1. Medical Corps Specialty Leader Business Meeting
01 Dec 2017
CAPT Robert A. Alonso, MC USN
Navy Medical Corps Career Planner
Office of the Chief, Medical Corps
Bureau of Medicine & Surgery
Career:
As short a 3 years
Internship & 2 year payback
30+ years

2. Medical Corps Career Progression 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
33 Primary specialties with five distinct areas within the Medical Corps:
Operational, Clinical, Academic, Research, Executive. LT
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
- Field/Ship Medical Training - Combat Casualty Care (C4) - CBRNE - BMDOC
- AMDOC - Clinic Managers Course
- Joint Medical Operations - Senior Off Legal Course
- Intermediate Leadership - JPME Phase I - USMC Command and Staff College
- Healthcare Management - MedXellence
- Joint Senior Medical Leader
- Naval War College
- Tricare Financial Mgmt
- Navy Senior Leader Seminar - MHS Capstone
- Interagency Institute for Healthcare Executives
- Medical Strategic Leadership Program
Intern/Resident
Junior Physician GMO FS/UMO
Board Certified Physician
Clinical Leader
Principal Investigator
Division Officer
Fellowship
Operational Billets
DH/OIC/Director
Joint/Operational/HQ Staff
War College
Department Head
Hospital Committees Global Health
Engagement
CMO / OIC / Director
Senior Staff
Director at MTF
Joint/Operational Staff
MEC Chair
Program Director
Specialty Leader
Executive Medicine (CO/XO/Director)
Major Command Staff
Teaching MTF
Fleet/USMC
Mid-Size MTF/Clinic
OCONUS MTF
Fellowship
Mid-Size MTF/Clinic OIC
Operational Staff
Joint Staff – BUMED or DHA
Teaching facility staff
Asst Specialty Leader
Large MTF/Clinic OIC
COCOM/TYCOM Staff
HQ (OPNAV/BUMED/PERS/OSD/DHA)
Specialty Leader
Research Program Leader
Detailer
CO/XO/Director
DHA
Chief of Staff
Headquarters Staff
Typical Billets

3. Career PME Continuum ODS(DIVO)BMDOC->ILCAMDOCNLS/SEM Courses
ILC I-Stop / Required Course after Selection to O4
Junior and Senior Medical Officer Residence Course
Central vs Regional vs MTT’s vs Command Training Team
Revising BMDOC to more “Nuts and Bolts”
Revising AMDOC to more Senior Staff / Exec Med Focus
Career Development Boards
Basic Structure/Content similar across Corps
Built into workload requirements
Corps Chief Guidance vice BUMEDNOTE / BUMEDINST

4. Consolidated Specialty Pays
In midst of required conversion from Legacy Specialty Pays system
3-4 Month Backlog:
Change from BUMED to DFAS execution
DFAS workload increased 20 times normal workload now that all pays have to go to DFAS for payment.
LES Entry:
Old: VSP, BCP, Continuation Pay (MSP, ISP, ASP)
New:
“Saved Pay” (BCP AND IP-comprising VSP, ASP, ISP-disbursed monthly, will be a single amount comprising all pays)
“Continuation Pay” (RB Annual Lump Sum)
NAVADMIN due out possibly late December
30 days after release to request CSP retroactive to 01 OCT 2017