The emergency preparedness book – “Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Principles and Practice” was published a few months ago by the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation. Over 80 PHS officer-authors and contributors—your fellow officers—volunteered their personal time, expertise and talent to produce this book—the best handbook on the subject of […]
October 20, 2010 Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, has named the newest members of the Corps’ Immediate Office Leadership Team. Deputy Surgeon General: RADM Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH Chief of Staff: RADM Christopher G. Halliday, DDS, MPH Aide-de-Camp and Special Assistant: LT Christine Collins Aide-de-Camp and Special Assistant: LTJG Cody Thornton
October 12, 2010 Dear Officers: As an officer serving in the Commissioned Corps, you are critical to our efforts to improve and protect the nation’s health. We have heard from many of you on issues facing the Corps. Over the last number of months, we have been working to resolve […]
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 […]