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Welcome to the SciPAC
Welcome to the USPHS Commissioned Corps Scientist Category web
site.
This site is supported by the Scientist
Professional Advisory Committee (SciPAC) and provides news and
information to Scientist Officers as well as links for civilian
scientists interested in joining the Corps.
The SciPAC provides advice and
consultation to the Office of the Surgeon General and to the
Scientist Chief Professional Officer on professional and personnel
issues. CAPT Sharon O. Williams-Fleetwood is the SciPAC Chief
Professional Officer [read more about CAPT Sharon
O. Williams-Fleetwood]. CDR Karon Abe is the
2011-2012 SciPAC Chair [read more about CDR
Abe].
2011 USPHS Scientific and Training
Symposium Category Day
Scientist
officers attending the 2011 Scientist Category Day presentations.
[more
photos from 2011 category day]
Visit the
Photo Archives Page for more
photos of Scientist Officers in Action!
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The September 2011 issue of SciPAC's
Scientist Officer Newsletter
[PDF]
is now available!
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Promotion Year 2012 Benchmarks for the Scientist Category are available now.
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Deployment checklist available
here. [PDF]
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The "Scientist Officer
Handbook," in the format of downloadable content-specific fact sheets,
is available on our
Career Development page.
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All scientist officers are encouraged to
subscribe to the Scientist Category Listserv [instructions
for subscribing]
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SciPAC meeting schedule
and call-in information
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The
Scientist Professional Advisory Committee, SciPAC, has several
subcommittees which are designed to help you as a Scientist Officer
develop professionally. The subcommittees are chaired by PAC
members, but membership in the subcommittees is open to all
interested Scientist officers. You can benefit yourself personally
and the Category as a whole by getting involved. Visit the
Membership page to
learn more about the subcommittees and who to contact to get
involved.
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Information about Psychology Professional Advisory Group (PSYPAG)
available through
HSPAC web site.
Officer Basic Training Course
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From Left to right: LT Matthew Walters (FDA, OBC
class 48 attendee), LT Sara Wright (DOD, OBC
class 48 attendee and Unit Commander), LT Eboni
Taylor (CDC/EIS, OBC class 48 attendee), LCDR
Lana Rossiter (FDA, OBC class 48 attendee and
honor squad leader, LCDR Anne Purfield (FDA,
SciPAC representative) and LCDR Mike Smith (FDA,
SciPAC Career Development subcommittee
co-chair). OBC #48 December 2011
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The new
Officer Basic Training Course (OBC) Scientist Officer Group
out of the Career Development Subcommittee is comprised of
seven DC-based Scientist Officers. At least one member of
this group each month will attend the OBC graduation
ceremony at the National Conference Center to welcome the
graduating Scientist Officers. Members of the OBC are there
to deliver a personal letter and CPO coin from CAPT Sharon
Williams-Fleetwood
and to answer any category-specific questions.
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The SciPAC
T-Shirt
The SciPAC
Coin
Front Back
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Order the new SciPAC t-shirt or SciPAC coin! [DOC]
All T-Shirts are White, 100% cotton, with the Scientist logo
on the left front (pocket
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About SciPAC
The Scientist Professional Advisory Committee (SciPAC)
represents a large number of professional interests and disciplines,
and recognizes the importance of the cumulative efforts of
individual scientific contributions to the mission of the U.S.
Public Health Service. The committee functions in a resource and
advisory capacity to assist in development, coordination, and
evaluation of activities related to the respective scientific
disciplines in the PHS. Chapter 5 of the Scientist Handbook further
describes the functions of the SciPAC.
Membership on the SciPAC is professionally rewarding. It provides
the opportunity to:
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meet, know and work with a number of other highly
motivated PHS scientists;
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advise the Surgeon General via the Chief Scientist
Officer on issues/policies affecting commissioned corps and civil
service scientists, and;
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provide guidance and assistance to other scientists
on career development, staffing etc.
Membership assumes your commitment in providing the
necessary support to make this committee effective.
For more information on becoming a member, please visit the
Membership page.
Officers interested in
learning more about the SciPAC are encouraged to read the
SciPAC Charter and the
SciPAC Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP).
More about the history of the
SciPAC [PDF]
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