FY-09 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM NAVADMIN 078/08
April 17, 2008 by Da-Chief
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RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 0861420-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 261420Z MAR 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT NAVADMIN 078/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-09 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (IPP) SELECTION BOARD// RMKS/1. THE FY-09 MSC IPP SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE OCT 08. THE MSC IPP PROVIDES A PATH FOR QUALIFIED AND CAREER MOTIVATED ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN A COMMISSION AS A MSC OFFICER IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OR RADIATION HEALTH. 2. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED SAILORS, MARINES, AND NAVY FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) IN ANY RATING OR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IN PAYGRADES E-5 THROUGH E-9 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. RESERVISTS IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) OR SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT), OR ONE TO THREE YEAR RECALLS, OR ACTIVE RESERVE MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN OPNAVINST 1420.1A (CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 6). A SUBSEQUENT MARADMIN WILL OUTLINE CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 4. APPLICANTS MUST NOT HAVE REACHED THEIR 42ND BIRTHDAY BY TIME OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND COMMISSIONING. NO AGE WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED. 5. AMPLIFYING PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CHANGES FOR FY-09 BOARD. PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. A. COLLEGE BOARD (SAT OR ACT) EXAM SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A BACHELORS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING; THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SAT SCORE IS 1,000 (MINIMUM MATH - 460) AND THE MINIMUM ACT SCORE IS 42 (COMBINED MATH AND ENGLISH). FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING TO THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM, ONLY SAT SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED. B. PHARMACY APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST (PCAT) SCORES. C. GRE OR GMAT SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A MASTERS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING (EXCLUDING PHARMACY). FOR NON-MASTERS PREPARED APPLICANTS, GRE SCORE OF 900 OR A GMAT OF 500 IS REQUIRED. D. FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS, MASTERS DEGREES OBTAINED ON-LINE MUST BE ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (CAHME) (SEE WWW.CAHME.ORG) OR THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS (AACSB) (SEE WWW.AACSB.EDU), OR THE COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (CEPH) (SEE WWW.CEPH.ORG). APPLICANTS HOLDING MASTERS DEGREES OBTAINED ON-LINE AND NOT ACCREDITED FROM CAHME, AASCB, OR CEPH MUST SUBMIT GRE OR GMAT SCORES WITH APPLICATION. 6. APPLICANTS FOR THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL SCHOOLS ATTENDED TO NAVY MEDICINE MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND NOT LATER THAN 15 JUN 08 FOR DETERMINATION OF ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY BY THE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ELIGIBILITY WELL BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. 7. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN 20 AUG 08. ADDITIONAL OR AMPLIFYING DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT/PCAT OR OTHER SCORES MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 20 SEP 08. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. DETAILED APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://NAVMEDMPTE.MED.NAVY.MIL/MSCIPP/INDEX.CFM. 8. POINTS OF CONTACT: - MS. KEMP AT (301) 319-4520/DSN 285. - PETTY OFFICER HOLMAN AT (301) 295-0925/DSN 295. - EMAIL AT MSCIPP(AT)MED.NAVY.MIL. - MAILING ADDRESS: NAVMED MPTE 8901 WISCONSIN AVE BETHESDA MD 20899 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0000 NNNN
