1. RADM Epifanio Elizondo 21 June 2011 2011 COF Symposium New Orleans, Louisiana

2. In August 2010

3. Things to Remember Colleagues who have left us RADM Karst Besteman – HSO CPO from 1979-1984 Colleagues who are ill or recovering from injuries Colleagues who are standing a watch or are deployed Retirements of Key HSO leaders in 2011: CAPTs Hilda Douglas, Robert Latina CDRs Willard Dause

5. Health Services Category by Rank (1,189 strong as of June 15, 2011)

6. HSOs By Subcategory

7. Health Services Category by Agency (Includes all Agencies with over 15 Officers as of June 15, 2011)

8. Health Services Category by State (Includes all States with over 30 Officers as of June 15, 2011)

9. Health Services Category by Discipline (as of June 15, 2011) DisciplineNumber of Officers Public Health (all specialties)238 Basic and Applied Science214 Social Worker163 Physician Assistant151 Medical Lab Scientists100 Dental Hygiene93 Information Technology88 Optometry68 Healthcare Administrators51 Total Known Disciplines1147

10. Things to Celebrate HS Category now at 1189 officers—2 nd largest in CC (this includes 28 ENS that are COSTEPs) Promotions for PY2011 HSOs are in leadership roles for Deployments and OFRD Field Training Exercises HSO Appointment Standards CCI 231.03 Category Specific Appointment Standards were approved and published 6 May 2011

11. Things to Celebrate (con’t) Basic Readiness – 94.6% as of March 30, 2011 (Next check is June 30, 2011!) CPO Change of Command Ceremony on October 28, 2010 Establishment of the Public Health Professional Advisory Group (PHPAG) – October 1, 2010 Senior Officer Advisory Group (SOAG)

12. Things “To Do” Special Pay Advisory Board (SPAB) Workgroup– CPO is active member of CPAB Considering special pay provision of NDAA and PHS policies to align and tee off of new opportunities that DOD was given in NDAA 2008 LCSW; Psychologist; PA Career counseling for officers who were unsuccessful and in the lowest quartile or were “deferred” Billet Transformation

13. Things “To Do” (cont.) Preparation for 2011 AMSUS annual meeting in San Antonio, TX in 6-10 November 2011 AMSUS award nominations are due by 30 June 2011. Nominate your colleagues! USPHS received three awards last year (2- individual; 1-team) Registration opens in August; Veterans Administration is the host Retention Board The Evidence from the 2010 Retention Board shows that the category counseling is working.

14. Challenges “The Pause” in new calls to active duty – lifted in February 2011 Moments leading up to the passage of the FY2011 appropriation in April 2011 Continue work to get more HSO’s on training assignments with DOD Will require officer training $$ and supervisor/agency support Completing Multi-disciplinary Billet Transformation work

15. Challenges (con’t) Recruitment- Awaiting launch of new ARP Keeping appointment and promotion boards fully staffed and supported Continue work to get officers supported by agencies for attendance at AMSUS

16. In June 2011

17. RADM Epi Elizondo Epi.Elizondo@hhs.gov 214-767-8433