autho-rized to wear female uniformcomponents as part of their PublicHealth Service CommissionedCorps uniforms.

Q. Are garrison caps authorized forwear with the Summer White uni-form?

A. No. Garrison caps are not autho-rized for wear with the SummerWhite (SW) uniform. The combina-tion cover is the required cover wornwith the SW uniform. The beret isan optional authorized cover forwear with the SW uniform by fe-male officers.

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MEDICALTo Temporary Captain (O-6)David M. Allen 07-01-00Stellar Anonye-Achampong 07-01-00William B. Baine 07-01-00William A. Calder IV 07-01-00Geoffrey M. Calvert 07-01-00Donald W. Clark 07-01-00Nathaniel Cobb 07-01-00Philip E. Coyne, Jr. 07-01-00John K. Culhane 07-01-00David C. Daniels 07-01-00Scott D. Deitchman 07-01-00Frank DeStefano 07-01-00Maura K. Dollymore 07-01-00Samuel W. Dooley, Jr. 07-01-00Peter Dorazio 01-01-01Gregory M. Dubitsky 07-01-00Paul J. Ebbert 07-01-00Floyd L. Elterman 07-01-00Michele K. Evans 07-01-00John J. Feeney III 07-01-00Earl S. Ford 07-01-00Lawrence M. Fox 07-01-00Eugene Freund, Jr. 07-01-00

Promotion Year 2000 Temporary Grade Promotions Announced

The Division of Commissioned Person-nel (DCP) completed the annual tempo-rary grade promotion process for Promo-tion Year (PY) 2000 with the issuance of652 temporary promotions to gradesO-4 through O-6. These promotions wereeffective July 1, 2000, or on the officer’sdate of eligibility, dependent upon his orher training and experience date.

All of the competitive temporary pro-motions for PY 2000 have been released.Exceptional capability promotions wereeffective July 1, 2000, and are in addi-tion to those made through the regularpromotion process. DCP plans to publishthe permanent grade promotion resultson DCP’s web site – http://dcp.psc.gov –on August 1, 2000.

The success rate for the O-4, O-5, andO-6 grades, exclusive of the medical tem-porary O-4 grade, were distributed asequally as possible across all categories.General statistical information is availableas a link on DCP’s web site under “2000Temporary Grade Promotion Results.”

Letters notifying officers of their eligi-bility for consideration for temporaryand/or permanent promotion in PY 2001(July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002) willbe mailed in September.

Congratulations to the officers listedbelow.

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

Ronald Fried 07-01-00Paul K. Fuhrmeister 07-01-00Keiji Fukuda 07-01-00Olga Grajales 07-01-00Richard L. Hays 07-01-00Noreen A. Hynes 07-01-00Kathleen L. Irwin 07-01-00Jeffrey L. Jones 07-01-00Martin J. Kileen 07-01-00Donn G. Kruse 07-01-00William C. Levine 07-01-00Boris D. Lushniak 07-01-00Joan A. MacEachen 07-01-00Thomas M. Manning 07-01-00David M. Mannino III 07-01-00Thomas D. Matte 07-01-00Matthew T. McKenna 07-01-00Eric D. Mintz 07-01-00Bernard L. Nahlen 07-01-00Patrick J. O’Connor 07-01-00Mac W. Otten, Jr. 07-01-00Carlos M. Quinones 07-01-00Linda R. Ribnik 07-01-00Maria C. Rios 07-01-00Evelyn M. Rodriguez 07-01-00Gary I. Rosenthal 07-01-00Richard A. Schieber 07-01-00Donald J. Sharp 07-01-00Barbara G. Silverman 07-01-00Richard C. Smith 07-01-00Jimmie V. Stewart 07-01-00Charles R. Vitek 07-01-00Donna L. Vogel 07-01-00Winston F. Wong 10-01-00Dawn L. Wyllie 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)H. Alan Arbuckle 07-01-00Brenda D. Bailey 07-01-00Robert Ball 07-01-00Roxanne Y. Barrow 07-01-00Diane E. Bennett 07-01-00Barry B. Bialek 07-01-00Carolyn B. Bridges 10-01-00Kenneth L. Brooks 07-01-00Willie Cacho 07-01-00Carlos E. Carbonell 07-01-00Elizabeth C. Clark 07-01-00Carlo S. Contoreggi 07-01-00Patrick H. David 07-01-00Robert E. DeMartino 07-01-00Wilfredo Diaz-Romero 07-01-00Mark S. Dworkin 07-01-00Douglas H. Esposito 07-01-00Anthony E. Fiore 07-01-00Michael S. Friedman 10-01-00Karin Galil 07-01-00Benjamin A. Garnett 07-01-00Mark T. Gladwin 07-01-00Susan T. Goldstein 07-01-00Christian N. Hill 10-01-00Ronald W. Johnson 07-01-00Emilia H. Koumans 07-01-00Sharon L. Ludwig 07-01-00

John R. MacArthur 07-01-00Jeffrey W. McFarland 07-01-00Deborah P. Merke 07-01-00Abraham G. Miranda 07-01-00Maria-Luisa Moore 07-01-00David M. Morens 07-01-00Anthony W. Mounts 07-01-00Katherine G. Mulligan 01-01-01Chideha M. Ohuoha 07-01-00Andrew L. Olnes 07-01-00James E. Olson 07-01-00Tamiko N. Olson 07-01-00William H. Orman 07-01-00Henry M. Owen 07-01-00Karen L. Parko 07-01-00Stephen W. Perini 10-01-00Felicia D. Pharagood-Wade 10-01-00Hernan Reyes 07-01-00Stephen M. Rudd 07-01-00Cheryl L. Scott 07-01-00David L. Sprenger 07-01-00Darrell P. Stone 07-01-00Joseph M. Tonning 10-01-00William E. Trick 07-01-00Kathleen Uhl 07-01-00Chris A. VanBeneden 07-01-00Susan A. Wang 07-01-00Michael G. Wilcox 07-01-00Caren E. G. Wilkie 07-01-00

DENTALTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Jerome B. Alford 07-01-00Arturo Bravo 07-01-00Jeffrey M. Carolla 07-01-00Kim L. Cowles 07-01-00Michael E. Crutcher 07-01-00Raney J. Deschenes 04-01-01Michael N. Gabor 07-01-00David L. Harris 07-01-00Terry G. Haunschild 07-01-00Robert W. Hendricks, Jr. 07-01-00Kent K. Kenyon 10-01-00Thomas A. Korbitz 07-01-00Margaret L. Lamy 07-01-00James E. Leonard 07-01-00Ronnie D. McCuan 07-01-00Steve J. Mescher 07-01-00Robert J. Mork 07-01-00Thomas R. Palandech 07-01-00Jonathan C. Smith 07-01-00William H. Terral 07-01-00Paul Young 07-01-00John T. Zimmer 01-01-01

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Fred Banks 07-01-00Dawn A. Breeden 04-01-01David L. Brizzee 07-01-00Craig S. Bruce 10-01-00Spencer D. Burnett 07-01-00Michael M. Cadieux 10-01-00Andrew Casterline 07-01-00

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

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Promotion Year 2000 Temporary Grade Promotions Announced(Continued from page 4)

DENTAL (Continued)To Temporary Commander (O-5) (Continued)Lisa W. Cayous 07-01-00Richard L. Decker 07-01-00James V. Dewhurst III 07-01-00Cielo C. Doherty 10-01-00Bruce A. Dye 07-01-00Luis E. Garabis 07-01-00Robert G. Good 07-01-00Christine K. Heng 01-01-01Heather P. Judd 07-01-00Gary C. Keel 01-01-01John E. Lorincz 07-01-00David K. Lundahl 07-01-00Kippy G. Martin 07-01-00Janna Cheryl. McIntosh 07-01-00Steven A. Mogel 07-01-00Guillermo L. Rosado 07-01-00Richard R. Schmidt 07-01-00Randall B. Smith 10-01-00Lawrence S. Williams, Jr. 07-01-00Michael P. Winkler 07-01-00Paul S. Wood 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Mayra Arroyo-Ortiz 07-01-00Reginald A. Ballard 04-01-01Joyce D. Biberica 07-01-00Charles S. Borden III 01-01-01Jennifer B. Borden 07-01-00Marlon A. Brown 07-01-00Kim T. Conley 07-01-00Pamela F. Hamilton 07-01-00Linda B. Markle 01-01-01Melissa E. Nazareth 07-01-00Anthony A. Nigro 04-01-01Christine G. Peterson 07-01-00Timothy L. Ricks 07-01-00Sandra L. Sears 07-01-00Michelle L. Slezewski 01-01-01Bridget R. Swanberg-Austin 07-01-00Lynn C. Van Pelt 07-01-00Anthony Vitali 07-01-00James H. Webb, Jr. 07-01-00

NURSETo Temporary Captain (O-6)Olive V. Armwood 07-01-00Fay E. Baier 07-01-00Gary W. Bangs 07-01-00Ronald A. Berry 07-01-00Judith H. Budd 07-01-00Gayle N. Clark 07-01-00Ruth M. Coleman 10-01-00Peter L. Cueva 07-01-00Madeline F. Foreman 07-01-00David L. Griffith 07-01-00Carnie A. Hayes, Jr. 07-01-00Karen D. Hench 07-01-00Susan D. Hillis 07-01-00Debra A. Katsch 10-01-00Barbara W. Kilbourne 10-01-00Kathleen M. Kinsey 04-01-01Kathleen M. Kobus 07-01-00

Gary J. Kunz 01-01-01Carole C. Kuzmik 07-01-00Carol L. Lindsey 04-01-01Roy C. Lopez 10-01-00Patricia M. Lundgren 07-01-00Michael D. Lyman 07-01-00Rebecca P. Manley 07-01-00Irene Marietta 07-01-00Evangelina A. Montoya 07-01-00Susan J. Morris 07-01-00Ernestine Murray 07-01-00Helen L. Myers 07-01-00Robinson J. Myers 07-01-00Janet D. Odom 07-01-00Donna M. Olive 10-01-00Michael J. Papania 07-01-00Christine M. Parmentier 10-01-00Bonita S. Pyler 07-01-00Susanne R. Rohrer 07-01-00Daniel A. Sands 10-01-00Ruth A. Shults 10-01-00Marjorie W. Slagle 07-01-00Jeffery O. Smith 07-01-00Lauren C. Tancona 07-01-00Margaret A. Watkins 07-01-00Denise M. Williams 07-01-00Gregory R. Youens 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Merry C. Afraid of Bear 07-01-00Victoria L. Anderson 01-01-01Dolores J. Atkinson 07-01-00Erica M. Avery 07-01-00Cathy D. Barker 07-01-00Winona N. Begay 07-01-00Jeffry L. Brinkley 07-01-00Sally E. Brown 07-01-00Mae L. Burns 07-01-00Kristen L. Cady 07-01-00Carolyn T. Cahn 07-01-00Terry A. Chavez 07-01-00Patsy J. Clark-Anderson 07-01-00Amy S. Collins 07-01-00Judy K. Cuka 07-01-00Juanita M. Cuny 07-01-00Terence E. Deeds 07-01-00Frank H. Dyer, Jr. 07-01-00Mary C. Ewing 07-01-00Fernando Farfan 07-01-00Paula A. Foster 07-01-00Susan K. Fritz 07-01-00Bucky M. Frost 07-01-00Annie L. Gilchrist 07-01-00Dennis R. Hammond 07-01-00Nancy R. Hawkins 07-01-00Nancy Hernandez 07-01-00Richard G. Hills 07-01-00Jamie L. Hilyer 07-01-00Bradley J. Husberg 10-01-00Patricia M. Jacobs 07-01-00Juliaette Johnson 07-01-00Michael W. Jones 07-01-00Wayne R. Keene 07-01-00Christopher L. Lambdin 01-01-01

Kathleen M. Madej 10-01-00Angela M. Martinelli 07-01-00Joseph L. McDermott 07-01-00Joseph J. McKinney 07-01-00Virginia M. McLaurin 07-01-00Beth R. Messer 07-01-00Paul J. Murter III 07-01-00Joan Parrish 07-01-00Ricky D. Pearce 07-01-00Diana M. Rand 01-01-01Catherine F. Rupinta 07-01-00James F. Sabatinos 07-01-00Debra L. Scott 07-01-00Lynn A. Slepski 07-01-00Pamela Jo Squires 07-01-00Sylvia Trent-Adams 01-01-01Cathy Trinidad 07-01-00Robert G. Valandra 01-01-01Theresa B. Wade 01-01-01Emily R. Watchman 10-01-00Lynn L. Weiss 07-01-00Tracy L. Wolfe 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Janice Adams 07-01-00Thomas C. Arminio 07-01-00Helga C. Baca 07-01-00Patricia A. Barrett 07-01-00Bruce L. Beauverd 07-01-00Karen M. Cook 07-01-00Belinda E. Dean 07-01-00Michelle E. Dossett 07-01-00Charles D. Duke, Jr. 10-01-00Shannon C. Dunn 07-01-00Irene H. Dustin 07-01-00Glenwrick A. Elliott 07-01-00William C. Guinn 07-01-00Gaston X. Gutierrez 04-01-01Brent T. Hall 10-01-00Jodi L. Hennessy 07-01-00Lisa M. Jackson 10-01-00Cynthia R. James 07-01-00Mary C. Karlson 07-01-00Ronald D. Keats 01-01-01Akua O. Kwatemaa 07-01-00Deborah L. Lake 10-01-00Dorothea E. Levenhagen 07-01-00Leslie R. Lightwine 07-01-00Suzanne V. Lipke 07-01-00Lori M. Luu 07-01-00Mark J. Martineau 10-01-00Peter J. Martineau 01-01-01Stardust W. Mazzariello 07-01-00Rosemary McConnell 07-01-00Dianne M. Miskinis 07-01-00Judy L. Mitchell 07-01-00Sandra L. Perez 07-01-00Alois P. Provost 07-01-00Dawn E. Raymond 07-01-00Bonnie M. Rogers 07-01-00Suzanne M. Schwendenman 07-01-00

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

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Promotion Year 2000 Temporary Grade Promotions Announced(Continued from page 5)

Shelly K. Short 07-01-00Kathleen L. Swartz 07-01-00Bryan E. Weaver 01-01-01Lois R. Young 07-01-00

ENGINEERTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Randall L. Bachman 07-01-00Raymond M. Behel II 07-01-00Jon P. Casamento 07-01-00Bruce W. Danielson 07-01-00Norman L. Fairbanks 07-01-00Steven J. Forthun 07-01-00Kennith O. Green 01-01-01Daniel L. Heintzman 07-01-00Jeffrey B. Mashburn 07-01-00Russel D. Pederson 01-01-01Kelly R. Titensor 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)David G. Beveridge 07-01-00Robert E. Biddle 07-01-00James Cheng 10-01-00John J. Crowley 07-01-00Kristen D. Evans 07-01-00James G. Foto 07-01-00Cristina C. Gomberg 07-01-00Bradley K. Harris 07-01-00Jacqueline M. Parker 01-01-01Stephen D. Ring 07-01-00Gregory J. Robinson 10-01-00Paul G. Robinson 10-01-00Adam T. Scully 07-01-00David P. Shoultz 07-01-00James M. Simpson 07-01-00Mark R. Thomas 07-01-00Hung Trinh 10-01-00Daniel H. Williams 10-01-00Colleen Yazzie 01-01-01

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Steven J. Anderson 07-01-00Neil W. Austin 10-01-00Christopher A. Bradley 01-01-01Mark P. Burke 07-01-00Stephen T. Christopher 10-01-00Gordon R. Delchamps 07-01-00Steven J. Dykstra 01-01-01Kenneth R. Esplin 07-01-00Jonathan W. Fogarty 07-01-00Kenneth J. Grant 01-01-01Lucinda T. Harris 01-01-01Mathew G. Hause 10-01-00Steven M. McGovern 01-01-01Andrew M. Meltzer 01-01-01Nelson N. Mix 01-01-01Jeffrey A. Murray 01-01-01Kevin J. Parisian 07-01-00Billy J. Porter 01-01-01John B. Pulsipher 07-01-00Rick A. Rivers 01-01-01

Eric Y. Shih 07-01-00Scott R. Snell 07-01-00Patrick Q. Stewart 07-01-00

SCIENTISTTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Mary E. Birch 10-01-00Donald H. Burr 07-01-00Debra G. Debord 04-01-01Arnold C. Farley 07-01-00Robert J. Moore 01-01-01Michael R. Moran 07-01-00Sheldon L. Morris 07-01-00H. Edward Murray 07-01-00David P. Saunders 04-01-01Randy L. Tubbs 07-01-00Robbin S. Weyant 01-01-01

To Temporary Commander (O-5)William Burkhardt III 07-01-00Joseph L. Despins 07-01-00Mary T. Lawrence 07-01-00Deborah A. Levy 07-01-00Mehran S. Massoudi 10-01-00William J. Murphy 01-01-01Palmer A. Orlandi, Jr. 07-01-00Jon T. Perez 07-01-00Cynthia E. Prather 10-01-00Ri Venuti 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Nelson Adekoya 07-01-00Carma Ayala 07-01-00Christine J. Benally 07-01-00Heidi L. Blanck 10-01-00Lisa J. Colpe 07-01-00Peter D. McElroy 10-01-00Daphne B. Moffett 07-01-00Meredith A. Reynolds 07-01-00Stephanie L. Sansom 01-01-01Cynthia A. Striley 07-01-00Amy D. Sullivan 07-01-00Marc G. Weisskopf 07-01-00

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Robert H. Berger 10-01-00David A. Blevins 07-01-00Charles A. Freeman 07-01-00Michael E. Herring 07-01-00Charles L. Higgins 07-01-00David H. Pedersen 07-01-00Edward A. Pfister 10-01-00Paul D. Pryor 07-01-00Timothy S. Roddy 07-01-00Alan R. Schroeder 04-01-01Kevin Tonat 04-01-01Edward A. Tupin 07-01-00Michael D. Warren 01-01-01Ronald D. Zabrocki 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Daniel Almaguer 07-01-00Stephen R. Blackwell 07-01-00Eric J. Esswein 07-01-00

Debra M. Flagg 10-01-00Richard E. Jewell 07-01-00Michael P. Keiffer 07-01-00Bruce C. Kovak 07-01-00Peter J. Kowalski 07-01-00Gina L. Locklear 10-01-00Joe L. Maloney 07-01-00Richard L. Rutherford 07-01-00Sarath B. Seneviratne 07-01-00Richard A. Sullivan 07-01-00Jessilynn B. Taylor 07-01-00Kelly M. Taylor 04-01-01Berry F. Williams 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Bryan R. Benefield 07-01-00Chris B. Buchanan 01-01-01Thomas M. Fazzini 07-01-00Jason T. Flora 07-01-00Kit C. Grosch 07-01-00Christopher T. Kates 07-01-00Karin B. Knopp 10-01-00A. Thomas Mignone, Jr. 07-01-00Keith A. Schwartz 07-01-00John W. Spriggs 01-01-01

VETERINARYTo Temporary Captain (O-6)John L. Bartholomew, Jr. 07-01-00William R. Elkins 07-01-00Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller 07-01-00Richard A. Salomon 07-01-00Arthur D. Schaerdel 07-01-00Axel V. Wolff 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Tracey C. Bourke 07-01-00Grace M. Lidl 04-01-01Daniel R. O’Leary 07-01-00Marvin L. Thomas III 07-01-00Meta H. Timmons 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)John A. Painter 07-01-00Jane A. Rooney 07-01-00Sally A. Slavinski 07-01-00

PHARMACYTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Charles A. Bowman 07-01-00Randy W. Burden 10-01-00Gregg B. Dalley 07-01-00Ronald L. DeFrance 07-01-00Daryl A. Dewoskin 04-01-01Paul D. Gailard 07-01-00Syrena T. Gatewood 07-01-00Vance W. Gese 07-01-00Ben Glidewell 07-01-00Luisa V. Gravlin 07-01-00James D. Hazlewood 07-01-00James U. Imholte 07-01-00Albert M. Johnston 01-01-01Michael R. Lilla 07-01-00M. Carlene McIntyre 07-01-00M. Patricia Murphy 07-01-00John C. Nidiffer 07-01-00

NURSE (Continued)To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)

(Continued)

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

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Promotion Year 2000 Temporary Grade Promotions Announced(Continued from page 6)

Sheila M. O’Keefe 07-01-00Shelley F. Paulson 07-01-00Larry A. Pfeifer 07-01-00Cecilia-Marina Prela 01-01-01Jo Ann Hittie Roseman 04-01-01Walter O. Scott 07-01-00Margaret A. Simoneau 07-01-00Michael G. Smith 07-01-00Valerie A. Vashio 10-01-00Michael W. Woodford 07-01-00Stanley K. Work 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Donald S. Ahrens 07-01-00Michael R. Allen 07-01-00James F. Barnett, Jr. 07-01-00Jeffrey T. Bingham 07-01-00Kristi A. Cabler 07-01-00James W. Carter 07-01-00Wesley G. Cox 07-01-00Stephen J. Dienes 07-01-00Richard E. Erickson II 07-01-00Roberto P. Garcia 07-01-00Stacey A. Henning 07-01-00Douglas P. Herold 07-01-00Karen G. Hirshfield 07-01-00Frederick W. Hoefler 07-01-00Floyd J. Krieghoff 07-01-00Nancy E. Lawrence 07-01-00Vernon T. Lew 07-01-00Rebecca J. Lidel 07-01-00Terri J. Martin 01-01-01Jill D. Mayes 01-01-01Connie J. McGowen-Cox 10-01-00Mayra I. Melendez 07-01-00Caroline E. Newhouse 07-01-00Sheila K. Norris 01-01-01Kent W. Officer 07-01-00Murray F. Potter 07-01-00William A. Russell, Jr. 07-01-00Aida L. Sanchez 10-01-00Raelene W. Skerda 07-01-00Paula M. Veach 07-01-00Todd A. Warren 07-01-00Paul J. Weidle 07-01-00Kimberly A. Zietlow 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)David A. Bates 07-01-00William H. Bender 07-01-00Lyndall S. Blackmon 07-01-00Albert S. Bowie 07-01-00Clinton D. Bullock 07-01-00Elizabeth A. DeGiglio 07-01-00Cornelius Dial 07-01-00Steven D. Dittert 07-01-00Kathleen M. Dotson 07-01-00Thomas C. Duran 07-01-00Melina N. Fanari 07-01-00Daryl K. Garvin 10-01-00Scott F. Giberson 10-01-00Eugene Hampton, Jr. 07-01-00Carla J. Hansel 07-01-00Tommy E. Horeis 07-01-00Karla K. Janssen 07-01-00

David J. Katsules 07-01-00Julie A. King 07-01-00Mariann Kocsis 07-01-00Koung U. Lee 07-01-00Michael J. Long 07-01-00Alicia M. Mozzachio 10-01-00Sharon L. Oestereich 07-01-00Jill G. Reid 07-01-00Pamela D. Simpson 07-01-00Melvin P. Tempel 07-01-00Robyn R. Tilley 07-01-00Geri L. Tothill 07-01-00Beverly K. Wilcox 07-01-00Edward N. Yale 07-01-00Sherri A. Yoder 07-01-00

DIETETICSTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Ann Mahoney. Farrar 07-01-00Laurencia J. Liebmann 07-01-00Diane M. Prince 01-01-01Glen P. Revere 07-01-00Kenneth W. Souza 07-01-00Marilyn A. Welschenbach 01-01-01

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Peggy A. Barrow 07-01-00Juli M. Haws 07-01-00Charlene G. Sanders 04-01-01Arne L. Sorenson 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Shari K. Johnson 07-01-00Madeline A. Michael 07-01-00Kirsten M. Warwar 07-01-00

THERAPYTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Georgia A. Johnson 07-01-00Leopold R. LaBranche 07-01-00Frances M. Oakley 10-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Nancy J. Balash 10-01-00Betty A. Garner 07-01-00Penelope S. Royall 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Liza M. Figueroa 07-01-00Sue N. Newman 01-01-01Daniel C. Weaver 07-01-00

HEALTH SERVICESTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Karen A. Begay 07-01-00Barry L. Campbell 07-01-00Richard A. Crosby 07-01-00Michele M. Doody 07-01-00Kerima A. Gibbons 07-01-00Jay D. Gile 07-01-00Robert A. Latina 07-01-00Steven A. Lee 07-01-00Ann G. Mahony 07-01-00Jeffrey D. Maurer 07-01-00Margaret A. McDowell 07-01-00Gregory D. McLain 07-01-00Andrew B. Paglia 10-01-00Clifton J. Randle III 10-01-00Mark W. Rothstein 07-01-00

Heyward L. Rourk, Jr. 07-01-00Richard G. Schulman 07-01-00Pete D. Soto 04-01-01Wendell E. Wainwright 07-01-00Richard C. Whitmire 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Stephen E. Formanski 07-01-00David K. Hines 07-01-00Mark S. Hoss 07-01-00Sarah House 10-01-00Richard R. Kauffman 01-01-01Scott A. Middlekauff 07-01-00Hoang-Oanh T. Nguyen 04-01-01Nancy A. Nichols 07-01-00Dennis R. Pena 01-01-01Anne M. Perry 07-01-00Larry E. Richardson 07-01-00Brian E. Richmond 01-01-01Diana L. Rule 07-01-00Delores E. Starr 07-01-00Dorothy E. Stephens 07-01-00Sylvia J. Tetzlaff 07-01-00Bruce W. Topey 10-01-00Nathan O. Town 07-01-00Craig S. Wilkins 07-01-00Harriet L. Yepa-Waquie 07-01-00

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Clayton M. Belgarde 04-01-01David J. Bellware 07-01-00Ana D. Cintron 01-01-01Gary M. Cole 07-01-00Carol B. Czerniak 07-01-00Shannon B. Farr 07-01-00James A. Gregory 07-01-00Diane C. Hanner 01-01-01Julie A. Jafek 07-01-00Kimberly M. Lewandowski-Walk 07-01-00Betty R. Masden 10-01-00Jannette O’Neill-Gonzalez 10-01-00Jean M. Oxendine 01-01-01Elizabeth A. Pierce 10-01-00Lee A. Pollmann 07-01-00Cedric M. Robinson 10-01-00Catherine T. Salisbury 07-01-00John A. Sandoval 10-01-00Dorlynn L. Simmons 10-01-00Kenneth B. Stewart 07-01-00Kimberly A. Walker 07-01-00Gail S. Williams 07-01-00

RESEARCH OFFICER GROUPTo Temporary Captain (O-6)Demetrius Albanes 07-01-00Charles E. Egwuagu 07-01-00Paul E. Love 07-01-00Angela Manns 07-01-00Charles S. Rabkin 07-01-00Nathaniel Rothman 07-01-00

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Richard W. Childs 07-01-00Paolo B. Depetrillo 07-01-00Lawrence S. Kirschner 07-01-00Jack A. Ragheb 07-01-00

PHARMACY (Continued)To Temporary Captain (O-6) (Continued)

Category EffectiveGrade Promoted to: Date:

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2000 ExceptionalCapability PromotionCycle

The Division of Commissioned Person-nel (DCP) recently completed the 2000Exceptional Capability (EC) promotioncycle. Forty-five nominations were re-ceived in DCP for EC promotion consid-eration.

The Director, DCP, is pleased to an-nounce the following EC promotions ef-fective July 1, 2000:

To Temporary Captain (O-6)Jay C. Butler MedicalJoseph L. Hughart SanitarianDenise T. Koo MedicalNicholas S. Makrides DentalRichard J. Maraia MedicalMichael R. Milner Health ServicesRobert E. Pittman PharmacyMary S. Runner DentalCharlton A. Wilson MedicalPaul T. Young Medical

To Temporary Commander (O-5)Anthony J. Chambers MedicalJose H. Belardo Health ServicesLarry F. Cseh SanitarianCheryl Fairfield Estill EngineerJohn D. Holland SanitarianRoberta Proffitt Lavin NurseDaniel J. Shine, Jr. MedicalNicole M. Smith Health Services

To Temporary Lieutenant Commander (O-4)Julie D. King NurseKaren J. Sicard Health ServicesAmy O. Taylor Nurse

To Temporary Lieutenant (O-3)Suzanne Carol Hennigan Health Services

Grade Promoted to: CategoryName

Annual COERs

Reminder

The 2000 Annual CommissionedOfficers’ Effectiveness Reports(COERs) were distributed in lateMay, and are due to the Divisionof Commissioned Personnel byJuly 28, 2000.

Surgeon General Satcher and M. William Makgoba, M.D., Ph.D. after the signing of the Departmentof Health and Human Services and South Africa Medical Research Council Memorandum ofUnderstanding.

Surgeon General Signs MOU with South Africa

On March 23, 2000, Assistant Secretary forHealth and Surgeon General, David Satcher,and the President of the South African Medi-cal Research Council (MRC), M. WilliamMakgoda, signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) between the Department ofHealth and Human Services (HHS) and theMRC. In the preamble to the MOU, HHS andthe MRC recognized the importance ofprogress in the health sciences and healthadministration for the improvement of qual-ity of life for all people, expressed their de-sire to share advances in the fields of healthand biomedical research of benefit to thepeople of both countries, and recognized thebenefits to be derived by both HHS and MRCfrom close cooperation in these fields. Theimplementing agencies under the MOU willinclude the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, Food and Drug Administration,National Institutes of Health, Ministry ofHealth of MRC, and the National School ofPublic Health at the Medical University ofSouth Africa.

The MOU between HHS and the MRC willfacilitate the activities of the Health Subcom-mittee under the Science and TechnologyCommittee of the United States-South AfricaBinational (Gore-Mbeki) Commission. Sur-geon General Satcher has served as the Co-Chair of the Health Subcommittee with theSouth African Minister of Health since its cre-ation in February 1997. RADM Roscoe M.Moore, Jr., Associate Director for Develop-ment Support and African Affairs, Office ofInternational and Refugee Health, Office of

Public Health and Science, HHS, serves asthe Secretariat of the Health Subcommittee.

HHS and the MRC will promote develop-ment of health research cooperation betweenthe United States and South Africa in the fol-lowing board disciplines: disease control andprevention, public health protection, biomedi-cal and behavioral research, health servicesand health policy research, and health admin-istration and finance. They will explore op-portunities for specific collaboration inchronic disease prevention and health promo-tion (including racial disparities in healthsuch as access to healthcare); mental health;issues of violence as a public health problem;environmental health; health statistics (in-cluding population-based registries); HIV/STD and TB prevention; infectious diseases;injury prevention and control; immunizations;occupational safety and health; human re-sources development; telemedicine/telehealth; substance abuse; biomedical re-search; strengthening public health systems;reproductive health; and other areas as mu-tually agreed upon. The principal objectivesof this cooperation are to provide opportuni-ties to exchange ideas, information, skills andtechniques, and to collaborate on problems ofmutual interest.

In further international health activities,Surgeon General Satcher will be leading theHHS delegation to the XXIII InternationalAIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, inJuly 2000. The Health Subcommittee is alsoscheduled to meet at that the same time.

July 2000 Vol. XIV, No. 7 Commissioned Corps Bulletin Page 9

SAME Welcomes PHS Engineers and Architects

Commissioned Corps Readiness Force

CCRF Response During TOPOFF 2000

The Commissioned Corps ReadinessForce (CCRF) was activated in May forthe complex response surrounding theTOPOFF 2000 exercise. TOPOFF 2000was a multiagency, no-notice exercisedesigned to simulate the terrorist releaseof biological and chemical agents. CCRFmembers were deployed to: Portsmouth,New Hampshire; Denver, Colorado; andWashington, D.C., in support of the 10-day exercise. CCRF members filled avariety of roles including Medical Direc-tor of the National Medical ResponseTeam, Medical Director of the Manage-ment Support Team, as well as liaisonofficers to the Federal Bureau of Inves-tigation, Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency, and the Department’s Of-fice of the Secretary. The followingofficers were deployed during TOPOFF2000:

CAPT Art FrenchCAPT Nanette PepperCAPT David RaccineCAPT Paul SeligmanCDR Russ BowmanCDR Jose CintronCDR Cheryl Chapman

CDR Michael LymanCDR Mike MontelloCDR June SabatinosLCDR Amy CollinsLCDR Carl CecereLCDR Peter StaufferLTJG David Staten

These officers responded to multiple cri-ses associated with this complex exerciseand the exercise could not have succeededwithout their dedicated efforts. CCRF staffwould like to offer our gratitude to theseofficers and their supporting OperatingDivisions/Programs for a job well done.

COA Conference

CCRF had a broad presence at theCommissioned Officers Association’s2000 Public Health Professional Confer-ence held in June in Scottsdale, Arizona.CCRF staff members conducted four pres-entations including the joint lunch pres-entation with the PHS-1 Disaster Medi-cal Assistance Team. In addition, morethan 40 officers participated in theCCRF-sponsored cardiopulmonary re-suscitation (CPR) training day. Morethan 120 officers braved the crowd at theCCRF exhibit to apply for membershipor to update their current records.

CCRF Web Site

Please remember that CCRF membersare responsible for keeping their datacurrent. This is particularly importantfor CPR training. Each CCRF membermust make certain that the databaseaccurately reflects a current status forCPR training. Currency in CPR is a man-datory requirement for assignment to aready roster.

All CCRF members should rememberto visit the CCRF web site frequently tocheck for news and to update any changesto personal information – http://oep.osophs.dhhs.gov/ccrf

Any commissioned officer interested inapplying for membership in CCRF maydo so online at the CCRF web site. Sim-ply click on ‘Apply’ and follow the onlineinstructions.

All members should also subscribe tothe CCRF Listserv in order to receive themost up-to-date CCRF news messagesvia e-mail. To do so, click on ‘Listserv’from the CCRF Home Page. The CCRFCommand Staff may be reached by e-mail at – ccrf@osophs.dhhs.gov

volved in national readiness, provided tech-nical tracks on career development, businessopportunities, changing technologies, andmarketing strategies. The theme, “A Sea ofChange,” noted the accelerating rate ofchange that affects all aspects of national pre-paredness and response.

More than 1,000 participants, includingRADM Bob Williams, Chief Engineer, CAPTSven Rodenbeck, and LT Hilda Scharen,USPHS, enjoyed the successful Conference.As a Service organization of the SAME, thePHS engineers and architects are recognizedon the same level as those members of theU.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.CAPT Rodenbeck and LT Sharen providedinformation and education on the PHS aspart of the “Engineering for Life” exhibit.

The Conference provided an opportunityfor discussion of the historic and contempo-rary actions of PHS engineers and architects,and for reminding those attending of thepublic health challenges facing this Nation.

Pictured at the PHS booth at the SAME Conference (left to right) LT Hilda Scharen, CAPT SvenRodenbeck, and RADM Bob Williams

The Society of American Military Engi-neers (SAME) welcomed the Public HealthService (PHS) as its newest Service organi-zation at the SAME 2000 National Educa-

tion and Training Conference, held May 16through 19, in San Diego, California. TheConference, which brings together govern-ment and private engineers and others in-

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Vacancy AnnouncementsThe following vacancies are provided as representative of opportunities currently avail-

able to Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers. If you have questions pertain-ing to the announcements listed below, please call the contact listed.

Any Operating Division/Program wishing to list a vacancy in this column should send awritten request to: Division of Commissioned Personnel, ATTN: Vacancy AnnouncementsProject Officer, Room 4A-18, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857-0001–or phone: 301-594-3458 or 301-594-3360 (toll-free at 1-877-INFO-DCP, listen to the prompts, select op-tion #1, dial 43360) or Fax: 301-443-7069.

Category/OPDIV Description of Position

NURSENATIONAL INSTITUTES OFHEALTH– Clinical NurseBethesda, MD Contact: Ms. Rosie Smith 1-800-732-5985

Grades: O-2/O-3/O-4Provides nursing care to patients in a 314-bed hospitalsolely dedicated to biomedical research. Current vacan-cies exist for staff nurses with experience in critical care,oncology, mental health, organ and bone marrow trans-plant, medical/surgery, pediatrics, cardiac catherization lab,telemetry/cardiovascular, and neurology/neurosurgery.

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE– Nurse Anesthetist/AnesthesiologistShiprock, NM Contact: CAPT James Stackhouse 505-368-6987

Grades: O-4/O-5/O-6Must be able to function independently. Practice includesgeneral surgery; obstetrics/gynecology; orthopedics; pe-diatric dental; oral surgery; ear, nose, and throat; podia-try; and plastic surgery.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHU.S. COAST GUARD– Environmental Health OfficerWashington D.C. Contact: Mr. Al Kotz 202-267-2957

Grade: O-4Plans and develops Coast Guard-wide environmentalhealth policies and procedures including food and wa-ter sanitation, pest management, blood borne pathogens,and heat stress.

CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL AND PREVENTION– Environmental Health OfficerFt. Lauderdale, FL Contact: Mr. Dave Forney 770-488-7333

Grades: O-4/O-5Position is with the Vessel Sanitation Program of theNational Center for Environmental Health. Responsiblefor conducting shipboard sanitation inspections of food,potable water system, pools, and spas on cruise shipsthroughout the U.S. and territories. Conduct food serv-ice sanitation training for ship supervisors, plan reviewsand foreign shipyard inspections of new constructionand renovation projects, and investigate illness out-breaks. Ideal candidate is a commissioned officer withcurrent sanitation inspection experience, sanitarian li-censure, and willingness to travel (exceeding 60 percent).

MULTIDISCIPLINARYFOOD AND DRUGADMINISTRATION– Director, Office of EnforcementRockville, MD Contact: Mr. James Keady 301-827-4184

Grade: O-6The Director, Office of Enforcement, serves as the prin-cipal advisor to and the spokesperson for the AssociateCommissioner for Regulatory Affairs in all matters re-lated to planning, development, and administration ofpolicies and programs for the Food and DrugAdministration’s nationwide enforcement activities.

(Continued on page 11)

Commissioned Officer HostsVisiting Russian Urologist

During February, Dr. Sergei Urkhanov,a practicing urologist from The City Hos-pital of Ulan Ude, Russian Far East, washosted by the Urology Service at theAlaska Native Medical Center (ANMC)in Anchorage. Dr. Urkhanov visited An-chorage as part of the Community Con-nections program sponsored by the U.S.State Department’s Bureau of Educa-tional and Cultural Affairs. The programendeavors to provide short practicaltraining programs in the U.S. for entre-preneurs, government officials, profes-sionals, and nongovernmental organiza-tion leaders from Russia.

The American Russian Center at theUniversity of Alaska Anchorage hostedDr. Urkhanov as part of the State Depart-ment-sponsored program and requestedthat Dr. Urkhanov observe the UrologyService at ANMC.

LCDR John T. Ning, Chief of Urology,ANMC, hosted Dr. Urkhanov for 2 weeksduring which he saw patients in Urol-ogy Clinics and scrubbed on urologic sur-gery cases. He was introduced to innova-tions in operating room technologies andurologic surgical procedures, observedtechniques of incontinence surgeries,ureteroscopy, stone treatment, radicalsurgeries, and newer methods of post-oppain management. Dr. Urkhanov hopesto incorporate these techniques into hispractice when he returns to Ulan Ude.

During his time spent at the UrologyService at ANMC, there was a greatamount of bilateral information ex-changed on the different ways urologiccare is practiced between U.S. and Rus-sia. This led to a greater understandingand development of friendship, both per-sonal and professional. LCDR Ning pre-sented Dr. Urkhanov with one of the lat-est textbooks on urologic surgery alongwith an open invitation for a return visit.

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HEALTH RESOURCES ANDSERVICES ADMINISTRATION– Health Programs OfficerVarious Sites Contact: CAPT Michael L. Vitch 301-713-3440 ext.186

Grades: O-2/O-3/O-4The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) is seeking qualified Nurse Practitioners and/orPhysician Assistants for positions at Marine Centers andaboard ships. NOAA operates a fleet of worldwide re-search vessels. Health Programs Officers utilize expe-rience in occupational healthcare and episodichealthcare in a variety of settings. The ability to func-tion independently and be flexible is required. Theseare detailed positions to the Department of Commerce.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE– Program ManagerWashington, DC Contact: CAPT John J. Hanley 202-565-1115

Grade: O-6 Closes: August 1, 2000Seeking applicants from the Environmental Health Of-ficer or Engineer categories. Selected officer will reportto the Associate Director, Park Operations and Educa-tion. Must be able to provide executive and professionalleadership for the development, implementation, andmanagement of a broad, national public health programprotecting the health of more than 300 million peopleper year who visit national park facilities. A mastersdegree is required in environmental health or engineer-ing or a related field. A minimum of 15 years of experi-ence in an environmental health program with 10 yearsof progressively responsible professional duties in envi-ronmental health or environmental engineering, and anadditional 5 years of management experience and 5years of field experience in an environmental health orenvironmental engineering program is required. Pro-fessional registration (PE, RS, REHS, or equivalent) ismandatory. Frequent travel is necessary. This is a de-tailed position.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTHAND SCIENCE– Chief of Staff, Office of the Surgeon GeneralRockville, MD Contact: RADM Kenneth P. Moritsugu 301-443-4000

Grades: O-6/O-7 – Regular Corps preferredThe Chief of Staff is responsible for the day-to-day op-eration and supervision of the staff of the Office of theSurgeon General (OSG). This includes the planning,implementation, and evaluation of operations manage-ment of the OSG so that all program objectives are met.Serves as a principal advisor to the Surgeon General(SG) and Deputy Surgeon General (DSG) on health pro-fessional and managerial issues. Manages the variousactivities of the of the OSG and provides reports on thestatus of OSG activities. Coordinates OSG activities withOperating Divisions, staff offices, other components ofthe Department, interdepartmental, and non-govern-ment entities. Manages conduct of SG workshops, con-ferences, media presentations, etc., to inform healthcareproviders and the general public about specifichealthcare issues. Represents the SG and DSG at re-gional, national, and international health and profes-sional meetings to present and interpret Public HealthService policies and programs.

Vacancy Announcements(Continued from page 10)

Retirements - June

Title/Name OPDIV/Program

MEDICALCAPTAINRobert E. Dawson HRSALawrence Y. Agodoa NIHStephen E. Straus NIH

COMMANDERDiane L. Adams AHRQ

DENTALCAPTAINWilliam R. Burns IHS

NURSECAPTAINRobert A. Parmentier PSC

LIEUTENANT COMMANDERMelvin T. Eddleston HCFA

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Pharmacy Professional Advisory Committee Awards Presented

The deaths of the following active-duty and retired officers were re-ported to the Division of Commis-sioned Personnel:

Title/Name Date

MEDICALCAPT Clarence A. Imboden 05-06-00CAPT Pentti U. Kokko 04-15-00ASG Seymour M. Perry 05-20-00

NURSECDR Mary E. Allen 05-26-00CDR Brenda L. Charley 05-30-00LCDR Francis D. Maroncelli 05-30-00

ENGINEERCAPT Raymond R. Goldberg 06-03-00

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCAPT Joseph Lovett 05-28-00

PHARMACYLT Lynda S. Sahmaunt 05-11-00

Four Public Health Service Commis-sioned Corps pharmacists recently re-ceived awards from the Pharmacy Pro-fessional Advisory Committee(PharmPAC). On June 10, the awardswere presented at the CommissionedOfficers Association’s annual meeting byRADM Fred G. Paavola, Chief PharmacyOfficer, and CDR Lillie Golson,PharmPAC Chair.

George F. Archambault Career Achieve-ment Award

CAPT Samuel M. Hope, Acting ChiefPharmacist of the Indian Health Service(IHS) and Area Pharmacy Officer, Okla-homa City Area, received the George F.Archambault Career AchievementAward. He was recognized for his out-standing leadership for IHS. After reor-ganization of the headquarters in 1997,CAPT Hope was designated as the Act-ing Chief for IHS as well as maintaininghis responsibilities as the Chief Pharma-cist for the Oklahoma City Area. Througha strategic planning conference that de-veloped objectives and action plans, hehas assured the development of a com-munications network, a committee to ad-dress clinical issues and funding fromoutside sources, development of diseasetreatment guidelines, a new recruitmentstructure, and a structured credentialingprocess.

Allen F. Brands Clinical Pharmacist ofthe Year Award

LT James L. Bresette, Clinical Phar-macist, Federal Correctional Complex,Administrative Maximum, Florence,

Colorado, received the Allen F. BransClinical Pharmacist of the Year Award.He was recognized for his innovation,research, clinical knowledge, and patientcare. LT Bresette lead a team that de-veloped the Wamni Asthma Camp for theFort Peck Service in Montana. He alsowrote and received a grant from the Ameri-can Pharmaceutical Association Founda-tion to train his technician to provide pa-tient training and a patient healtheducation program for the waiting area.

Non-Clinical Pharmacist of the YearAward

LCDR Robert J. Tosatto, Director,Medical Staff Office, D.C. Commission onMental Health Services, Washington,D.C., received the Non-Clinical Pharma-cist of the Year Award. He was recognizedfor his exemplary leadership, outstand-ing performance, and innovative accom-plishments at Saint Elizabeths Hospital.LCDR Tosatto was responsible for bring-ing the Medical Staff Office into compli-ance with the Joint Commission on Ac-creditation of Healthcare Organizations’standards and making the office a modelof efficiency and innovation. He also ac-quired more than $200,000 worth of com-puters and related equipment at no costto the D.C. Commission on MentalHealth Services.

Award for Managerial Excellence inImproving Pharmacy Service or PublicHealth

LT Richard K. Glabach, Chief Phar-macist, Buffalo Federal DetentionFacility, Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Batavia, New York. He wasrecognized for creation of an integratedpharmacy system at a new facility, andcontributions nationally to technologyimplementation, policy issues, and finan-cial evaluations. LT Glabach created an“Ask the Pharmacist” program to providepatient consultation, guidelines to mini-mize medical administration errors, anda means of providing pharmacy serviceswithout on-site pharmacists.

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