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Thursday, July 2, 2009

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Commissary to be opened July 3, 4

The commissary at the Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex, will be open July 3 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and July 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Prostate cancer support group

The WRAMC Prostate Cancer Support Group meets Wednesday in the Center for Prostate Disease Research (Ward 56) from 1:30 to 3 p.m., and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, call Vin McDonald at (703) 643-2658 or e-mail vpmjam@aol.com.

Social networking for job hunting

Workshops focusing on use of online professional social networking sites in the job-hunting process are scheduled for July 22, Aug. 19 and Oct. 21 in Walter Reed’s Delano Hall (Bldg. 11). All workshops are from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information about how to register and information to bring to the workshops, contact Erica Yeager at eyeager@veteransolutions.net, or call (301) 789-8227. Space is limited.

Transition assistance services here

The Transition Assistance Management Service (TEAMS) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center offers members in the WRAMC community information regarding federal, corporate and training opportunities nation-wide. TEAMS services include career coaching and counseling, employment assistance, job training, resume and interview preparation, referral resources, small business resources and more. For more information about services TEAMS offer, call Alicia Ross at (202) 356-1012, Ext. 40398, or Donald Walker at (202) 356-1012, Ext. 41021. The TEAMS office is in Delano Hall (Bldg. 11), Rms. G-15 and G-14.

UPL training

Unit Prevention Leader training is July 20-24 in the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) at Forest Glen in Bldg. 503 training room. UPLs receive 40 hours of instruction to become commanders’ subject matter experts in the Army Substance Abuse Program. A background check is required, and UPLs must be E-5 or above. For more information and to register for training, call Kamau Bandele at (202) 782-8000

O’ Day seeks participants

The WRAMC 2009 Organization Day will be Aug. 7 in the Rose Garden. Departments and organizations in the Walter Reed community that wish to have an informational booth at the event should call Harryette Irving at (202) 782-7034.

Integrated chiefs named

The deputy commanders of integration from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center have announced the appointment of the following individuals as integrated service chiefs of the newly-integrated Department of Psychiatry: Integrated Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Service Chief, Lt. Col. Geoffrey G. Grammer; Integrated Behavioral Health Consultation Service Chief, Dr. Harold J. Wain; Integrated Tele-Behavioral Health Service Chief, Dr. Michael Lynch; Integrated Child & Family Services Chief, Lt. Col. Brett J. Schneider; and Integrated Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Service Chief, Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. Jarvis.

Also, the following individuals were announced as integrated service chiefs of the newly-integrated Department of Radiology: Integrated Nuclear Medicine Service Chief, Lt. Col. Sidney Hinds; Integrated 3-D Medical Applications Service Chief, Navy Capt. Gerald T. Grant; Integrated Tele-Behavioral Health Service Chief, Dr. Michael Lynch; Integrated Radiation Oncology Service Chief, Cmdr. Rex A. Kiteley; Integrated Radiologic Procedures Service Chief, Lt. Col. Stephen R. Lowe; and Integrated Diagnostic Radiology Service Chief, Col. Ellen M. Chung.

Both WRAMC and NNMC will continue to provide medical services from both locations, but will begin to functionally operate as a single organization, officials say.

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