1. Full Time Duty Under Instruction (DUINS)
Cynthia Hutchinson
LCDR, NC, USN
BSN, RNC, C-EFM

2. My Career: Snapshot 1992-1996 Marquette University NROTC
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
U.S. Naval Hospital Guam
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
NROTC

3. My Career: Snapshot 2003-2005 [Break in Service]
U.S. Naval Hospital Guam
Naval Branch Health Clinic Fallon,NV
DUINS CSUDH

4. DUINS – What’s that? Full Time Duty Under Instruction
Your opportunity to complete a graduate degree or post graduate degree in a specialty area
Funded by the Navy (NMMPT&E)
All tuition and fees paid in full
You receive full pay and allowances
Payback
3 years for the first 12 months of school
6 months for every additional 6 months of school

5. DUINS: Goals
Gives NC Officers necessary preparation to meet critical advanced education needs, thereby enabling the Nurse Corps to fulfill its mission
Benefits the Navy and the individual by:
Ensuring higher levels of professional knowledge.
Giving incentives for recruitment and retention of personnel with ability, dedication, and capacity for growth.
Recognizing educational aspirations of individuals through advanced degree and certification programs.

6. DUINS: Numbers Annual Selections Program Length Between 70-80
Dependent on billet availability
150 (max) students in DUINS at any one time
Program Length
3 regular semesters, 1 summer session
Must complete program in the minimum amount of time possible

7. DUINS: Selection Academics Career Experience Recommendation Letters
Undergrad GPA 3.0 or higher
GRE 1000 or better
1-2 Graduate Level courses (get a 4.0)
Career Experience
Minimum 2 yrs as a Nurse Corps Officer
Recommendation Letters
Your Commanding Officer
Your Specialty Leader
3 other letters (from O4 or higher)

8. DUINS: Recommendations
Overseas Tour
Fitness Reports
Above Reporting Senior Average
Movement to the right
Break out!
Certifications
CEN, RNC, CNOR
ACLS, TNCC, ALSO, PALS

9. DUINS: Recommendations
Command Involvement
Collateral duties
Volunteer opportunities
Ward Room
OSR/PSR up to date!
Detailer
Communicate early and often

10. DUINS: Areas of Study Manpower Analysis Education & Training
Health Care Management
Med-Surg Nursing
Maternal-Infant Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Mental Health
NP – Family, Mental Health, Pediatric
Community Health
Joint Commission Fellowship
ER/Trauma Nursing
Perioperative Nursing
Critical Care
CRNA
Certified Nurse Midwife
PhD, DNP

11. DUINS: Universities Catholic University SDSU University of San Diego
George Mason University
Rush University
Duke University
University of VA
University of Pennsylvania
Villanova University
Johns Hopkins University
Hampton University
Penn State University
University of Florida
University of Maryland
University of Kentucky
UC San Francisco
UNC
Loma Linda University
University of Washington
University of Colorado
University of Texas
University of Kentucky
Georgetown University
Marquette University
Old Dominion University
UCLA
USUHS
Texas A&M
UMASS
University of Hawaii

12. DUINS: Which School?
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS)
FNP, MH NP, CRNA, Periop – MUST apply
Current Duty Station OCONUS Europe
Apply to East Coast Schools
Current Duty Station OCONUS Pacific/Far East
Apply to West Coast Schools
Current Duty Station Stateside
Apply to schools that are near you, or are near possible follow-on duty stations

13. DUINS: Application Think ahead!
Begin planning 18 months before the application deadline
Communicate with Detailer & NC Programs (NMMPT&E)
Letter of Intent
BUMED Instruction F
Follow this to the letter!

14. DUINS: Application Letters of Acceptance from Educational Institutions
BUMED Instruction F
Follow this to the letter!
Letters of Acceptance from Educational Institutions
Proposed Curriculum Plan for each Program
Semi-Annual PFA Report

15. DUINS: Application Transcripts GRE General Test Report
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Statement (250 words max)
How will the Navy benefit from sending you to school
Proofread – again, again, and again!

16. DUINS: Your Obligations
Check in with sponsoring command/NROTC/PSD
Communicate with NMMPT&E
Register for classes, buy textbooks, school supplies,
parking pass
Maintain a 3.0 GPA
Maintain height/weight standards
BCA/PFA completed 2x year

17. DUINS: Your Obligations
Submit cost quotes to NMMPT&E each semester
Submit transcripts to NMMPT&E at the end of each semester
Leave Chit – submit to sponsoring command (if leaving the area)
NO Moonlighting – your one and only job is SCHOOL
TAD only if required for school
Study, study, study…but have fun!

18. DUINS: Pros Great education No student loans
You get paid your full salary
Maintain time in service/rank
Looks great at promotion boards
Flexible Scheduling
Networking Opportunities
School holidays are your days off

19. DUINS: Cons Commitment after graduation Easy to get lazy!
Easy to spend money
Time away from the Navy
Change in pace from normal work schedule
Not allowed to “work”
Can be lonely

20. DUINS: Always be prepared!
Find a mentor!
Break out!
Pass ALL BCAs and PFAs
Take a Master’s Level class

21. DUINS: Resources Navy Knowledge Online: Your mentor!
Nurse Corps Home page - BUMED INST F
Your mentor!
NC Programs NMMPT&E Kenneth Page
(301)
Detailer and/or Specialty Leader

22. ~Florence Nightingale
Questions??
LCDR Cyndy Hutchinson
(After 01 Jan 2013)
“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.”
~Florence Nightingale