UNCLASSIFIED// RTTUZYUW RHSSXYZ0001 0831029-UUUU--RHSSSUU ZNR UUUUU R 241503Z MAR 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 103/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-12 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// RMKS/1. THE FY-12 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP) SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2011. THE MSC IPP PROVIDES A PATH FOR QUALIFIED, CAREER MOTIVATED ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN A COMMISSION AS A MSC OFFICER. THE FY-12 BOARD WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK AND RADIATION HEALTH. 2. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED SAILORS, MARINES, AND NAVY FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) IN ANY RATING OR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IN PAYGRADES E5 THROUGH E9 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. WAIVERS FOR E4 PAYGRADES WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. APPLICANTS IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) OR SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT), ONE TO THREE YEAR RECALLS, OR ACTIVE RESERVE MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN OPNAVINST 1420.1B (CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 6) AND THIS NAVADMIN. A SUBSEQUENT MARINE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE (MARADMIN) WILL OUTLINE CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 4. APPLICANTS MUST NOT HAVE REACHED THEIR 42ND BIRTHDAY BY THE TIME OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND COMMISSIONING. AGE WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED. 5. AMPLIFYING EXAM INFORMATION FOR THE FY-12 BOARD. A. COLLEGE BOARD (SAT OR ACT) EXAM SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A BACHELORS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING. THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SAT SCORE IS 1,000 (MINIMUM MATH - 460) AND THE MINIMUM ACT SCORE IS 42 (COMBINED MATH AND ENGLISH). APPLICATION PACKAGES MISSING EXAM SCORES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. B. GRADUATE RECORD EXAM (GRE) OR GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT) SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A MASTERS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING (EXCLUDING PHARMACY). FOR NON-MASTERS PREPARED APPLICANTS, A GRE SCORE OF 1000 OR A GMAT SCORE OF 500 IS REQUIRED. APPLICATION PACKAGES MISSING EXAM SCORES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. C. FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING TO THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM, ONLY SAT SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED. D. PHARMACY APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST (PCAT) SCORES. 6. FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS, MSC IPP IS NOT OFFERING A FULL TIME OUT SERVICE (FTOS) TRAINING OPTION FOR THIS BOARD. GRE OR GMAT SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS, AS APPLICANTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR SELECTION TO ATTEND FULL TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING AT EITHER ARMY-BAYLOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION OR THE MASTERS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY DEGREE AT THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS). APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK CONDITIONAL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE FROM ONE OR BOTH SCHOOLS FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR IPP PACKAGE. 7. FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS SEEKING ENTRY GRADE CREDIT UPON SELECTION, MASTERS DEGREES MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO JUNE 2012, MUST HAVE AN EMPHASIS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, AND MUST BE ACCREDITED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITING BODIES: COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (CAHME) (SEE WWW.CAHME.ORG); THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB) (SEE WWW.AACSB.EDU); THE COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (CEPH) (SEE WWW.CEPH.ORG); NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION (NASPAA). 8. TO DETERMINE AN APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY BY THE DEGREE- GRANTING INSTITUTION, APPLICANTS FOR THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL SCHOOLS ATTENDED TO THE NAVY MEDICINE MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND NOT LATER THAN 18 JUNE 2011, OR DETERMINATION OF ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY BY THE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION. NOTE THIS IS NOT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF AN OFFICIAL IPP APPLICATION, ONLY THE APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC HISTORY. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY WELL BEFORE THE OFFICAL IPP APPLICATION DEADLINE. 9. APPLICANTS FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM MUST HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THAT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION (ACOTE) (SEE WWW.AOTA.ORG). ALL LEVEL II FIELDWORK WILL BE COMPLETED AT NMC SAN DIEGO, NMC PORTSMOUTH, OR NNMC BETHESDA. 10. APPLICANTS FOR THE 24 MONTH SOCIAL WORK INTERNSHIP MUST HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK (MSW) FROM A GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (SEE WWW.CSWE.ORG) WITH A COMPLETION DATE NLT JUNE 2012. CANDIDATES WITH STRONG CLINICAL BACKGROUNDS ARE PREFERRED, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THOSE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE AND PROFICIENCY IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, TRAUMA, PTSD, TBI, AND RESILIENCY. A LICENSED GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKER (LGSW) OR EQUIVALENT IS REQUIRED FOR INTERNSHIP IN STATES THAT LICENSE POST-MSW SOCIAL WORKERS. 11. NEW FOR FY-12 MSC IPP. APPLICANTS FOR THE 48 MONTH MASTER'S DEGREE AND INTERNSHIP MUST HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM IN SOCIAL WORK THAT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (SEE WWW.CSWE.ORG). CANDIDATES WITH STRONG CLINICAL BACKGROUNDS ARE PREFERRED, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THOSE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, TRAUMA, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), AND RESILIENCY. 12. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED THAT PER OPNAVINST 1811.3 AND 10 USC 6323, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT, AN APPLICANT APPOINTED AS AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, OF WHICH AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN ACTIVE COMMISSIONED OFFICER (UNLESS WAIVED TO EIGHT). 13. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN 19 AUGUST 2011 AND MAILED TO: NAVMED MPTE, 8901 WISCONSIN AVE, BETHESDA MD 20889. ADDITIONAL OR AMPLIFYING DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, PCAT OR OTHER APPLICABLE SCORES MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 16 SEPTEMBER 2011. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. DETAILED APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/SITES/NAVMEDMPTE/PAGES/MSCIPPPAINSERVICE PROCUREMENTPROGRAMPHYSICIANASSISTANT.ASPX 14. POINTS OF CONTACT: - MS. BEVERLY KEMP AT (301) 319-4520/DSN 285 OR VIA E-MAIL AT BEVERLY.KEMP(AT)MED.NAVY.MIL - HM2 SOUCY AT (301) 295-0925/DSN 295 OR VIA E-MAIL AT ALLYSON SOUCY(AT)MED.NAVY.MIL - EMAIL AT MSCIPP(AT)MED.NAVY.MIL. 15. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN