USPHS Office of Force Readiness and Deployment Response Readiness Training Lifecycle

1. USPHS Office of Force Readiness and Deployment Response Readiness Training Lifecycle “A continuous continuum” 1 MAR 2007

2. Force Readiness Training Life Cycle • Based on the National Response Plan, National Incident Management System • Meets S3678 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness ACT objectives, DHHS Secretary’s goals • Provides successive training building blocks

3. OFRD Training Groundwork Training is a continuous continuum; successive training becomes more complex

4. Novice Responder Level Managerial Level Executive Level Through Year 1 Target Years 1-5 Target Years 6-20 Target Years 20 + • Leadership and response • training begins with call to • active duty • Officers will meet basic • readiness requirements • Drill down training for • specific deployment roles • Officers will deploy in • support roles • Advanced Leadership • Training • Officers are capable • of assuming leadership • roles on deployment • Executive Leadership • Training • Officers are capable • of assuming senior • leadership roles on • deployment OFRD Response Education and Training Lifecycle for USPHS Commission Corps Officers • The individual competencies and expertise of officers will be considered in  • assignment during deployments and in access to training opportunities  • It is a command expectation of all officers to be prepared, ready to deploy, and to • exhibit leadership attributes regardless of training or deployment role

5. Novice Call to Active Duty – 1 Year • Leadership and Response • Training begins with call to • active duty • Officers will meet basic • readiness requirements

6. Goal: Officers will have knowledge of Response requirements and will adopt response culture KNOWLEDGE Objectives: • Officers will be able to describe response missions and expectations of officers • Officers will be able to explain the roles of response teams and tiers • Officer shall identify ESF-8 and specifically USPHS roles and responsibility according to the National Response Plan Objectives for adoption of RESPONSE CULTURE: • Officers will be able to create a plan for meeting readiness standards within one year of Call to active duty. • Officers will initiate and complete the process for meeting readiness standards

7. Responder Level Target 1 yr – 5 + • Drill down training for • specific deployment roles • Officers will deploy in • response roles

8. Goal: Officers will develop skills for specific deployment roles and will deploy in staff function • KNOWLEDGE Objectives: • As appropriate, Officers will obtain skill through web-based training, drills and functional exercises in: • Medical management of casualties, taking into account the needs of at- risk individuals. • Public health aspects of public health emergencies • Mental health aspects of public health emergencies • DEPLOYMENT Objectives: • Officers will be trained and able to function in the public health management of disasters specifically in the areas of planning, operations, logistics, administration and finance

9. Managerial Level Target Year 6- 20 + • Advanced Leadership • Training • Officers are capable • of assuming leadership • roles on deployment • Note: Managerial training does not • excuse Officers from being capable of • fulfilling a responder role!

10. Goal: Officers will develop skills for agency and organization management between the executive level and first level management KNOWLEDGE Objectives: • Expand comprehension on how to support field level teams and assets • Become experts in the roles and responsibilities of Federal, state, tribal, local, and private organizations during a public health emergency response DEPLOYMENT Objectives: • Officers will be capable of serving in Incident Command Roles as section chiefs, branch directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Team Leaders

11. Executive Level Target Year 20 + • Executive Leadership • Training • Officers are capable • of assuming senior • leadership roles on • deployment

12. Goal: Officers will be prepared to fill ICS roles as Unified Commander, Incident Commander, Command Staff in either area command or single command and to act as a Senior Health Official KNOWLEDGE Objectives: • Expertise in managing multi-agency coordination systems • Proficiency in advanced ICS DEPLOYMENT Objectives: • Provide executive level multi-agency coordination

13. Learning Management System Change to Blackboard One training system Community space Interface FEMA Enterprise Architecture/MOAS QA/QC Response Team Training (Response through Manager) National Priorities/HHS Playbooks Skills, drills, functional exercises across teams APHT’s, MHT’s, RDF’s DoD, Johns Hopkins, American Red Cross Ft Sam Houston – Camp Bullis FY 07 OFRD Training Initiatives

14. FY 07 OFRD Training Initiatives Call to Active Duty (novice) • Identifying curriculum • Tested 40% of operational concepts • Need finalized curriculum approval from Transformation Officer to develop and test USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium • Available to all Tiers • Quarantine and surge capacity • CDC, University of Michigan, OFRD Direct Military Training Network BLS program for USPHS HAMR team training curriculum

15. FY 07 ASPR Training Initiatives Managerial – Executive • IRCT Drill Down Training (Web Based) • Operations • Planning • Logistics • Admin/Finance • Leadership Training • Playbooks • Pan flu (workshop) • IND/RDD (Discussions plus tabletops) • Hurricanes (Discussions plus tabletops) • Possibly Earthquake, Anthrax, IED

16. Questions? CDR Kimberly Elenberg Medical Readiness Training Director 301-443-1476 LCDR Patrick Denis Training Program Management Officer 301-443-1475