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AnalysisofHealthServicesOfficersPromotableOfficerProfileSurvey:

PY2015

HealthServicesProfessionalAdvisoryCommitteeCareerDevelopmentSubcommittee

LCDRJoelRichardson

PreparedFebruary5,2016

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PurposeIn2014,leadershipoftheHealthServiceProfessionalAdvisoryCommittee(HS‐PAC)chargedtheHS‐PACCareerDevelopmentSubcommittee’s(CDS)AssessmentandAnalytics(A&A)TeamwithidentifyingandanalyzingthequalitiesandcharacteristicsofsuccessfullypromotedHealthServicesofficers(HSOs).Theresultantreport,AnalysisofHealthServicesOfficersPromotableOfficerProfileSurvey:PY2013and2014,waswellreceivedbyseniorleadersandjuniorofficersalike.Accordingly,theA&ATeamhasbeentaskedtorepeatthepreviousyear’sstudy.Thisreportpresentsthesurvey‐reportedpromotioncharacteristicsofHSOsforPromotionYear(PY)2015.Whereappropriate,PY2015dataiscomparedwiththePY2013andPY2014datafromlastyear’sreport.CoupledwithcurrentHSOPromotionBenchmarks,theinformationcontainedinthisreportallowsthereadertoformapictureofthe“PromotableOfficerProfile”.ThisassessmentwasconductedinthehopethatthedatawouldbeusedtoinformHS‐PACmembersandleadersaboutpromotedofficercharacteristictrendsandguideofficersseekingadvancement.MethodsThedatautilizedinthisstudy,foundinTableA,wascollectedbywayofanonymoussurveyresultsfromU.S.PublicHealthServiceofficersintheHSOcategoryforPromotionYear(PY)2015.AllofficersselectedforTemporaryorPermanentpromotionin2015receivedane‐mailfromtheHSPACChairon8/29/15,requestingthattheofficercompletethesurvey,withahyperlinktothesurveywebsitecontainedwithinthee‐mail.Thesurveyfor2015wasdistributedto155HealthServicesofficers,with117responsesreceived(responserate=75.48%).Incontrast,thepreviousyear’ssurveyhadaresponserateof89.07%.Ofthoserespondingin2015,54respondentswereTemporarypromotees,while27werePermanentpromotees,and22officerswereeligibleforbothTemporaryandPermanentpromotioninPY2015.Fourteenrespondentsdidnotcompletethesurvey;thosesurveyresponseswerenotincludedinoverallanalysis.Acopyofthesurvey’scontentscanbefoundinAppendixAofthisreport.Thecontentofthesurveycloselyfollowsthe2014HSOBenchmarks.Surveyresultsweregroupedbypromotiontype(TemporaryorPermanent).VariousdescriptivestatisticaltechniqueswerethenperformedontheresultantdatagroupingsinanefforttodescribethecharacteristicsofthoseHSOspromotedin2015.

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LimitationsAswiththepreviousyear’sstudy,alimitationofthisstudyisthatonlythoseofficerswhowereselectedforpromotioninPY2015receivedthesurvey.Officerswhowerenotselectedforpromotionwerenotinvitedtocompletethesurvey.Asthe“non‐promote”portionofthedatasetislacking,nocorrelationalconclusionscanbeaccuratelymadefromthedata,andthisreportdoesnotattempttodoso.DuetoalownumberofrespondentswhowerepromotedtoeitherTemporaryorPermanentO‐2,thatdatagrouphasbeenomittedfromthisreport.Becauseoftheresultantsmallsamplesize,anyconclusionsdrawnfromanalysisoftheO‐2subsetmayhaveledreaderstoinaccurateconclusionsastopromotioncharacteristics,andthusthedecisionwasmadetoomitthatsubsetofthedata.Likewise,thesamedecisionhasbeenmadeforPermanentO‐6data,asthereweretoofewrespondentsforanymeaningfulconclusionstobemadefromthedata.Anotherlimitationfromthestudycenteredonthee‐maildistributionlistsusedtodeliverthesurveys.Whilethedistributionlistswerefoundtobecompleteandaccurate,someofficerswerefoundtohavemultiple,separatee‐mailaddressesinthedistributionlist.Withnowayofknowingwhiche‐mailwasthepreferredaccountforeachofficer,someofficersreceivedmultiplesurveyinvitations.Ifofficersinturnfilledoutthesurveymultipletimes,itmayhaveskeweddatainunexpectedways.Additionally,itshouldalsobenotedthatapproximately25percentofpromotedHSOsinPY2015didnotrespondtothissurveyandtherefore,itispossiblethatthe

Table1.DataPointsCollectedthroughSurveyResults Promotioncycle Currentbilletgrade CurrentTemporaryandPermanentgrades NumberofyearsinUSPHSCommissionedCorps

OverallCOERscore HighestIndividualUSPHSawardreceived NumberofIndividualUSPHShonorawards NumberofUnitUSPHShonorawards TotalnumberofUSPHSserviceawards NumberofDeployments PrevalenceofofficerswhoareSupervisors LevelofCommissioningDegree LevelofadditionalCommissioningDegree(s) ContinuingEducationrequirementcompliance

PrevalenceofadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertification(s)

NumberofTransfers PrevalenceofAgency‐levelCommitteeleadership

PrevalenceofparticipationinHSOMentoringProcess

KnowledgeandUseofPreviousYear’s‘PromotableOfficerProfile’Report

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characteristicsoftheseofficerscouldpossiblyskewthedataaspresented.Lastly,anysurveycontainingself‐reportedinformationcarrieswithitinherentflaws,astherewillbeconcernsastothevalidityofself‐reporteddatathatcannotbeobjectivelyverified.ResultsNumberofYearsinUSPHSCommissionedCorpsFigureAshowsthemeannumberofyearsintheCommissionedCorpsforrespondents,whichincreaseswithrankforbothTemporaryandPermanentpromotions.Theseresultswereeachfoundtobewithin1.25yearsorlessoftheresultsfromthe2014report.Inconjunctionwiththesmallersamplesizeforthe2015report,thisleadstheauthorofthisreporttobelievethatthedatafor2015iscongruouswiththedatafoundinthe2014report.

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FigureA:NumberofYearsinUSPHSCommissionedCorps,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,PY2015

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OverallCOERScoresFigureBshowstheoverallCOERScoresforsuccessfulTemporaryandPermanentpromotees.Whilethereissomefluctuationbetweenranks,allCOERscoreswerefoundtobeclosetotheoverallmeanof6.53.Inaddition,themodeforbothTemporaryandPermanentpromoteeCOERscoreswasfoundtobea7,withthesameholdingtrueforthemedianCOERscoresforbothTemporaryandPermanentpromotees.

IndividualPHSAwardsFiguresC‐1andC‐2andTables2and3showthehighestindividualPHSawardreceivedatthetimeofpromotion.ForPY2015,IndividualPHSawarddistributionscontinuetobeconsistentwithguidancefoundintheHSOCategoryPromotionBenchmarks,justastheywereinthe2014report.Metricsalsoappeartobeconsistentwiththosefromthe2014report.Specifically,62.5%ofthoseselectedforTemporaryO‐4inPY2015reportedhavingeitheranAchievementMedalorlowerastheirhighestaward.The2014reportshowedthesamemetricat69%.EightypercentofTemporaryO‐5promoteesinPY2015werefoundtohaveaPHSCommendationMedalorlower(84%in2014),while95%ofTemporaryO‐6promoteeshadaPHSCommendationMedalorhigherastheirhighestaward(92%in2014).

6.13

6.646.58

6.636.57

6.63

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FigureB:OverallCOERScores,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,PY2015

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plaryService

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FigureC‐1:HighestPHSIndividualAwardReceived,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureC‐2:HighestPHSIndividualAwardReceived,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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Table2:HighestPHSIndividualAwardReceived,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,O‐3andO‐4,PY2015

Temporary Permanent

O‐3

NoAwards 50% 19.5%

PHSCitation 5% 5%Achievement

Medal25% 34%

CommendationMedal

20% 29%

OutstandingServiceMedal 0% 12%

O‐4

NoAwards 37.5% 3%

PHSCitation 6% 3%Achievement

Medal25% 31%

CommendationMedal 25% 34%

OutstandingServiceMedal 0% 22%

SurgeonGeneral’sExemplary

ServiceMedal

0% 6%

SurgeonGeneral’sMedallion

0% 0%

MeritoriousServiceMedal

6% 0%

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Table3:HighestPHSIndividualAwardReceived,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,O‐5andO‐6,PY2015

Temporary Permanent

O‐5

NoAwards/NoAnswer 4% 8%

PHSCitation 2% 0%Achievement

Medal35% 15%

CommendationMedal

39% 54%

OutstandingServiceMedal

17% 0%

SurgeonGeneral’sExemplary

ServiceMedal

2% 15%

SurgeonGeneral’sMedallion

0% 0%

MeritoriousServiceMedal 0% 8%

O‐6

NoAwards/NoAnswer

0%

PHSCitation 0%Achievement

Medal 5%

CommendationMedal 38%

OutstandingServiceMedal 38%

SurgeonGeneral’sExemplary

ServiceMedal

19%

MeritoriousServiceMedal

0%

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CommissioningDegreesandAdditionalDegreesThecommissioningdegreesofthoseHSOsincludedinthissurveyarelistedinFiguresD‐1andD‐2.AsonemightexpectwithacategoryasvariedastheHSOcategory,itisdifficulttonoticeanytrendfromrank‐to‐rank,however,itdoesappearthatHSOsaremostlikelytohaveaMastersdegreeastheircommissioningdegree,regardlessoftheircurrentrank.WithregardstoanyadditionaldegreesthatHSOsearn,trendsarealsodifficulttodetermine,butsomeinformationmaybegleanedfromthedatafoundinFiguresE‐1andE‐2.Justaswasfoundinthe2014report,HSOsaremorelikelytohavecompletedaMastersorDoctoratedegreeastheircareerprogresses,although66%ofallrespondentsforPY2015hadnotcompletedanyadditionaldegrees.For2015,18%ofTemporarypromoteestoO‐4werefoundtohavecompletedanadditionaldegreeattheMasterslevel,whilethepercentageincreasesto28%forO‐5promoteesand38%forO‐6promotees.InadditiontothehighwatermarkforMastersdegrees,TemporaryO‐6promoteesalsohadthehighestpercentageofDoctoratedegrees(23%)ofallranks.

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FigureD‐1:CommissioningDegreesofHSOs,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureD‐2:CommissioningDegreesofHSOs,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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Masters

Doctoral

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FigureE‐1:HighestAdditionalDegreeObtainedbyHSOs,Temporary Promotion,PY2015

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ContinuingEducationandPublicHealthtraining/certificationsOfficersforthissurveywerequeriedontheircompliancewithContinuingEducationrequirementsfortheirdegree/certifications(FiguresF‐1andF‐2),aswellaswhetherornottheyhadcompletedadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertifications(FiguresG‐1andG‐2).Asonemightexpect,compliancewithContinuingEducationrequirementswasratherhigh(81%forallTemporarypromoteesand67%forallPermanentpromotees)withlittlevariabilitybetweenranks.ThedataforthosecompletingadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertificationswasloweroverallthantheContinuingEducationresponses,butstillshowedarelativelyhighdegreeofcompliancewiththeassociatedHSOPromotionBenchmark.

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FigureE‐2:HighestAdditionalDegreeObtainedbyHSOs,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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Yes

NO

N/A

FigureF‐1:PercentofOfficersmeetingContinuingEducationrequirements,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

Rank

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Yes

No

N/A

FigureF‐2:PercentofOfficersmeetingContinuingEducationrequirements,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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PrevalenceofHSOsthatareSupervisorsAnalysisofdatafromsurveyrespondentsindicatesthat37%ofallTemporarypromoteesaresupervisorsintheircurrentbillet.Justaswiththe2014report,thePY2015datasuggeststhathigher‐rankingofficersaremorelikelytobesupervisorsthantheirlower‐rankingpeers,asonewouldexpectthroughoutnormalcareerprogression.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

O‐3 O‐4 O‐5 O‐6

Yes

No

FigureG‐1:PercentofOfficersaccumulatingadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertifications,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

Rank

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

O‐3 O‐4 O‐5

Yes

No

FigureG‐2:PercentofOfficersaccumulatingadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertifications,Permanent Promotion,PY2015

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BilletTransfersAswiththe2014report,thePY2015datashowsthatthenumberofbillettransfersforHSOsincreasesastheofficer’scareerprogresses(FigureI).ThiswouldalsomatchtheguidelinesprovidedintheHSOPromotionBenchmarks.

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FigureH:PercentageofOfficersWhoareSupervisors,PY2015

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FigureI:OfficerBilletTransfers,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,PY2015

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DeploymentsSimilartothedataonsupervisorsandbillettransfers,surveydataforHSOdeployments(FigureJ)indicatesthatthemeandeploymentsforHSOsincreasesasanofficer’scareerprogresses.Thistrendwasfoundinthe2014reportandislikelyaresultofstandardcareerprogression(thelongertheofficerisonactiveduty,themoreopportunitiesfordeploymenttheywillhave),butalsoaresultofincreasedutilityfordeploymentmissions(theseniorofficermaybeseenasmorevaluabletoadeploymentteamthanajuniorofficer,andthusisselectedfordeploymentmoreoften).

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FigureJ:OfficerDeployments,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,PY2015

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ParticipationintheHSOMentor/MenteeProcessAswiththe2014survey,datawasalsocollectedfromPY2015promoteestoestablishtheprevalenceofparticipationintheHSOmentoringprocess(FiguresK‐1andK‐2).Overallparticipationwouldappeartoberelativelyhigh(64%ofallpromotees),althoughthatleavesapproximatelyone‐thirdofHSOsinthissurveyasnon‐participantsinthementoringprocess,anumberthatremainsveryconsistentacrossranks.Thisdataislargelycongruoustothedatafrom2014.

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FigureK‐1:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginHSOMentor/MenteeProcess,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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Mentee

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FigureK‐2:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginHSOMentor/MenteeProcess,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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AgencyCommitteeParticipationThedataforPY2015surveyrespondents(FigureL)suggeststhatHSOscontinuetobedeeplyinvolvedinagencycommittees,whichechoesthedatafromthe2014report.Asevidencedinthegraphbelow,thereisminimalvariabilityfromrank‐to‐rank,andcommitteeparticipationincreaseswithrankasanofficer’scareerprogresses.Thisdatapresentsitselfinasimilarfashiontootherdatapoints(Deployments,Transfers,etal)andisnotentirelyunexpected.

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FigureL:AgencyCommitteeParticipation,TemporaryandPermanentPromotion,PY2015

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MeanAgencyCommittees

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ParticipationinPHSActivitiesJustaswiththeagencycommitteedatafromFigureK,datafromsurveyresultsforPY2015showsthatHSOscontinuetobeheavilyinvolvedinPHSactivities,suchasHS‐PAC,PAG,DeploymentTeams,AdvisoryGroupsandtheCommissionedOfficersAssociationoftheUSPHS,Inc.(COA).Aswiththe2014report,thedatapointsinFiguresM‐Qsuggestthatofficersselectedforpromotionappeartobeveryactiveintheseorganizationsandactivities,withleadershiprolestypicallyincreasingasrankincreases.

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VotingMember

TeamLead

ActivePartic.

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FigureM‐1:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginHS‐PACActivities,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureM‐2:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginHS‐PACActivities,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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FigureN‐1:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginPAGActivities(PAPAG,BASPAG,etc.),TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureN‐2:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginPAGActivities(PAPAG,BASPAG,etc.),PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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FigureO‐1:PercentofOfficersonDeploymentTeams,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureO‐2:PercentofOfficersonDeploymentTeams,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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FigureP‐1:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginAdvisoryGroupActivities(JOAG,BCOAG,etc),TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureP‐2:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginAdvisoryGroupActivities(JOAG,BCOAG,etc),PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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FigureQ‐1:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginCOAActivities,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureQ‐2:PercentofOfficersParticipatinginCOAActivities,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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AwarenessandUseof2014PromotableOfficerProfileReportAnewsurveyquestionforPY2015queriedHSOsastotheirawarenessanduseofthe2014report.AsseeninFigureL,themajorityofsurveyrespondentswerenotawareofthe2014report.Thisindicatestoresearchersthatthe2015reportandanysubsequentreportsproducedbytheHS‐PAC/CDSA&ATeammayrequirewiderdistributionandpublicitytoreachallHSOs.

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FigureR‐1:Awareness andUseof2014PromotableOfficerProfile report,TemporaryPromotion,PY2015

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FigureR‐2:Awareness andUseof2014PromotableOfficerProfile report,PermanentPromotion,PY2015

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ResultsSummaryThisresultssummarygivesanoverviewofinformationcompiledfromthePY2015PromotionInformationSurvey.Aspreviouslynoted,noconclusionsaredrawnregardingofficerpromotion,asnotallHSOofficersupforpromotioninPY2015weresurveyed,andnotallthoseHSOssurveyedprovidedanswers.Withthatsaid,therearesomecommonthemesthatwouldseemtobeevidentforthoseHSOswhodidcompletethesurvey.IndividualPHSawarddistributionsinPY2015werefoundtobesimilartothedistributionsinthe2014report.Justasin2014,thoseHSOspromotedtolowerranksweremorelikelytohaveaPHSAchievementMedalastheirhighestaward,whilePHSCommendationMedalscontinuetobemoreprevalentasofficersincreaseinrank.OfthosePY2015respondentspromotedtoO‐6,95%reportedthattheyhadaPHSCommendationMedalorhigher.AverageCOERscoresforallrespondentsforPY2015,irrespectiveofranks,wasfoundtobe6.5(averageCOERscores=6in2014),withminimalvariancebetweenranks.Aswiththe2014report,themajorityofofficersacrossallranksreportedthattheyhadaccumulatedadditionalpublichealthtrainingand/orcertifications,andmostofficersreportedhavingaMastersdegreeorhigher.Asonemightexpect,anumberofdatapointstrendupwardsasrankincreasesandasanofficer’scareerprogresses.Thisisnotunexpected,asdeployments,billettransfersandgreaterleadership/supervisoryopportunitiesareoftencommensuratewithrankandexperience.Lastly,respondentsindicatedalackofknowledgeregardingtheexistenceofthe2014report.FutureStepsWiththisreport,theHS‐PAC/CDSA&ATeamcontinuesitseffortstoprovidevalue‐addeddataanalyticstotheHSOcategory,inanattempttodescribethecharacteristicsofsuccessfullypromotedHSOs.Aswiththe2014report,studylimitationsexistindesigningandaccessinginformationtoanalyzeafullpictureofhowandwhyofficersarepromotedovertime.Futureiterationsofthisreportshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthedatacollectionprocesscanbestreamlinedandimprovedtominimizetheselimitations,aswellaswaystopublicizetheA&ATeam’sfindings.

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AppendixA:PromotionInformationSurveyforPY2015PromotedOfficersPromotionInformationSurveyforHealthServicesOfficers

OfficerInformation:

1.NumberofyearsintheCorps (#)

2.CurrentPermanentGrade (dropdownmenuofallgradesO‐1throughO‐8)

3.CurrentTemporaryGrade (dropdownmenuofallgradesO‐1throughO‐8)

4.CurrentBilletGrade (dropdownmenuofallgradesO‐1throughO‐8)

5.Sub‐specialtywithinHSOCategory (BiologicalSciences,PhysicalandEnvironmentalSciences,Optometry,ClinicalPsychology,SocialWork,Podiatry,MedicalTechnology,DentalHygiene,MedicalRecordsAdministration,PhysicianAssistant,InformationTechnology,HealthEducation,HealthcareAdministration,OtherPublicHealthSpecialties,Other(freetext))

6.WereyouconsideredforTEMPORARY (Yes,No)promotionduringthe2015cycle

7.Wereyoupromoted? (Yes,No,N/A;Iwasnoteligiblefor

TEMPORARYpromotionduringthe2015cycle)

8.Ifyes,towhichgrade? (dropdownmenuofallgradesO‐1throughO‐8)

9.WereyouconsideredforPERMANENT(Yes,No)promotionduringthe2015cycle?

10.Wereyoupromoted? (Yes,No,N/A;IwasonlyeligibleforTEMPORARYpromotionduringthe2015cycle)

11.Ifyes,towhichgrade? (dropdownmenuofallgradesO‐1throughO‐8;N/A,IwasonlyeligibleforTEMPORARYpromotionduringthe2015cycle)

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1.PerformanceRatingandReviewingOfficial’sStatement(Performance)

12.WhatwasyouroverallCOERScoreduringyourpromotionyear? (#)

13.WhatisyourhighestlevelindividualPHShonorawardreceived?(Dropdownmenu)

14.WhatisthetotalnumberofPHSIndividualHonorAwardsyouhavereceived?(#)

15.WhatisthetotalnumberofPHSUnitHonorAwardsyouhavereceived?(#)

16.WhatisthetotalnumberofPHSServiceAwardsyouhavereceived?(#)

17.Iamasupervisorofatleastoneemployeeinmycurrentposition.(Yes,No)

2.Education,Training,andProfessionalDevelopmentRelatedtotheNeedsofthePHS

18.WhatisthelevelofyourCommissioningDegree?(Dropdownmenu:Bachelor,Masters,Doctorate)

19.Whatisthehighestlevelofadditionaldegreesearnedsincecommissioning? (Dropdownmenu:Notapplicable,Bachelor,Masters,Doctorate)

20.Imeet/exceedtheminimumContinuingEducationstandardsorrequirementsformydiscipline.(Yes,No,N/A)

21.IhaveaccumulatedadditionalPublicHealthtrainingorcertificationsbeyondmycommissioningdegree(Yes,No)

3.CareerProgressionandPotential

22.HowmanytransfershaveyouhadduringyourPHScareer?OnlyincludegeographicandagencytransfersforwhichTransferPersonnelOrderswereissued–thesedonotincludebilletchanges. (#)

23.Howmanyagency‐levelcommitteesdidyouparticipatewithorleadduringthepreviousyear?(#)

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4.ProfessionalContributions&ServicestothePHSCommissionedCorps(Officership)

Question#24:PHSActivity Highestpositionheld(selectthesinglehighestpositionforeach)

1. HealthServicesProfessionalAdvisoryCommittee(HS‐PAC)

(Dropdownmenu:Chair,executivecommitteemember,committeechair,votingmember,teamlead,activeparticipant,other,non‐member)

2. ProfessionalAdvisoryGroups(PAPAG,BASPAG,etc.)

(Dropdownmenu:Chair,executivecommittee,committeechair,votingmember,teamlead,activeparticipant,other,non‐member)

3. DeploymentTeam(APHT,RDF,etc.)

(Dropdownmenu:TeamCommander,DeputyCommander,teamlead,teammember,non‐member)

4. AdvisoryGroup(JOAG,BCOAG,etc.)

(Dropdownmenu:Chair,executivecommittee,committeechair,votingmember,teamlead,activeparticipant,other,non‐member)

5. CommissionedOfficersAssociation(COA)

(Dropdownmenu:Nationalboardmember,branchpresident,branchexecutivecommitteemember,activeparticipant,other,non‐member)

25.HowmanytimeshaveyoubeendeployedasaPHSOfficer?Donotincludenon‐Corps/agencydeployments.(#;(ifneverdeployed,enter“0”)

26.IamanactiveparticipantintheofficialHS‐PACofficermentoringprogram,eitherasamentor,menteeorboth.(Dropdownmenu:Mentor,mentee,bothmentorandmentee,neither)

27.DatafromasurveysimilartothisonewasusedtoproducetheHS‐PAC’s“2013‐2014PromotedOfficerProfile”report.Wereyouawareofthereportanddidyouutilizeittohelpprepareyourselfforthe2015promotioncycle?

(dropdownmenu:Iwasnotawareofthereportfromlastyear,IwasawareofthereportbutdidnotaccessitontheHSOwebsite,IreadthereportontheHSOwebsitebutdidn’tneedtomakeanychangesinmypromotionpackageasaresultofthereport,Ireadthereportandmadechangestomypromotionpackageasaresultofthedatainthereport,Ireadthereportandusedtheinformationinwaysotherthanpromotionpreparation(mentoringadvicetojuniorofficers,furthercareerplanning,etc.)

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28.Pleaseprovideanyadditionalfeedbackorcommentsthatyou’dliketoincludewithyourresponses.(freetextarea)