Transcript Army Entomology - Armed Forces Pest Management Board

U.S. Army Medical
ENTOMOLOGY
U.S. Army
Medical Entomology Program
COL Scott Gordon
Medical Entomology Consultant
to the Army Surgeon General
Agenda
• Focus, Size & Location of Army
Entomology
• Assignments
– Operational
– Teaching
– Research
• Educational Opportunities
Focus
Preventive Medicine
Prevent arthropod-borne diseases
in soldiers, family members, and
other individuals for whom the Army
is responsible.
Rank Distribution of 59 Officers
25
20
15
10
5
0
LT
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
Tacoma, WA
Aberdeen, MD
Odenton, MD
Silver Spring, MD
Bethesda, MD
,
Germany
Lorton, VA
S. Korea
Fayetteville, NC
Savannah, GA
Japan
CO Springs, CO
Leesville, LA
Killeen, TX
San Antonio, TX
Kenya
Thailand
Locations of Army Medical Entomologists
Assignments
• Operational
– Deployable units
– Fixed Bases & Staffs
– Senior Level Staff
• Teaching
– Army Medical Department School
– Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci
• Research
Operational Assignments
Medical Detachments
Field/Deployable Organizations
USA
Fort Bragg, NC
Fort Carson, CO
Fort Hood, TX
Fort Polk, LA
Fort Stewart, GA
Fort Lewis, WA
Overseas
South Korea
Germany
Functional Areas and Duties
• Survey and monitor
medically important
arthropods and rodents,
etc.
• Provide vector-borne
disease surveillance
• Conduct vector control
operations
• Recommend ways to
reduce vector-borne
disease threat
Functional Areas and Duties
• Preventive medicine team member
• Assist with retrograde/quarantine
operations
• General biologist
Mosquito Identification and
Processing in Iraq
Distributing Insect Repellents for
Operation Iraqi Freedom
PM Detachment (Ento)
Kuwait 2006
Operational Assignments
Fixed Bases and Staffs
• Center for Health Promotion and
Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) & Hospitals
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Aberdeen, MD
Odenton, MD
Fayetteville, NC
Savannah, GA
• San Antonio &
Killeen, TX
• Tacoma, WA
• Landstuhl,
Germany
• Tokyo, Japan
Functional Areas and Duties
• Provide technical support and
training to deployable entomology
units
• Promote IPM techniques
• Review installation pest mgt plans
• Review pest management contracts
• Liaison with state and federal
agencies
Operational Assignments
Senior Level Staff
• Medical Commands & Brigades –
U.S. and Germany
• 8th U.S. Army – So. Korea
• U.S. Army Medical Command, TX
• Defense Logistics Agency, VA
• Armed Forces Pest Mgt Board, MD
Assignments
• Operational
– Deployable units
– Fixed Bases & Staffs
– Senior Level Staff
• Teaching
– Army Medical Department School
– Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci
• Research
Teaching Assignments
• Academy of
Health
SciencesSan Antonio,
TX
• Uniformed Services
University of the
Health SciencesBethesda, MD
Assignments
• Operational
– Deployable units
– Fixed Bases & Staffs
– Senior Level Staff
• Teaching
– Army Medical Department School
– Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci
• Research
Research Assignments
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
– Silver Spring, MD
– Other WRAIR Sites:
Thailand, Kenya, Smithsonian
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute
for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
– Frederick, MD
Research Programs
• Repellent development
• Vector surveillance/control
• Rapid diagnostics
• Medical entomology
• Vector biosystematics
• Malaria vaccine development
support
Unit Assignments
Fld Units
CHPPM
Hospitals
AFPMB
Teaching
Research
Training
0
5
10
15
Professional Advantages of a
Career in Army Entomology
• Chance to apply entomological training to
protect the health of thousands of troops
• Exposure to a broad variety of entomological
situations, often overseas
• Military career offers opportunities to
develop excellent leadership and
management skills
• Teach many kinds of students
Professional Advantages of a
Career in Army Entomology
• Large inter-service research program
• Opportunity to develop full potential as
scientist
• Experience a mentored professional
environment
• Provides career progression within
entomological discipline for a 30-year
career
Requirements
• Master’s or Ph.D. in entomology or
related degree (with medical
entomology course and lab)
• *B.S. in entomology (with medical
entomology course and lab)
*Qualified on case-by-case basis
• Competitive board process
selection
2009 Average Annual Military
Salary
(not including BAH, BAS, Health Benefits, Tax Advantage)
Average
Management
Salary
Average
Entomology
Salary
Average
American
Salary
http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/total_compensation_officer.jsp#chart
Opportunities for Graduate
Education in Entomology
• Graduate studies totally funded by
Army
• M.S. and Ph.D. programs available on
a competitive basis
U.S. Army Entomology
Questions?
Medical Entomology
Consultant
COL Scott Gordon
Medical Entomology Consultant
to the Army Surgeon General
E-mail: [email protected]