The Joint Military Medical Executive Skills initiative: an impressive response to changing human resource management rules of engagement.

Full Abstract

Confronted with a sudden and substantial change in the rules regarding who could command a military medical treatment facility (MTF), the Military Health System (MHS) responded to the challenge with an impressive human resource management solution-the Joint Medical Executive Skills Program. The history, emergence, and continuing role of this initiative exemplifies the MHS's capacity to fulfill the spirit and intent of an arduous Congressional mandate while enhancing professional development and sustaining the career opportunities of medical officers. The MHS response to the Congressional requirement that candidates for MTF command demonstrate professional administrative skills was decisive, creative, and consistent with the basic principles of human resource management. The Joint Medical Executive Skills Program is a management success story that demonstrates how strategic planning, well-defined skills requirements, and structured training can assure a ready supply of qualified commanders for the military's MTFs.

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Author information

Author/s: Kerr, Bernard J (BJ);

Affiliation: Health Administration Division, School of Health Sciences, Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, HPB 1208, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Military medicine (Mil Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jan; vol 172 (issue 1) : pp 49-52

Dates: Created 2007/02/05; Completed 2007/03/06;

PMID: 17274266, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Hospital Administrators - education; standards
Hospitals, Military - organization & administration
Humans
Leadership
Military Medicine - education

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