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Commissioned Corps Women’s Issues Advisory Board(CCWIAB)

Positioning Yourself for Success: Leadership Panel

Tuesday, August 4, 20152:30-4:00pm ET

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CCWIAB OverviewMISSION• Identify and analyze key issues that impact Women in the Commissioned Corps • Develop action plans to address issues

MEMBERSHIP• Must have officers from Medical, Dental, Engineering, and Environmental Health categories• Appointed by the Surgeon General

ISSUES• Pregnancy• Breastfeeding• Interpersonal Violence• Deployment• Promotion• Leadership Development• Work Life Balance• Family Care

WEBSITEhttps://dcp.psc.gov/osg/ccwiab/

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LCDR Anita EdwardsChief, Southern Services Branch

HIV/AIDS BureauHealth Resources and Services Administration

• Commissioned July 2010 as a Public Health Service Officer • Masters of Business Administration• Bachelors of Health Services Administration• Current Assignment: Division of State HIV/AIDS Program –

HIV/AIDS Bureau HRSA • Project Officer (2010 – 2012)• Senior Program Advisor (2012 – 2014)• Branch Chief (2014 – Present)• HSPAC Events Subcommittee Co-Chair (2015)• American College of Healthcare Executives Member • Alpha Kappa Psi (Co-Ed Business Fraternity) Member• Mentor, My Sister’s Circle, Baltimore MD

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LCDR Anita Edwards

Establishing a Plan Vision Boards

Identifying strength and opportunities

for growth

Mentors

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Mentors

• Role of Mentors• How to Select a Mentor• Type of mentors• Establishing and maintaining a

mentor/mentee relationship

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Resources

• HHS University http://hhsu.learning.hhs.gov/Learning/index.asp

• Leadership Trainings• Certificate Courses• Online Courses• PACs• Books on Leadership • Toast Masters

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CDR Ivonne ArenaChief Health Services Administrator

Chief Medical OfficeTransportation Security Administration

Department of Homeland Security

• Leadership Quote:

“I always did something I was a little hesitant to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of “WOW”; I am not really sure I can do this, and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a break through”.

Biography

• Commissioned as Public Health Service Officer on August 2007.

• Education: Masters in Health Care Administration (MHA) from University of Puerto Rico.

• Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.

• Current Assignment: Deputy, Health Services Administrator, Transportation Security Administration(TSA)/Office Chief Medical Office, (OCMO).

• Previous PHS Assignments: Department of Defense as a Deputy Chief of Staff for the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

• Previous Service:• U.S. Navy, Medical Service Corps - Patient Administration

Officer for over 8 years. Deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom onboard Medical Treatment Facility USNS COMFORT.

• Serves as project manager for numerous programs/committees for the last 14 years.

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CDR Ivonne Arena

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Deliver Superior

Performance

Cultivate a Followership

Be Boldly Self-Aware

Think Strategically

Attract Mentors

Service to Others

Leadership High-Potential

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1. BE AN ACTIVE MENTOR

4. COMMUNITY

SERVICE

SUCCESSFUL PHS OFFICER

6. GET INVOLVED WITH PHS

ACTIVITIES

5. HAVE MORE THAN ONE

MENTOR

2. CREATE YOUR OWN

CAREER PLAN

3. IDENTIFY CAREER NEEDS/

CREATE ACTIONABLE CHECKLIST

LEADERSHIP TOOLS

Formula for being a Leader

Take control of your life Assume responsibility for who you are Being accountable, set the example, and follow

it Convey a positive and dynamic attitude in

everything you do Learn from your own mistakes as well as those

of others Be Compassionate Make every setback an opportunity to success You can become the Officer you want to be.

Dress like that Officer, talk like that Officer, act like that Officer, write like that Officer, and that will be YOU!!!

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CAPT Sara NewmanDirector, Office of Public Health

National Park Service

My Pathway1988 University of Vermont 1988 Population Institute1990 Demographic Association (Costa Rica)1992 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1994 World Bank1996 John Snow, Inc2001 Bureau of Prisons2002 Uniformed Services University2003 Immigration Health Services2005 DHHS- Emergency Preparedness2007 National Park Service

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Getting To Success

• Assess Your Life Pie• Be A Planner• Be An Officer

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What Does Your Pie Look Like?

Work

Family

Health and Fitness

Commu-nity Ser-vice

Spir-itual-

ityTravel/Leisure

Work

Family

Health and Fitness

Community Service

Spirituality

Travel/Leisure

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Be A Planner

• Have medium and long terms goals• Have mentors• Own (and learn from) your failures• Propose solutions• Adjust to obstacles• Be efficient• Make thoughtful decisions

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Be An Officer

• There is a reason you joined the Corps • Core values (E, S, I, L)• We are ALL leaders• It’s not all about promotion• Don’t allow self doubt to inhibit you• Be a life long learner • Be a listener

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CAPT Earlena R. WilsonChief Dental Officer

Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Correctional Institute in Otisville, NY

• Cincinnati, Ohio• Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) -B.S Biology • Temple University - DMD• University Of North Carolina – MPH• Federal Bureau of Prisons – FCI Fort Dix, NJ

1998-2005• Federal Bureau of Prisons – FCI Otisville, NY

2005-Present

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CAPT Earlene R. Wilson

Leadership Obstacles

• Obstacles on the road to leadership• Continued success in the leadership• Resources that strengthen leadership skills

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Mentoring

• Why is it important to have a mentor ?• How to select a mentor• Role of a mentor

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Career Progression

• Understand your position description• Category benchmarks• Participation in corps activities• Participation in category activities

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RADM Sarah R. Linde, M.D.Chief Public Health Officer

Health Resources and Services Administration

RADM Sarah R. Linde, M.D.

BRIEF BIO• 1988 – Commissioned in USPHS• 1992 -- M.D. – USUHS • 1995 – Family Practice Residency• 1995 – Shenandoah Community Health Center• 1998 – Shenandoah Valley Family Health Center• 2001 – FDA Office of Orphan Products Development• 2007 – OASH (then OPHS) Office of Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion• 2010 – HRSA Office of Regional Operations• 2012 – HRSA Office of the Administrator

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RADM Sarah R. Linde, M.D.

TOP TEN PEARLS1. Focus on Service and Mission2. Represent PHS, HHS, Fed Govt3. Understand and engage in bigger picture4. Understand existence and influence of the

unknown5. Add value

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RADM Sarah R. Linde, M.D.

TOP TEN PEARLS (continued)6. Learn to write and speak clearly and succinctly7. Apply mass casualty triage principles to work8. Seek constructive criticism9. Be flexible and open minded10. Leave your ego at the door

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Thank you!

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Questions ??