Dear Fellow Officers, For your situational awareness, yesterday U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (S.D.) and Doug Jones (Ala.) introduced the United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019. Their bipartisan legislation would establish a Ready Reserve Corps within the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. This is an important […]
Dear Fellow Officers, Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics. Individual patients, as well as the health of the public, benefit when opioids are prescribed only when the benefit of […]
Dear Commissioned Corps Officers, Please join me in welcoming our newly appointed Chief Professional Officer (CPO). This officer will now serve as an integral part of our Commissioned Corps leadership team. As CPO, Rear Admiral Aisha K. Mix will offer guidance and advice to the Surgeon General and administrative committees […]
For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release Dear Commissioned Corps Officers, Please save the date for the upcoming Commissioned Corps Town Hall scheduled for Friday October 25, 2019 from 1300 to 1430. Commissioned Corps leadership will provide updates on several operational issues, including the Commissioned Corps Modernization Initiative, […]
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is seeking 34 volunteers in Anchorage & Eagle River to help inspire young Alaskans to pursue higher education by volunteering a few hours with the I Know I Can program – a partnership activity with the University of Alaska College Savings Plan. Please consider […]