US Public Health Service Building
a Healthy Defense Department
Commander George Durgin, USPHS
Deputy Director
Resilience & Prevention Directorate
Objectives
• Defense Department/Health and Human
Services Memorandum of Understanding
• DoD Assignments
• Benefits to DoD
• Future in DoD
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DOD/HHS MOUs
• Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs (OASD-HA; Dec 1993)
• Assist DoD in carrying out responsibilities for
effective delivery of health care for DoD
beneficiaries by providing technical support and
coordination in the development of policies and
health programs.
• No end date.
• Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury
(April 2008)
• USPHS officers detailed to the Army, Navy or Air
Force … in support of psychological health mission
and/or mission in treating traumatic brain injury.
• Remain in effect for 10 years
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Psych Health & TBI MOU
• Full-time equivalent ceilings may be determined by
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
• Assignments are indefinite unless set in orders.
• Officers can be returned to the Corps:
• Only for…documented unsuitability, misconduct
and/or disciplinary programs or unresolved
performance issues.
• DoD will fully investigate the matter and develop
and forward a complete record of documentation
sufficient to permit HHS to take appropriate action.
• DoD will submit a written request for return of an
officer… not less than 150 days before DoD desires
to return an officer to HHS.
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USPHS Billets
• 83 billets
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Army Surgeon General – 1
Navy Bureau of Medicine – 1
Joint Task Force Capital Medical (JTF-CAPMED) – 6
Army Corps of Engineers – 1
Armed Forces Surveillance Center – 6
USAF Academy – 1
Uniformed Services University - 1
Tricare Management Activity (TMA) - 43
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health
and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) - 18
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Army Center for Health Promotion & Surveillance
Europe – 3
• National Guard Bureau - 1
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USPHS Psych Health & TBI Billets
• 178 billets (101 USA, 26 USN, 30 USAF,
19 JTF-CAPMED, 2 - DOD)
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1 – Neurologist
33 – Nurses
7 – Physician Assistants
10 – Psychiatrist
46 – Psychologist
69 – Social Workers
3 – Occupational Therapists
4 - Physical Therapists
3 – Speech Therapists
2 – Other (Liaison & Program Manager)
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Benefits to DoD
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Unique expertise
Quick selection process
Quick report dates
Long-term fills
Mobility at assignment
Fresh ideas
Prior service experience
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Leadership
• TMA deputy director executive officer
• TMA pharmaceutical operations
• DOD/VA Integrated Mental Health
Strategy – OSG COS
• Office directors
• Clinical directors
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
subject matter expert
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Future in DoD
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New MOU
Army Medical Command MOU
Expanded locations
Increased responsibilities
Flag billets
More USPHS officers
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Questions
Contacts:
CDR Berry F. Williams
DOD/TMA Commissioned Corps Liaison Officer (Psych Health & TBI MOU)
5111 Leesburg Pike (Skyline #5, Suite 810 A) Falls Church, VA 22041
Office Phone: (703) 681-6481; Office Fax: (703) 681-6487
Email: berry.williams@tma.osd.mil
CDR Sophia Russell
DOD/TMA Commissioned Corps Liaison Officer (TMA MOU)
5111 Leesburg Pike, Skyline #5, Suite 810 A Falls Church, VA 22041
Office: (703) 681-6483; Fax: (703) 681-6487
Email: sophia.russell@tma.osd.mil
CDR George Durgin
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain
Injury
1335 East West Hwy #9-306, Silver Spring, MD
Office: (301) 295-8362
George.Durgin@tma.osd.mil
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