Fort Detrick Silver Caduceus Society

MSC officers of Ft. Detrick, please take note of an upcoming event

The CSA has published his 2017 professional development reading list. While these books are not mandatory reading requirements, there are some valuable resources among the list. As stated in the associated article at the link shared below, "this reading list is intended to serve as a guide to the many topics worthy of professional consideration, contemplation, and serious discussion."

http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/105/105-1-1/index.html

The U.S. Army Chief of Staff's Professional Reading List - U.S. Army Center of Military History A course of personal study and contemplation is an essential component for the individual development of every Army professional. Each of us faces busy schedules every day and finding time to read and think is a recurring challenge. But even as we train our units and physically condition our bodies,...

Today, we celebrated our Warrant Officer Colleagues' 99th birthday on Ft. Detrick. Our CWOs are part of a time honored corps of professionals within the AMEDD! Assisting in the celebration was COL Dave Sloniker, the Ft. Detrick SCS President. Happy birthday CWOs!

MG Lein mentorship session at Fort Detrick's Silver Caduceus Society Meeting.

The Silver Caduceus Society will be hosting a luncheon on 23 May, from 1115-1245, Building 810 Conference Room 1&2. Come network, meet your new Governing Council, say goodbye to your outgoing council, renew your membership, enjoy some fellowship, and hear our CG speak!

The guest speaker for this event will be MG Brian C. Lein, Commanding General, USAMRMC. We will be hearing about the CGs leadership philosophy and the importance of networking and mentorship to the MSC community.

If you can please RSVP for this event, and include if you will be participating in the lunch, to CPT Stacey Bateman by 18 May, that would be appreciated. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the SCS. Please invite other MSC Officers who may be interested in joining. We will have membership forms at the event.

We hope to see many of you there as possible. The agenda is below.

1120-1125 - Welcome Remarks from COL Gibson
1125-1130 – Meet and Greet with Incoming Council
1130-1140 – Membership Drive/Council Business
1140-1145 - Introduction of MG Lein
1145-1200 - MG Lein speaks
1200-1205 - Brief Question & Answer Session
1205-1245 - Socialize/Luncheon

Ft. Detrick SCS Officers, there is an exciting Professional Development opportunity for Junior Officers hosted by the WRNMMC Junior Officer Council. WRNMMC JOC has arranged for five Flag officers to conduct a Leadership Discussion Panel and graciously offered Ft. Detrick Officers the opportunity to participate. **Note- there will be limited parking, so please see details below for transportation.

When: 11 May 2016, 1400- 1530
Where: Memorial Auditorium, Bldg 8, 3rd Floor
Why: Officer Professional Development
Hosted By: WRNMMC Junior Officer Council

The Flag Officers that will be present are:
- VADM Raquel Bono, USN, Director, DHA
- MG Brian Lein, USA, CG, MRMC
- MG Leslie Smith, USA, Deputy, US Army Inspector General
- RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams, USPHS
- RDML David Lane, USN, Director, WRNMMC

Please contact CPT Stacey Bateman ([email protected]) with RSVP NLT Tuesday, 10 MAY so that transportation may be arranged.

USAMMDA’s Officer Professional Development committee has extended an invitation to SCS members to attend a brief on AMEDD Acquisitions to be briefed by the USAMMA Commander COL Gibson. Come join our SCS President to learn more about the AMEDD Acquisition process!

Who: SCS Officers
What: AMEDD Acquisition and Leadership brief by COL Gibson, Commander USAMMA
Where: USAMMDA, Bldg. 1430, Rm 105
When: 11 DEC 2015, 1200-1300
Why: Professional development and an increased understanding of the AMEDD Acquisition process

Please note, this is a brown bag-type event so you can bring your lunch and eat before/after the brief. Please RSVP to me NLT 7 DEC 2015 so I can get an accurate head count to USAMMDA.

MILPER MESSAGE 15-377, ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 AMEDD-4 (ARMY NURSE (AN), MEDICAL SERVICE (MS), ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST (SP), AND VETERINARY(VC)) CORPS LONG TERM HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING (LTHET) PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT, ISSUED: [23 NOV 15]. The LTHET selection panel will convene on / about 9 May 16 to select active duty AN, MS, SP, and VC officers (AMEDD-4) to enter training in academic year 2017. https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/15-377

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Come join us on 9 Nov at 1500-1600 at the Fort Detrick Auditorium for a OPD/NCOPD with MG Lein and CSM Rogers.

Significant Upcoming Events of Fort Detrick as of 26 Oct 2015