Qualifying military health care officers as "joint" : weighing the pros and cons / Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Harry J. Thie.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-

Contributor:

Thie, Harry.

Series:

Rand Corporation monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unified operations (Military science).

United States--Armed Forces--Medical personnel--Management.

United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Personnel management.

United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Training of--Evaluation.

Military Health System (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 83 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2009.

Summary:

This research, part of a larger project examining the preparation and support of leaders in the medical field, evaluates the need for and feasibility of qualifying health care officers as "joint" officers. An extensive policy review and assessment of data from the 2005 Joint Officer Management survey suggest that such officers are indeed serving in billets that need and provide joint duty experience for which they should receive credit.

Contents:

Introduction Developing military leaders Joint officer management Health care officers serving in joint or potentially joint billets: findings from the 2005 JOM census survey Qualifying health care officers as joint officers: implementation issues Qualifying health care officers as joint officers: alternatives and recommendations for implementation Appendix: Comments of health care officers 2005 JOM census survey

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

"Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research."

"MG-775-OSD"--Page 4 of cover