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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT 
PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// 
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// 
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NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS 
APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.   
REF B IS 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 8323.// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2023 
Medical Service Corps (MSC) In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) selection 
board.  The MSC IPP selection board will convene in the Fall of 2022. 
 
2.  Eligibility criteria, application procedures and requirements are 
outlined in this NAVADMIN, chapters 1, 2 and 6 of reference (a) and Program 
Authorization (PA) 115B, which can be viewed on the MyNavy HR website under 
officer community managers at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-
Management/Community-Management/Officer/Program-Authorizations/. 
 
3.  Applications will be accepted for the following specialties: 
Health Care Administration (HCA), Entomology, Industrial Hygiene, 
Medical Laboratory Science, Environmental Health, Radiation Health, 
Social Work, Pharmacy and Physician Assistant. 
 
4.  Applicants must include a conditional release in their application. 
    a.  Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a 
nuclear Navy enlisted classification must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action 
Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) form to the Nuclear Propulsion Program Management 
Office (OPNAV N133) via their detailer. 
    b.  Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs must submit a NAVPERS 
1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release. 
 
5.  Applicants for training must provide an acceptance letter from an 
accredited university in line with PA 115B and submit scholastic aptitude 
test, American college testing, graduate record examination, graduate 
management admission test or pharmacy college admission test scores, as 
applicable. 
 
6.  Amplifying guidance for the AY-23 MSC IPP selection board: 
    a.  HCA direct:  Must have an accredited masters degree prior to board. 
    b.  HCA training:  Must include an acceptance letter from either the 
Army-Baylor University graduate program in HCA or the masters in HCA and 
Policy degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 
    c.  Physician assistant: 
        (1) Official transcripts from all attended academic institutions must 
be requested and sent by the institution directly to the University of 
Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) no later than (NLT) 15 July 2022.  The UNMC 
online application provides the appropriate mailing address.  Application to 
UNMC physician assistant program must be initiated online via the 
WebAdmit/UNICAS system on the My Navy Portal (MNP) website at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning- 
programs via the MSC IPP, UNMC application link NLT 15 July 2022. 
No documents need to be uploaded into the WebAdmit/UNICAS system. 
        (2) Completion of the online application does not qualify as 
submission of the application.  Hard-copy applications must be mailed to Navy 
Medicine Professional Development Command (NMPDC) by 12 August 2022 (see 
paragraph 9).  Applicants will be notified of their academic eligibility well 
before the official MSC IPP application deadline. 
 
7.  Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of 
initial appointment and commissioning.  Age waivers up to age 48 are 
available for physician assistant applicants only. 
 
8.  In line with references (a) and (b), applicants are reminded that to be 
eligible for voluntary retirement, an applicant appointed as an officer is 
required to complete 20 years of active-duty service, with at least 10 years 
of service as an active commissioned officer. 
 
9.  Applications must be postmarked by 12 August 2022 and mailed to: 
    Commanding Officer 
    Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Center 
    8955 Wood Road 
    Bldg 1 16th Floor, Rooms 16141 16148 
    Bethesda MD 20889-5611 
All required documentation must be received by 2 September 2022. 
Detailed application information can be found on the MNP website at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning- 
programs via the *MSC IPP Application Information* link. 
 
10.  Board results will be released at the aforementioned website once 
approved. 
 
11.  Point of contact is Beverly D. Kemp, NMPDC (Code O3C HMDT), who can be 
reached at (301) 319-4520/DSN 285, or via e-mail at 
beverly.d.kemp.civ@mail.mil. 
 
12.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 
2023, whichever occurs first. 
 
13.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// 
 
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