United States

Public Health Service

Clare Helminiak, MD, MPHClare Helminiak, MD, MPHRear Admiral, USPHSRear Admiral, USPHS

Chief Medical Officer, USPHSChief Medical Officer, USPHSDeputy Director for Medical SurgeDeputy Director for Medical Surge

Office of Preparedness and Emergency OperationsOffice of Preparedness and Emergency OperationsOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Department of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

COMMISSIONED CORPSCOMMISSIONED CORPS

A Vision for Leadership A Vision for Leadership for Women USPHS Officersfor Women USPHS Officers

Seven Uniformed Services of the United StatesSeven Uniformed Services of the United States

DOD Armed Military

Non-DOD Non-Armed Can Be Militarized

Non-DOD (DHS)

Armed

Military

(HHS)

(DOC)

A Proud HistoryA Proud History

1798 Marine Hospital Fund…1798 Marine Hospital Fund… 1889 Commissioned Corps1889 Commissioned Corps

PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY...…FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

OfficershipOfficership

““A platoon leader doesn’t get his platoon to A platoon leader doesn’t get his platoon to go by getting up and shouting and saying, ‘I go by getting up and shouting and saying, ‘I am smarter. I am the leader’. He gets them am smarter. I am the leader’. He gets them to go along with him because they want to to go along with him because they want to do it for him and they believe in him”. do it for him and they believe in him”.

-Dwight D. Eisenhower-Dwight D. Eisenhower

OfficershipOfficership

Broaden your skill set at every opportunityBroaden your skill set at every opportunity

VolunteerVolunteer

Accept unique/challenging/unusual Accept unique/challenging/unusual assignmentsassignments

Avoid a rut, plow a new furrow insteadAvoid a rut, plow a new furrow instead

Be willing to accept riskBe willing to accept risk

Assist other officers on your way upAssist other officers on your way up

Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer for anything- USNavyDon't ever be the first, don't ever be the last,

and don't ever volunteer for anything- USNavy

F-111 Aardvark

  'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'  -Unknown Author-

CH-47 Chinook

Have a Mentor/Be a MentorHave a Mentor/Be a Mentor

The ClubThe Club

C-130 Hercules

 Having lost sight of our objectives we need to redouble our efforts.

CommunicationCommunication--Being the Loudest Hallelujah in the ChoirBeing the Loudest Hallelujah in the Choir

-Speaking Truth to Power-Speaking Truth to Power-Active Listening-Active Listening

B-52 BomberB-52 Bomber

 Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground- US Air Force

USS Theodore Roosevelt

'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' - Naval Ops Manual

'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' - Naval Ops Manual

Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you- advice to new guyDon't draw fire, it irritates the people around you- advice to new guy

F-18 Hornet

Leverage the Power of the White Leverage the Power of the White CoatCoat

Juggling PrioritiesJuggling Priorities

Family and CareerFamily and Career

““Before I got married I had six theories about Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children. Now I have six bringing up children. Now I have six children and no theories”.children and no theories”.

-John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)-John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)

““He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” peace in his home.” -Goethe-Goethe

Bloom where you are plantedBloom where you are planted

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction. We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

B1B -Lancer

LeadershipLeadershipLeaders are called to standLeaders are called to stand

in that lonely placein that lonely place

between the no longer and the not yetbetween the no longer and the not yet

and intentionally make decisionsand intentionally make decisions

that will bind, forge, movethat will bind, forge, move

and create history.and create history.

We are not called to be popular,We are not called to be popular,

we are not called to be safe,we are not called to be safe,

we are not called to follow,we are not called to follow,

we are the ones called to take risks,we are the ones called to take risks,

we are the ones called to change attitudes,we are the ones called to change attitudes,

to risk displeasures,to risk displeasures,

we are the ones called to gamble our lives,we are the ones called to gamble our lives,

For a better world.For a better world.

Mary Lou Anderson, April 1970Mary Lou Anderson, April 1970

““The task of medicine is to cure sometimes, relieve often, The task of medicine is to cure sometimes, relieve often, and to comfort always.” -Ambrose Pareand to comfort always.” -Ambrose Pare

Live Long and Prosper