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SUBJ/FY-13 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM 
SELECTION BOARD//

RMKS/1.  THE FY-13 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT 
PROGRAM (IPP) SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2012.  THE MSC 
IPP PROVIDES A PATH FOR QUALIFIED, CAREER MOTIVATED ACTIVE DUTY 
ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN A COMMISSION AS AN MSC OFFICER.  THE 
FY-13 BOARD WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING 
SPECIALTIES:  HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OCCUPATIONAL 
THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK AND RADIATION HEALTH.

2.  THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED SAILORS, MARINES AND 
NAVY FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) PERSONNEL IN ANY RATING OR MILITARY 
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IN PAY GRADES E5 THROUGH E9 AT THE TIME OF 
APPLICATION.  WAIVERS FOR E4 PAY GRADES WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A 
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS APPLICANTS ONLY.  MEMBERS 
OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) OR SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT), ONE-TO-THREE YEAR 
RECALLS OR ACTIVE RESERVE MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 

3.  APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN 
OPNAVINST 1420.1B (CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 6) AND THIS NAVADMIN.  A 
SUBSEQUENT MARINE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE (MARADMIN) WILL OUTLINE 
CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE 
SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.  

4.  APPLICANTS MUST NOT HAVE REACHED THEIR 42ND BIRTHDAY BY THE TIME 
OF INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND COMMISSIONING.  AGE WAIVERS WILL NOT BE 
GRANTED.

5.  AMPLIFYING EXAM INFORMATION FOR THE FY-13 BOARD. 
    A.  COLLEGE BOARD (SAT OR ACT) EXAM SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL 
APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO COMPLETE A BACHELORS DEGREE USING MILITARY 
FUNDING.  THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SAT SCORE IS 1,000 
(MINIMUM MATH -460) AND THE MINIMUM ACT SCORE IS 42 (COMBINED MATH 
AND ENGLISH).  APPLICATION PACKAGES MISSING EXAM SCORES WILL NOT BE 
CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. 
    B.  GRADUATE RECORD EXAM (GRE) OR GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION 
TEST (GMAT) SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING TO 
COMPLETE A MASTERS DEGREE USING MILITARY FUNDING (EXCLUDING PHARMACY).  
FOR NON-MASTERS PREPARED APPLICANTS, A GRE SCORE OF 1000 (PRE-AUGUST 
2011 EXAMS) OR 300 (POST-AUGUST 2011 EXAMS) OR A GMAT SCORE OF 500 IS 
REQUIRED.  APPLICATION PACKAGES MISSING EXAM SCORES WILL NOT BE 
CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
    C.  FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING TO THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM, 
ONLY SAT SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED.  APPLICATIONS WITH AN SAT MATH SCORE 
BELOW 460 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  
    D.  PHARMACY APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMISSION 
TEST (PCAT) SCORES.  

6.  FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS, MSC IPP IS NOT OFFERING 
A FULL-TIME OUT SERVICE TRAINING OPTION FOR THIS BOARD.  APPLICANTS 
WILL BE SCREENED FOR SELECTION TO ATTEND FULL-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING 
AT EITHER ARMY-BAYLOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH CARE 
ADMINISTRATION OR THE MASTERS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY 
DEGREE AT THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES, A 
GRE OR GMAT SCORE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS REGARDLESS OF DEGREES 
CURRENTLY HELD.  IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO 
SEEK CONDITIONAL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE FROM ONE OR BOTH SCHOOLS FOR 
INCLUSION IN THEIR IPP PACKAGE.  

7.  HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION APPLICANTS SEEKING ENTRY GRADE CREDIT 
UPON SELECTION, MUST HAVE OBTAINED A MASTERS DEGREES PRIOR TO JUNE 
2013, MUST HAVE AN EMPHASIS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, AND MUST 
BE ACCREDITED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITING BODIES:  COMMISSION 
ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION 
(SEE WWW.CAHME.ORG); THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF 
BUSINESS (SEE WWW.AACSB.EDU); THE COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH (SEE WWW.CEPH.ORG); NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC 
AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION (SEE WWW.NASPAA.ORG).

8.  FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICANTS, TO DETERMINE AN APPLICANT'S 
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY BY THE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION, APPLICANTS 
MUST SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 
SCHOOLS ATTENDED TO THE NAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER 
(NAVMED PDC) NO LATER THAN 15 JUNE 2012.  NOTE THIS IS NOT THE 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF AN OFFICIAL IPP APPLICATION, ONLY THE 
APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC HISTORY.  APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR 
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY WELL BEFORE THE OFFICIAL IPP APPLICATION DEADLINE. 

9.  APPLICANTS FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM MUST HAVE AN 
ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
 THAT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR 
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION (SEE WWW.AOTA.ORG).  

10.  APPLICANTS FOR THE 24-MONTH SOCIAL WORK INTERNSHIP MUST HAVE A 
MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK (MSW) FROM A GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL 
WORK ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION 
(SEE WWW.CSWE.ORG) WITH A COMPLETION DATE NLT JUNE 2013.  CANDIDATES 
WITH STRONG CLINICAL BACKGROUNDS ARE PREFERRED, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN 
TO THOSE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE AND PROFICIENCY IN DIAGNOSIS 
AND TREATMENT, TRAUMA, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), 
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AND RESILIENCY.  A LICENSED GRADUATE 
SOCIAL WORKER (LGSW) OR EQUIVALENT IS REQUIRED FOR INTERNSHIP IN 
STATES THAT LICENSE POST-MSW SOCIAL WORKERS.

11.  APPLICANTS FOR THE 48-MONTH MASTER'S DEGREE AND INTERNSHIP MUST 
HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM IN SOCIAL WORK 
THAT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION 
(SEE WWW.CSWE.ORG).  CANDIDATES WITH STRONG CLINICAL BACKGROUNDS ARE 
PREFERRED, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THOSE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE 
EXPERIENCE IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, TRAUMA, PTSD, TBI AND 
RESILIENCY.  

12.  FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED THAT, PER
OPNAVINST 1811.3 AND 10 USC 6323, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT, AN APPLICANT APPOINTED AS AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO 
COMPLETE MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, OF WHICH AT LEAST 10 
YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN ACTIVE COMMISSIONED OFFICER (UNLESS WAIVED 
TO EIGHT).

13.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 17 AUGUST 2012 
AND MAILED TO:  
     NAVY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
     8901 WISCONSIN AVENUE
     BETHESDA MD 20889.
ADDITIONAL OR AMPLIFYING DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, 
PCAT OR OTHER APPLICABLE SCORES MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 
14 SEPTEMBER 2012.  INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE
WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.  DETAILED APPLICATION INFORMATION 
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/SITES/NAVMEDMPTE/PAGES/
MSCIPPPAINSERVICEPROCUREMENTPROGRAMPHYSICIANASSISTANT.ASPX

14.  POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MS. BEVERLY KEMP AT (301) 319-4520/DSN 
285 OR VIA E-MAIL AT beverly.kemp@med.navy.mil, HM2 SOUCY AT 
(301) 295-0925/DSN 295 OR VIA E-MAIL AT allyson.soucy@med.navy.mil 
OR mscipp@med.navy.mil.  

15.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//
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