NAPA Blog: Recent News/Blog Posts

Feb 2012 issue is published and posted to NAPA site. Log in and view this great issue which is posted in the member's section. You can only view the member's section if you are a current member. Not a current member...you can take care of that while here at the NAPA site.

Your NAPA BOD wants to hear from you. Send in your ideas, stories, pictures, etc for the next issue. We plan to post the next issue on 15 April.

Thank you.

Get your completed NAPA Award Packages in to David Bachand NLT 01 April. We had 10 complete packages submitted last year and the competition was fierce. We handed out three awards at the annual NAPA meeting last year and hope to repeat again for 2012. Find out more at this site...click on "Awards Program."

Due to the memorial service for VADM James A. Zimble, MC, USN (Ret.), 30th

Surgeon General of the Navy, being held at Arlington Cemetery on 16 February,

all three of our MSC Director's Quarterly VTC's will be held on Wednesday, 15

February with start times of 0700, 1000, and 1800 EST.  If no additional

action is taken, all sites that registered for the 0700 or 1000 start time on

16 February will be moved to the same start time on 15 February.

Registration was supposed to close today (1 February).  I have attached a

spreadsheet with the registrations received (with duplicates removed).  There

seems to be less registrations than normal, so I ask DFA's and OIC's to review

the spreadsheet to ensure your site has registered, and I ask Specialty

Leaders to please forward this e-mail to your community one last time.  All

registrations, VTC or audio, must be made by COB this Friday, 3 February using

the link, https://nmo.med.navy.mil/vtc/Default.aspx.  On 6 February a report

will be generated and forwarded to U.S. Army Medical Information Technology

Center (USAMITC), after which no new registrations will be processed.

In addition to updates from RDML Valentin, the Office of the Corps Chief,

detailers, Navy Recruiting Command, and MSC Community Manager, there will be a

presentation on promotion zones and a special report on FY13 MSC duty under

instruction opportunities.  Additionally, our quarterly VTC's are a great

opportunity to interact with MSC's from your local area and around the globe.

Please make every effort to promote and participate in these VTC's.

Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding registration or the VTC's.

Very respectfully,

LCDR Eric A. Polonsky, MSC, USN, FACHE

Action Officer, Office of the Corps Chiefs

BUMED M00C

2300 E Street NW, BLDG 2, RM 2222

Washington, DC 20372-5300

Comm: (202) 762-3820

DSN: 762-3820

Blackberry:  (202) 230-7194

Fax: (202) 762-3531

eric.polonsky@med.navy.mil

Are you looking for a tremendous leadership opportunity?   Take the opportunity to make a difference in your community and profession. Fill a NAPA Leadership role, the following positions are open this year:

President - preside over all business meetings and function as head of NAPA, conduct all general business of behalf of the association, and authorize the expenditure of funds as required. (Two year commitment. One as
President-Elect then serves as President for one year).

Vice-President - The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in his/her absence and all other duties as directed by the President. Chair the NAPA Awards Committee. (2 year commitment).

Treasurer - maintain accurate financial records, collect annual dues from all members, deposit into the NAPA account all funds received. (2 year commitment).

Secretary - The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of NAPA and shall conduct any correspondence as directed by the Board of Directors. (2 year commitment).

NAPA Directors - conduct all necessary business of the organization during the regularly scheduled meeting during the annual NAPA/AAPA conference. (2 year commitment).

The elected Director positions shall consist of:
- Board of Directors (Active Duty) = two seats
- Board of Directors (Reserve) = one seat
- Board of Directors (Retired) = one seat
- Board of Directors (Student) = one seat

Please find additional information at the "NAPA Leadership" tab @our website http://www.napasite.net/Position .

If you are a member who is interested in becoming more involved in NAPA activities, consider these other outstanding leadership opportunities:
. Membership Chair
. Website & Database Manager
. Historian
. Legislative and Professional Practice Chair
. CME Chairperson
. Student BOD Member
If your time is limited or you are more interested in short-term projects, consider the following:
. Write an article for The Navigator - NAPA's newsletter
. Provide ideas/suggestions for the NAPA website
. Identify non-dues revenue opportunities to support the organizations, CME development, etc.
. Recruit a member to join NAPA (or encourage a member to renew membership)

Nominations are being accepted now thru 01 March 2012 to our current Secretary/ NAPA Elections Chair, his email is stephen.e.rogers@usmc.mil . Once all nominations are in, we will vote 27 MAY 2012 during the NAPA General Membership Meeting/ Symposium at the AAPA Conference in Toronto this year. Hope to see you there!

Tremendous leadership opportunities becoming available this year! We will need to fill the following positions: President-Elect, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Directors at Large for Active Duty (2), Retired, Reserves. Please find additional information at the "NAPA Leadership" tab on this website. Stephen Rogers (current Secretary) is also serving as the NAPA Elections Chair and his email is:

stephen.e.rogers@usmc.mil

The Navy Officer In Charge (OIC) selection list was approved and released and we have two Navy PAs on the list! Heartfelt congratulations go out to LT Timothy Cruickshank and LCDR James Rueff. These are great leadership opportunities...consider putting in your packages.

RDML Valentin will be conducting the next quarterly Corps Chief's VTC's as follows:

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

West PAC: 1800-1900 EST, roll call at 1745 EST (+13 to Japan)

Thursday, 16 February 2012

East Coast: 0700-0800 EST, roll call at 0645 EST (+6 Europe) West Coast:

1000-1100 EST, roll call at 0945 EST (-3 West Coast)

 

Contact your local, fellow MSC Officers to find out where to join in your area. This is a great opportunity for you...hear what is going on throughout the MSC, directly from our Corps Chief.

Click on Professional Development page to see updates, as well as the two other pages under it. Let me know what else you want posted here. Thanks.

This applies to Navy PAs who have completed PA School since October 2008. The following is from CDR Holder:

 

ALL, Please send to any and everyone in the Navy PA community as email strings from my single point may miss some folks. This is important information that will impact pay in a positive sense for many who graduated after OCT 2008 and have been ineligible to date.

If this applies to you see your command administrative office for action or contact the Special Pays desk at BUMED immediately. Deadline is 31 JAN 2012 for these retroactive requests.

Multiple updates posted today throughout the site. Let me know what you like...what you want added...or changed. As always, thanks for your support!

V/r,

RP