October 1, 2010 The Commissioned Officers Association of the US PHS (COA) notes the Surgeon General’s update dated September 30th. The Surgeon General’s correspondence to the Commissioned Corps has generated much interest and many inquiries directed to national COA headquarters. COA acknowledges the Surgeon General’s words on behalf of Health […]
September 30, 2010 Dear PHS Officers, I cannot express to you, how proud I am to go around the world and to see all the hard work that you are doing and how well you are doing it. Your commitment to Public Health and the health of the nation is […]
Colleagues: We are pleased to announce today that several measures have been implemented that enable the Corps to once again call officers to active duty, and continue the Commissioned Corps Student Training Extern Program (COSTEP). As you know, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted on March 23, 2010 […]
You are an officer within the state of a Senator on the Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs. Why is this important? Well, the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee is working on creating a bill to make numerous technical corrections to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. They are holding a hearing to discuss […]
03/22/2010 – With the historic passage of a health reform bill by the House of Representatives last evening, the PHS Commissioned Corps finally has achieved concrete steps toward a real transformation. While COA cannot claim sole credit for the provisions regarding the Surgeon General and the Commissioned Corps in HR […]