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Updated Navy PA Career Roadmap
Our Navy PA Specialty Leader, Assistant Specialty Leaders, and others have worked together to recently update a standardized "road map" for a Navy PA's career.
These roadmaps should serve as general frameworks with which one could plan and navigate their career.
We remain grateful to our Navy PA leadership and to our community as we all work to enhance our own and each other's careers. One Navy PA Team.
Navy PA Career Roadmap as a Timeline
Navy PA Career Roadmap as a List
0-2 Years of Service
Promotion
- LTJG
Mentorship
- Choose a mentor
Specialty Competency
- Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements
- Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA)
Naval Competency
- Warfare Qualification
- OOD
- C4
- B-ROC
Leadership Courses
- DIVLOC
- JMOC(B)
- JHOC
Clinical Education
- CME maintenance
Duty Stations
- EMF
- BHC
- Operational (USMC/CVN)
- OCONUS
Alternate Billets
- N/A
2-10 Years of Service
Promotion
- LT
Mentorship
- Choose a mentor
Specialty Competency
- Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements
- Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA)
- SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member
Naval Competency
- Warfare Qualification
- OOD/CDO
- C4
- B-ROC
- POMI Course
- JPME 1
- Serve as Board Recorder
Leadership Courses
- ILC
- CMC
- HMC
- JMESP
- JMOC(B)
- JMPT
- JHOC
Clinical Education
- DUINS, Fellowship, APA
Duty Stations
- EMF
- BHC
- Operational (USMC/CVN)
- OCONUS
Alternate Billets
- N/A
8-18 Years of Service
Promotion
- LCDR
Mentorship
- Mentor an individual
- Serve as ASL
Specialty Competency
- Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements
- Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA)
- SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member
- Leader National Professional Association
Naval Competency
- Warfare Qualification
- CDO
- A-ROC
- POMI Course
- War College
- JPME 2
- Serve on a board in any capacity
Leadership Courses
- ILC
- CMC
- LCSS
- HMC
- JMESP
- JMOC(A)
- JMPT
- JHOC
- MedXellence
- SLLC
Clinical Education
- DUINS, Fellowship, APA
- Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD)
Duty Stations
- EMF
- BHC – Dept Head
- Instructor Duty (IPAP/SWMI)
- Regimental Surgeon
- SMO/Deputy SMO
Alternate Billets
- OIC Milestone
- Joint Billet
- DUINS Program Director
16-22 Years of Service
Promotion
- CDR
Mentorship
- Mentor a Group or Community
- Serve as SL
Specialty Competency
- Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements
- Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA)
- SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member
- Leader National Professional Association
Naval Competency
- JPME 2
- War College
- Serve on a board in any capacity
- Capstone
- PXO
Leadership Courses
- IIFHCL
- TFMEP
- SLC
- LCSS
- CAPSTONE
- HMC
- JMESP
- JMOC(A)
- JMPT
- JSMLC
- JHOC
- MedXellence
- SLLC
- MSLP
Clinical Education
- Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD)
Duty Stations
- Regimental Surgeon
- SMO/Deputy SMO
Alternate Billets
- OIC Milestone
- XO
- NAVMED
- BUMED
- IPAP Program Director
- Detailer
18-30 Years of Service
Promotion
- CAPT
Mentorship
- Mentor a Community
Specialty Competency
- Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements
- Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA)
- SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member
- Leader National Professional Association
Naval Competency
- JPME 2
- Senior Legal Officer Course
- War College
- Serve on a board in any capacity
- Capstone
- PXO
- PCO
Leadership Courses
- IIFHCL
- TFMEP
- SLC
- NSLS
- CAPSTONE
- JSMLC
- MedXellence
- SLLC
- MSLP
Clinical Education
- Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD)
Duty Stations
- N/A
Alternate Billets
- BUMED
- Joint Billet
- XO
- CO
Here is the above represented in a tabular format:
Years Service | Promotion | Mentorship | Specialty Competency | Naval Competency | Leadership Courses | Clinical Education | Duty Stations | Alternate Billets |
0-2 | LTJG | Choose a mentor | 1. Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements 2. Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA) | 1. Warfare Qualification 2. OOD 3. C4 4. B-ROC | 1. DIVLOC 2. JMOC(B) 3. JHOC | CME maintenance | 1. EMF 2. BHC 3. Operational (USMC/CVN) 4. OCONUS | |
2-10 | LT | Choose a mentor | 1. Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements 2. Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA) 3. SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member | 1. Warfare Qualification 2. OOD/CDO 3. C4 4. B-ROC 5. POMI Course 6. JPME 1 7. Serve as Board Recorder | 1. ILC 2. CMC 3. HMC 4. JMESP 5. JMOC(B) 6. JMPT 7. JHOC | 1. DUINS, Fellowship, APA | 1. EMF 2. BHC 3. Operational (USMC/CVN) 4. OCONUS | |
8-18 | LCDR | 1. Mentor an individual 2. Serve as ASL | 1. Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements 2. Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA) 3. SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member 4. Leader National Professional Association | 1. Warfare Qualification 2. CDO 3. A-ROC 4. POMI Course 5. War College 6. JPME 2 7. Serve on a board in any capacity | 1. ILC 2. CMC 3. LCSS 4. HMC 5. JMESP 6. JMOC(A) 7. JMPT 8. JHOC 9. MedXellence 10. SLLC | 1. DUINS, Fellowship, APA 2. Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD) | 1. EMF 2. BHC – Dept Head 3. Instructor Duty (IPAP/SWMI) 4. Regimental Surgeon 5. SMO/Deputy SMO | 1. OIC Milestone 2. Joint Billet 3. DUINS Program Director |
16-22 | CDR | 1. Mentor a Group or Community 2. Serve as SL | 1. Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements 2. Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA) 3. SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member 4. Leader National Professional Association | 1. JPME 2 2. War College 3. Serve on a board in any capacity 4. Capstone 5. PXO | 1. IIFHCL 2. TFMEP 3. SLC 4. LCSS 5. CAPSTONE 6. HMC 7. JMESP 8. JMOC(A) 9. JMPT 10. JSMLC 11. JHOC 12. MedXellence 13. SLLC 14. MSLP | Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD) | 1. Regimental Surgeon 2. SMO/Deputy SMO | 1. OIC Milestone 2. XO 3. NAVMED 4. BUMED 5. IPAP Program Director 6. Detailer |
18-30 | CAPT | Mentor a Community | 1. Maintain Board Certification and KSA/Deployment Training Requirements 2. Professional Affiliation (AAPA, NAPA) 3. SME National Professional Association; Presenter/Committee Member 4. Leader National Professional Association | 1. JPME 2 2. Senior Legal Officer Course 3. War College 4. Serve on a board in any capacity 5. Capstone 6. PXO 7. PCO | 1. IIFHCL 2. TFMEP 3. SLC 4. NSLS 5. CAPSTONE 6. JSMLC 7. MedXellence 8. SLLC 9. MSLP | Advanced Degree (MPH, MEd, DSc, DHSc, PhD) | 1. BUMED 2. Joint Billet 3. XO 4. CO |
Abbreviations
- A-ROC: Advanced Readiness Officer Course (Formerly AMDOC Advanced Medical Department Officer Course)
- B-ROC: Basic Readiness Officer Course (Formerly BMDOC Basic Medical Department Officer Course)
- CMC: Clinic Managers Course
- DIVLOC: Division Officer Leadership Course
- HMC: Healthcare Management Course
- IIFHCL: Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Leaders Course (Formerly IAFHCE Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Leaders Course)
- ILC: Intermediate Leadership Course
- LCSS: Leadership & Communication Program for Senior Supervisors
- JHOC: Joint Humanitarian Operations Course
- JMESP: Joint Medical Executive Skills Program
- JMOC (B): Joint Medical Operational Course - Basic
- JMOC (A): Joint Medical Operational Course - Advanced
- JMPT: Joint Medical Planning Tool Course
- JSMLC: Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course
- MSLP: Medical Strategic Leadership Program
- NSLS: Navy Senior Leader Seminar
- SLC: Senior Leadership Course
- SLLC: Senior Leader Legal Course
- TFEMP: TRICARE Financial Management Executive Program
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