W elcome to the home page of the Therapist Category of the United States Public Health Service. We are a multidisciplinary category composed of highly skilled and mobile health-care providers from the following professions: audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and speech language pathology. The Therapist Category has a mission and vision which supports the mission of the Commissioned Corps of the U. S. Public Health Service to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation.

Time Sensitive Information
Please check the date of your last medical exam. Recently officers are not qualified at quarterly readiness checks because their medical exams are out of date. Plan ahead and give yourself several months to complete this requirement.
Bachelor trained Respiratory Therapists are eligible to become commissioned officers in the Therapist Category of the US Public Health Service.
Commissioned officers and civil service therapists are encouraged to sign up for the listserve to promote rapid communication within the category.
Commissioned Corps Values available in format suitable for color printing and posting (in pdf)
 
Congratulations!
To all officers who were promoted during the 2009 review cycle and to officers who received category awards at the 2009 COF Symposium. Thank you for your contributions to the corps and the category.
 
Hail and Farewell
LT Michael Rinaldi joined the IHS in Sells, AZ.
LT Steven Spoonemore was assigned to the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, NM.
Best wishes to CAPT Dale Keel upon his retirement following a distinguished career in the Indian Health Service.

 

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Therapist Professional Advisory Committee
  • Committee Members
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Chief Professional Officer
  • Contact Information
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Vision and Goals Statement
  • State of the Category (June 2007 pdf)
  • Administration Committee
  • TPAC Processes Subcommittee
  •     Call for Nominations Due 2/15/09
    Application Form (pdf)
    • COA Meeting Planning
    • Liaison to Jackson Foundation
    • Information Management Committee
    • Discipline Liaisons
    • CAMs
    • Field Representatives
    • Category Roster Subcommittee
    • Category Historian
    • Category History Timeline and Narrative
    • JOAG Representative
    • COA Representative
    • Retired Representatives
    • Inactive Reserve Representative
    • Web Page Subcommittee
    • Professional Development Committee
    • Education Subcommittee
    • CEU Course Listing
      Advanced Practice PT OT SLP/Aud
      Long Term Training
      General Information (pdf)
    • Mentoring Subcommittee
    • Mentoring Program
      Mentoring Application Forms Mentor Mentee (pdf)
    • Awards Subcommittee
    • Awards Program
      William Fromherz Award
      Josef Hoog Award
      Therapist of the Year Award
      Therapist Clinician of the Year Award
      Therapist Junior Officer of the Year Award
      Nomination Process Nominations due 2/01/09
      Criteria
    • Retirement Recognition Subcommittee
    • Honored Retirees
    • Promotion Preparation Subcommittee
    • CV (pdf)
      CV Summary Sheet (pdf)
      CV Summary Sheet Narrative (pdf)
      CEU summary sheet (pdf)
      Therapist Career Checklist (pdf)
      2006 COER Guide (pdf)
      2010 Benchmarks (pdf)
      Assimilation Information
    • Career Pathway Document
    • Career Self Assessment
      Career Tracks
      Career Pathways
      Strategic Planning and Development Committee
    • Strategic Growth Subcommittee
    • Non-traditional billets
      Category Profile (10/08, pdf)
      Transformation Information
    • Recruitment Subcommittee
    • Brochure and printable flyer
      Vacancies (pdf)
      Associate Recruiter Program
    • Retention Subcommittee
    • Survey (pdf)
    • COSTEP Subcommittee
    • Sample Thank you letter to participants (pdf)
    • IHS Scholarship Subcommittee
    • Appointment Standards Subcommittee
    • Readiness Committee
    • OFRD Subcommittee
    • Readiness Resources
      Tips for maintaining basic readiness
      Deployment Handbook (08/04, pdf)
      Deployment Survey
    • Healthy Lifestyles Subcommittee
    • APFT Poster (pdf)
      APFT Working Form (pdf)
      APFT Results Documentation (pdf)
      Links of Interest
    • Societies
    • Agencies/Operating Divisions/Programs
    • Mentoring Resources
    • Readiness Related Information
    • Comments or Questions
      Last updated June 2009