U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Veterinary Medical Careers

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Slide 1 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Veterinary Medical Careers
Slide 2 USPHS Com Corps Veterinarians Who are we & what do we do? How do you get a job with the Com Corps of the Public Health Service?
Slide 3 PHS Commissioned Corps All-officer organization composed primarily of health professionals
Slide 4 PHS Commissioned Corps One of the seven Uniformed Services Non-combat orientation Personnel system similar to DoD
Slide 5 Commissioned Corps Personnel System  Commissioning affords rights and respect Surgeon General leads the CC PHS Veterinary CC Mission
Slide 6 In what departments and agencies do Com. Corps. veterinarians work? Dept. of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health - CDC/ATSDR - Food and Drug Admin. - Indian Health Service Dept. of the Interior - National Parks Service - Fish and Wildlife Dept. of State - US Agency for International Development US Dept. of Agriculture - FSIS - APHIS Dept. Homeland Security and Dept of Defense Environmental Protection Agency
Slide 7 Public Health Veterinarians in the Federal Government
Slide 8 Example Geographic Locations NIH - Washington DC - Research Triangle, NC - Rocky Mountain Lab, MT CDC - Atlanta, GA - Fort Collins, CO - Puerto Rico EPA - Puget Sound, WA FDA - Nationwide USDA-FSIS - Nationwide
Slide 9 What are our roles? Epidemiology and surveillance Laboratory animal medicine Pathology and other laboratory sciences Entomology Food safety and zoonoses control Bio/chem terrorism preparedness and security Quarantine and inspection Drug safety Environmental health and toxicology
Slide 10 Response Force for the Nation
Slide 11 How are rank and pay determined? Enter as an O-3 or an O-4 Post-DVM degree related activities BASIC PAY + ALLOWANCES + SPECIAL PAY = GROSS PAY B
Slide 12 Pay and Allowances Pay is taxable Allowance (usually) non-taxable
Slide 13 Compensation Comparison Example 1 Recent graduate enters as a LT (O-3) with < 2 years No dependents Living in the Baltimore, MD area
Slide 14 Compensation Comparison Example 1  Gross Pay = $56,982 Take Home Pay = $49,215 Retained $ due to tax break = $9,447 Comparable civilian after tax income $66,429 The $66.4K does not include - Veterinary special pay = $1200/yr - Indirect annual compensation
Slide 15 Compensation Comparison Example 1 (cont) Veterinary pay:                                          $ 1,200 Indirect Annual Compensation Costs - Medical:               $ 994 - Dental:                 $ 162 - Vision:                  $   9   (free glasses) - Commissary:        $ 988 SUBTOTAL                                               $ 2,153 TOTAL                                                       $3,353 The civilian job would need to pay:                                  $66,429 + 3,353   = $69,782
Slide 16 Compensation Comparison Example 2 CDR (O-5) with 9 years Married with 2 children Specialty boarded Living in the Baltimore, MD area
Slide 17 Compensation Comparison Example 2 Gross Pay = $90,477 Take Home Pay = $74,023 Retained $ due to tax break = $14,364 Comparable civilian after tax income $104,841 The $104.8K does not include - Veterinary special pay = $1200/yr - Indirect annual compensation
Slide 18 Compensation Comparison Example 2 (cont) Indirect Annual Compensation Costs Medical:                              $ 3,226 Dental:                                 $   292 Vision:                                 $     19 (officer gets free glasses) Commissary:                      $ 2,842 Veterinary pay:    $ 1,200 Board Specialty pay           $ 2,000                                       TOTAL   $9,579   The civilian job would need to pay ~                              $ 104,841 + 9,579 =   $114,420
Slide 19 Commissioned Corps Advantages Relocation expenses paid Educational debt deferred/forgiven 30 days annual leave Sick leave and maternity leave Healthcare at Uniformed Services Facilities Free medical to officer & family Dental - free to officer, low cost to family Commissary privileges VA Home loans DoD Recreational facility access Excellent noncontributory retirement Thrift Savings Plan $400,000 of Term Life insurance Montgomery-GI Bill - for higher education Optional retirement at 20 years
Slide 20 Promotions Training and education Experience Time in service Performance Physical fitness and readiness Geographic and Agency mobility Skills and knowledge
Slide 21 Qualifications for a PHS Commissioned Corps position Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an AVMA accredited college Current, unrestricted, and valid veterinary license U.S. citizen < 44 years of age Meet medical requirements Pass a suitability investigation Identify and compete for a position
Slide 22 Appointment Process Step 4: Call to active duty  Step 3: Obtain offer  Step 2: Identify vacancy Step 1: PHS Application
Slide 23 For More Information About the USPHS http://www.usphs.gov/ Basic pay rates: http://www.dod.mil/militarypay/ Compute comparable civilian salary: http://militarypay.dtic.mil/actives/pay/calc/index.html
Slide 24 Agency Contacts Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - CAPT Hugh Mainzer – HMM2@cdc.gov - CAPT Fred Angulo – FJA0@cdc.gov National Institutes of Health - CAPT Bill Stokes – WS51w@nih.gov - CAPT Kathy Perdue – KPerdue@niaid.nih.gov Environmental Protection Agency - CDR Stephanie Harris - Harris.Stephanie@epamail.epa.gov Food and Drug Administration - CAPT John Braddy - johnny.braddy@cfsan.fda.gov US Dept of Agriculture (FSIS and APHIS) - CAPT Sean Altekruse – Sean.Altekruse@aphis.usda.gov Inactive Reserve Corps - CAPT Roger Clemmons - rmc@neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu
Slide 25 Where Are Jobs Listed? http://www.usajobs.com/  Also:  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/om/hrd/quickhire/default.htm  http://www.cdc.gov/train.htm