Two ways to honor MHS female physicians

Courtesy Photo | At the 2011 MHS Conference, Female Physician Leaders awards, Coast Guard Cmdr. Erica Schwartz, Honorable Mention. MHS photo by Mike Olliver.  

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

10.17.2011

Story by J Snyderman 

Defense Health Agency

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Both the “Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS” award and the pre-conference leadership course are great ways to recognize the brightest and most promising female physician leaders in the MHS.

First, nominations are being accepted for a “Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS” award. There will be a junior winner from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service and one senior MHS-wide winner.

To get a nomination form for the leadership awards program, click here. The deadline for submitting applications to the Chief Human Capital Office is midnight EST, Oct. 28. The services collect all nominations and vet them through their chain before they are forwarded to Rebecca Russell, the award POC. Please visit http://www.health.mil/blog/11-10-14/Two_Ways_to_Honor_MHS_Female_Physicians.aspx for more information.

Please use the following email address to submit your award nomination packet to your service point of contact:

Public Health Service: [e-mail]
Army: [e-mail]
Air Force: [e-mail] Coast Guard: [e-mail]
Navy: [e-mail]

Second, the MHS Female Physicians Leadership Board will host its second annual leadership course, Jan. 28-29, 2012 at the Gaylord National Convention Center near Washington, D.C. The course is offered in conjunction with the annual MHS Conference and provides interactive leadership opportunities to emerging active duty female physician-leaders. The course aims to help them develop more senior level healthcare management skills that will benefit them and the medical treatment facilities where they work. Space for the course is limited.

To send a female physician to the leadership course, click here. MTF commanders should submit nomination packages no later than 11:00 p.m., EST, Nov. 8. To learn more about the leadership course, please visit http://www.health.mil/blog/11-10-14/Two_Ways_to_Honor_MHS_Female_Physicians.aspx.

Both the “Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS” award and the pre-conference leadership course are great ways to recognize the brightest and most promising female physician leaders in the MHS.

• Date Taken: 10.17.2011
• Date Posted: 10.17.2011 09:46
• Story ID: 78600
• Location: FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, US