ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 101415Z MAY 02 ZYB MIN PSN 782841J30 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01420// NAVADMIN 0131/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAY// SUBJ/FY-03 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) INSERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM /(IPP) SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1420.1 CH-1/17JUL2000// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1 ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS MANUAL.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-03 IPP SELECTION BOARD, WHICH WILL CONVENE 21 OCT 02, AND PROVIDES AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS. REF A DETAILS APPLICATION PROCEDURES. 2. THE MSC IPP IS FOR ELIGIBLE ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN A COMMISSION AS AN MSC OFFICER IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION (HCA), PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA), RADIATION HEALTH (RHO), ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (EHO), INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (IHO), ENTOMOLOGY AND PHARMACY. 3. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 2 AUG 02 AND CANNOT BE RETURNED. ADDENDUMS TO PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 2 SEP 02. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE APPLICANT'S COMMANDING OFFICER. "BY DIRECTION" SIGNATURES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. MAIL, FEDEX OR SPECIAL DELIVERY APPLICATIONS TO: COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES (CODE OP4), 8901 WISCONSIN AVE, BETHESDA MD 20889-5611. A SAMPLE FOR PACKAGES WITH USER FRIENDLY APPLICATION IN WORD VERSION FORMAT CAN BE FOUND AT PERS-801G MSC WEB SITE HTTP:/WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/P81/P801/PERS-801. 4. AGE: APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO BE COMMISSIONED PRIOR TO THEIR 40TH BIRTHDAY. APPLICANTS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) CANNOT HAVE REACHED AGE 38 BY 30 SEP 03 TO PERMIT COMPLETION OF TWO YEAR PA SCHOOL AND COMMISSIONING BY AGE 40. APPLICANTS DESIRING TRAINING PROGRAMS MUST CONSIDER PROGRAM LENGTH WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY TO MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENT. SEE ABOVE WEB SITE FOR LATEST DETAILS. 5. HCA AND PA ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE REGULAR NAVY OR NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE CORPS, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY, INCLUDING TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE (TAR), SERVING IN ANY RATING OR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS), IN PAYGRADES E5 THROUGH E9 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION (PAYGRADE IS NOT WAIVERABLE). RESERVISTS ON TEMPORARY ACTIVE DUTY FOR SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), ONE-YEAR RECALL, AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 6. RHO IPP IS OPEN ONLY TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED RADIATION HEALTH TECHNICIANS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS. 7. EHO, IHO AND ENTOMOLOGY IPP ARE OPEN ONLY TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TECHNICIANS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMEN. 8. PHARMACY IPP IS OPEN ONLY TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PHARMACY TECHNICIANS. 9. CANDIDATES FOR HCA, RHO, EHO, IHO, ENTOMOLOGY AND PHARMACY IPP MUST MEET ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OR POSSESS A QUALIFYING DEGREE AS DESCRIBED BELOW. SELECTEES WITH QUALIFYING DEGREES WILL RECEIVE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS TO THE MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN A PAYGRADE COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION LEVEL AND DEGREE CONCENTRATION. SELECTEES GOING ON TO COMPLETE AN APPROPRIATE DEGREE WILL BE COMMISSIONED UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR DEGREE. 10. FOR PA IPP APPLICANTS, MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT IS A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, GED, ASVAB OR EQUIVALENT. SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) SCORES WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS ARE REQUIRED. MINIMUM SCORE IN MATH IS 450, MINIMUM TOTAL SCORE IS 900. A. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED 60 SEMESTER HOURS OF TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE. CREDITS MUST BE FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. INTRODUCTORY COURSES OR 100 LEVEL COURSES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIRTY OF THE 60 SEMESTER HOURS MUST BE IN RESIDENCE TRAINING OR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES AND MUST INCLUDE SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION (CLEP NOT ACCEPTED), SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF CHEMISTRY, SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, SIX SEMESTER HOURS OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, THREE SEMESTER HOURS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THREE SEMESTER HOURS OF ALGEBRA (CLEP NOT ACCEPTED). ALL RESIDENCY COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 36 MONTHS OF APPLICATION (CLEP NOT ACCEPTED). SCIENCE COURSES MUST HAVE A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE. ALL COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED BY 2 AUG 02. B. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED 30 SEMESTER HOURS OF DIDACTIC COURSEWORK IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ADVANCED HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL (IDT) WILL SATISFY THIS 30 HOUR REQUIREMENT. ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK IN CHEMISTRY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. C. SMART TRANSCRIPTS MAY NOT CORRELATE TO TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT AND SHALL BE ACCEPTED ONLY WITH APPROVAL OF THE DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION. ALL TRANSFER CREDITS MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER. CREDIT MAY BE AWARDED FOR NON-TRADITIONAL OR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND MUST BE SUBMITTED ON FORM DD295. TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SENT TO NSHS (CODE OP4) NLT 1 JUL 02 TO OBTAIN ACCEPTANCE FROM DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION. 11. FOR HCA APPLICANTS, MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT IS A QUALIFYING BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. HCA APPLICANTS MUST HAVE EARNED A QUALIFYING DEGREE BY JUN 03. A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN SIGNED BY A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL SHOWING PROGRAM OF STUDY, COMPLETION DATE AND NUMBER OF CREDITS/COURSES REMAINING IS REQUIRED FOR HCA APPLICANTS NOT POSSESSING A QUALIFYING DEGREE BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DATE. QUALIFYING DEGREES ARE DEFINED BELOW: A. BACHELOR'S DEGREES THAT QUALIFY FOR COMMISSIONING AS AN ENSIGN ARE DEFINED BELOW: (1) HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AREAS: HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OR MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. (2) BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINES INCLUDE: ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND POLICY, FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. (3) DEGREES IN OTHER THAN THE ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IF THE FOLLOWING COURSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE PART OF THE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S): HEALTH LAW, HEALTH ECONOMICS, HEALTH FINANCE, INSTITUTIONAL OR ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE, HEALTH STATISTICS OR RESEARCH METHODS AND AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COURSE. B. HCA APPLICANTS WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION FOR GRADUATE LEVEL TRAINING (DUINS) MUST PROVIDE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THEIR DESIRE AND SUBMIT A GRE OR GMAT TEST SCORE WITH THEIR APPLICATION. GRE/GMAT TEST RESULTS CANNOT BE OLDER THAN FIVE YEARS AS OF THE DATE OF THE BOARD. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE, AT A MINIMUM, A CONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL-TIME (12 SEMESTER HOURS) GRADUATE PROGRAM WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION FOR NOT EARLIER THAN THE FALL TERM 2003. (DEGREES OFFERED THROUGH PART-TIME PROGRAMS/INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.) FULL-TIME PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION ON EDUCATION FOR HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (ACEHSA), AMERICAN ASSEMBLY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB), OR COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CEPH) MASTER'S PROGRAM WITH HEALTH CARE CONCENTRATION. C. QUALIFYING MASTER'S DEGREES ARE THOSE WITH A SPECIFIC MAJOR IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE OR MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION DISCIPLINES. SELECTEES HOLDING THESE DEGREES MAY QUALIFY FOR A COMMISSION AS LTJG. 12. RHO REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMISSION AS AN ENSIGN ARE A CONFERRED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN MEDICAL PHYSICS (MP), RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS (HP), RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCE OR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING. APPLICANTS WITHOUT A COMPLETED DEGREE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 60 SEMESTER HOURS OF FULLY TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT APPLICABLE TOWARD COMPLETION OF THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE WITH A 3.0 OR BETTER GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE AND HAVE A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN FROM THE SCHOOL. APPLICANTS WOULD BE COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM. A LIST OF ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES OFFERING RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS OR MEDICAL PHYSICS PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP:/WWW.HPS.ORG/DOCUMENTS/EDREFBOOK.PDF OR HTTP:/WWW.CAPEPLORG/CAMEPELS.HTML. IT IS PREFERRED THAT CANDIDATES APPLY TO SCHOOLS WHERE NROTC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE RHO COMMUNITY IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP:/RADHEALTH.USUHS.MIL. APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A QUALIFYING GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREE PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING AS LTJG MUST SUBMIT: A. AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER OR A TENTATIVE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL-TIME GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY IN MEDICAL PHYSICS, RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS, RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCE OR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND HAVE A 3.0 OR BETTER GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE. THE LETTER MUST HAVE A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN FROM THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE COURSE WORK DOES NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE FALL TERM OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. B. GRE SCORES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 13. EHO REQUIREMENTS ARE A MINUMUM OF 60 SEMESTER HOURS OF FULLY TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDITS WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS COMPLETION OF THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE WITH A 3.0 OR BETTER GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE AND HAVE A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PROGRAM IN NATURAL SCIENCES (BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS) DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM. SELECTEE WILL BE COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE WITH CONTINUATION IN A ONE YEAR MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM. COURSE WORK MUST NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE FALL TERM OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SPECIFIC DEGREE OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A QUALIFYING GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREE PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING AS LTJG: A. AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER OR A TENTATIVE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL-TIME GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM, MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OR MASTERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY. INFORMATION ON DEGREES AND PROGRAMS IS FOUND AT: HTTP:/WWW.NEHC.NAVY.MIL/SPECIAL/EHO/EHOINDEX.HTM. 14. IHO REQUIREMENTS ARE ACCEPTANCE TO A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY THE BOARD FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ABET). SPECIFIC DEGREE OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A QUALIFYING GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREE PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING AS LTJG: A. AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER OR A TENTATIVE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL-TIME GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM, MASTER'S IN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, FROM A PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY ABET. THE LETTER MUST HAVE A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN FROM THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE COURSE WORK DOES NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE FALL TERM OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. B. GRE SCORES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 15. ENTOMOLOGY DEGREE/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A QUALIFYING GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREE PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING AS LTJG: A. AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER OR A TENTATIVE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO A FULL-TIME GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY IN ENTOMOLOGY. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A 3.0 OR BETTER GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE. THE LETTER MUST HAVE A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN FROM THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE COURSE WORK DOES NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE FALL TERM OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. B. GRE SCORES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 16. PHARMACY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A QUALIFYING DEGREE PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING AS LT: BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREE WITHIN 42 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. THERE ARE MANY 48 MONTH PROGRAMS; YOU MAY CONTACT THEM TO EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM IN 42 MONTHS OR YOU CAN ATTEND ONE OF THE THREE YEAR PROGRAMS. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT: HTTP:/BUMED.MED.NAVY.MIL/NAVYPHAR/. A. LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE INTO A DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREE PROGRAM THAT IS ACCREDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PHARMACY ACCREDITATION AGENCY. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A 3.0 OR BETTER GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE. THE LETTER MUST HAVE A DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN FROM THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE COURSE WORK DOES NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE FALL TERM OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. B. GRE SCORES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 17. APPLICANTS PRESENTLY UNDER SRB ENTITLEMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO REFER TO OPNAVINST 1160.6A. STUDENT SELECTEES WILL MAINTAIN THEIR ENLISTED STATUS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATING UNDER THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM. 18. THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION TO REF A FOR THE FY-03 IPP BOARD IS PROVIDED. ALL OTHER PROVISIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT. A. WRITE N/A IN ALL BLOCKS OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) THAT DO NOT APPLY. B. BLOCK 7 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) IS N/A FOR MSC. C. BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00). COMPLETE ALL ENTRIES IN THESE BLOCKS, AND NOTIFY NSHS (CODE OP4) OF ANY CHANGES FOLLOWING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION. D. ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE BLOCK 22 OF THE OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) WITH PRT COORDINATOR SIGNATURE. E. COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: "BY DIRECTION" SIGNATURES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. COMMAND SERIAL NUMBER IS REQUIRED. PLACE SERIAL NUMBER UNDER DATE BLOCK ON PAGE 8 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00). F. REFERENCE ALL ATTACHMENTS TO OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00) IN THE APPLICABLE BLOCK. EXAMPLE: IF SENDING A "SMART" TRANSCRIPT, TYPE "SEE ATTACHMENT 1" IN BLOCK 28. ATTACHMENT 1 WILL BE THE "SMART" TRANSCRIPT; PLACE IT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE APPLICATION WITH "ATTACHMENT 1" TYPED IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FIRST PAGE. ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST HAVE THE APPLICANT'S NAME AND SSN ON EACH PAGE. G. MSC APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT ONLY PAGES 1 THROUGH 8 OF OPNAV 1420/1 (1-00). 19. EACH COMMAND MUST REVIEW THE APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY WITH THE APPLICANT BEFORE FORWARDING. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS WILL DELAY PROCESSING OF APPLICATION. MEDICAL INFORMATION (SF88/93) SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF PACKAGE (24 MONTHS FOR PERSONNEL IN A DEPLOYED STATUS) AND MUST BE COMPLETED USING ACCESSIONS STANDARDS LISTED IN CH-15 OF THE MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (JUNE 2001). APPLICANT'S STATUS SHOULD ALLOW FOR WORLDWIDE ASSIGNMENT IF SELECTED. UNSIGNED AND INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE PLACED BEFORE THE BOARD. EACH COMMAND SHOULD MAINTAIN A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPLICATION ON FILE. 20. BEFORE CALLING NSHS, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND ADDENDUM PACKAGES BY VISITING THE WEBSITE HTTP:/WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/P81/P801/PERS-801. BUPERS ACCESS WILL BE UPDATED WEEKLY. 21. POC IS HMCS R. SOMERA, NSHS, AT (301) 295-2289/DSN 295 AND MS. KEMP, NSHS (CODE OP4) AT (301) 319-4520 OR HM1 MILLER AT (301) 295-0925/DSN 295. 22. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT