Nutrition and Dietetics in the USPHS

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Nutrition and Dietetics in the USPHS

• My experience, so far.

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Academic/professional background prior to USPHS

• 1992 BS/CUP, Georgia State University
• 1993 Became RD
• 1993 Clinical nutrition at Shepherd (Spinal)
  Center, Atlanta
• 1994 MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel
  Hill
• 1993-1994 Nutrition Services, UNC-CH
• 1995 Clinical nutrition at Grady Health Systems,
  Atlanta

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1994 JRCOSTEP w. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe PHS
Indian Hospital, Eagle Butte, SD

• Health Services Officer
• Clinical nutrition services
• Food service
• Community nutrition services
• WIC education material development
• Patient and family education
• Technical consultation and training for various
  community nutrition programs

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1995-2000 Crow/Northern Cheyenne PHS Indian
Hospital, Crow Agency, MT

• Supervisory Dietitian (Billet Junior Staff
  Dietitian Senior Staff Dietitian
• Clinical Nutrition services
• Food Service Supervisor
• Outpatient / Public Health Nutrition Services
• Tobacco control officer
• Tribal and area wide technical consultant

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2000-2003 Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority,
Cherokee, NC

• Public Health Nutritionist
• (Billet Nutrition Specialist)
• Community Based Nutrition Services
• Clinical Nutrition services
• Technical consultant for various community
  programs
• Committee leadership
• Area technical consultant

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2003-2009Chinle Comprehensive Health Care
Facility, Chinle AZ

• Community Nutrition Coordinator
• (Billet Nutrition Specialist Chief, Complex
  Nutrition Dietetics)
• Supervise nine FTE, incl. 3 RD
• Community based Nutrition services
• Clinically based MNT
• Technical consultant for various community
  programs
• Committee leadership
• Navajo Area liaison for national
  initiatives and projects
• TDY Acting Diabetes Program Coordinator

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2009-2011Centers for Disease Control and
PreventionNCCDPHP/DACH/CHEBAtlanta, GA

• Public Health Advisor
• (Billet Public Health Program Specialist)
• Program consultant for Racial and Ethnic
  Approaches to Community Health (REACH) U.S.
  Program
• Membership in various workgroups and committees
• TDY Acting Team Lead, Technical Assistance and
  Program Support Team, REACH (02/10-03/11)

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2011-TodayCenters for Disease Control and
PreventionNCCDPHP/DACH/CHEBAtlanta, GA

• Team Leader, Technical Assistance and Program
  Support (Billet Senior Program Management
  Officer)
• Supervise project officers for three REACH
  program components
• Fifty six grantees 39,000,000
• Membership in various workgroups
• Participation on various subcommittees

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Corps Support Roles

• 1996-1999 Board Member, APAOC
• 1999-2000 Corresponding Secretary, USPHS APAOC
• 2002-2007 Associate Recruiter, Lead AR D/NPAC
  Recruitment Subcommittee
• 2003-2005 Navajo Area IHS contact for
  recruitment- directly involved in recruiting
  several COs to the Navajo region of IHS
• 2003-2006 Chinle Service Unit Commissioned
  Corps Liaison Officer
• 2004 Commissioned Corps Readiness Force (CCRF)
  training faculty
• 2004 Support author for dietitian trade
  publication (Todays Dietitian) article
• 2004-2006 Led local COA chapter development and
  application process
• 2005 Chinle Service Unit PHS officer honor guard
  
• 2005, 2008 Hurricane Katrina and Dean support
• 2005-2007 Secured and supervised/mentored
  SRCOSTEP position
• 2006-2007, 2009-2010 Junior officer mentor
• 2006-current RDF 5 APHT 5

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Non-Corps Leadership and Support Roles

• Technical consultation
• Agency committee and workgroup
• Professional organization boards and committees
• 2008-2009 ADA Internship Preceptor
• 2011 Content Advisor, ADA Practice Paper
• 2011 Supporting author, CDC MMWR

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USPHS Support Roles

• What will these support roles do for your career?
• Develop leadership skills and potential
• Create networking and partnership opportunities
• Expand your portfolio, value added skills
• Earn awards

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Strategies for Success

• Network inside and outside of your sandbox
• Think outside the cube
• Spot and utilize opportunity in all situations
• Seek to work for and with excellence
• Partner and coordinate with respected colleagues
  and progams
• Seek to work for and with those with a global
  perspective

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Strategies for Success

• Ask questions
• Volunteer to be a member or f/if leader of
  workgroups, subcommittees, taskforces, etc.
• Develop clearly stated formal short, intermediate
  and long term goals
• Align your goals with PMAP/PMAS, IDP, benchmarks
• Be persistent, always in a respectful and sincere
  manner
• Know the evidence, be the SME