United States Air Force Reserve Nurse Major Marissa Marquez Objectives Careers for Nurses in United States Air States Air Force Reserves Basic Requirements Ways to Become an Officer Healthcare Professionals: Career Development International Health Care Specialist Program Careers for Nurses in United States Air Force Reserves Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwife Critical Care Nurse Nurse Practitioner Emergency Room Nurse Family Practice Nurse Practitioner Medical Surgical Nurse Mental Health Nurse Neonatal Nurse Nurse Anesthetist Obstetric Nurse Operating Room Nurse Pediatric Nurse Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Women’s Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Basic Requirement 18- 48 years of age (varies among fields) US Citizen Career-relevant degree or postgraduate degree (varies) Licensed and eligible to practice Ways to Become an Officer Attend Officer Training School after have earned college degree Air Force Academy after High School Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) while in college Enlist into Air Force and strive to become an officer Healthcare Professionals: Career Development Unique Patient Care State of the Art Technology Development Opportunities Leadership Roles International Health Care Specialist Program Mission Develop 2000, foreseeing the need for Air Force medics to be on the cutting edge of global health to keep pace with the changing operations Role of IHS IHS professionals plan, lead, and execute health related regional security cooperation activities Assist in US military support to interagency disaster response, humanitarian assistance, health care infrastructure development during wartime and in stability operations Proficient in a second language and have in-depth understanding of military, economic, cultural and health aspects in their assigned countries or region International Health Care Specialist Program Locations AFRICOM/ AF- AFRICA CENTCOM/AF CENT EUCOM/USAFE PACAF/AF-PACIFIC SOUTHCOM/AFSOUTH IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Cambodia IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Cambodia IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Indonesia IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Philippines Panama Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Global Health Engagement 2008: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference Singapore Global Health Engagement 2009: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference Indonesia Global Health Engagement 2010: Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium Philippines Global Health Engagement 2011: Ramstein Air Force Base: Germany Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers (CIOMR): Warsaw Poland Global Health Engagement 2012: United Nations Switzerland Global Health Engagement 2012: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference, Thailand Global Health Engagement 2012 and 2013: Union Pan Americana De Oficiales De Reserva De Las Fuerzas Armades (UPORFA) Colombia and Dominican Republic Global Health Engagement 2013: World Congress in Disaster & Emergency Medicine Manchester, United Kingdom Global Health Engagement 2014: NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium CIOMR: Germany UPORFA: Colombia