UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 302212Z MAR 20 MID110000537002U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 094/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// REF/B/DOC/USC/13AUG18// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL. REF B IS 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 8323.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2021 Medical Service Corps (MSC) In-Service Procurement Program (IPP) Selection Board. The MSC IPP will convene in the fall of 2020. 2. Eligibility criteria, application procedures and requirements are outlined in this NAVADMIN, chapters 1, 2 and 6 of reference (a) and Program Authorization (PA) 115B, which can be viewed on the NPC website under Officer Community Managers, via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://my.navy.mil/quick- links.html. 3. Applications will be accepted for Health Care Administration (HCA), Entomology, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Science, Pharmacy, Radiation Health, Social Work and Physician Assistant. 4. Applicants must include a conditional release in their application. a. Applicants assigned to a nuclear training command or who hold a Nuclear Navy enlisted classification (335x, 336x, 338x and 339x) must submit an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7) form to the Chief of Naval Operations, Nuclear Program Manager via their detailer. b. Applicants not assigned to nuclear programs, listed in subparagraph 4a, must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7 to their enlisted community manager to obtain the conditional release. 5. Applicants for training must provide an acceptance letter from an accredited university in line with PA 115B and submit Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Testing, Graduate Record Examination, Graduate Management Admission Test, or Pharmacy College Admission Test scores, as applicable. 6. Amplifying guidance for the AY-21 MSC IPP Selection Board: a. HCA Direct: Must have an accredited masters degree prior to board. b. HCA Training: Must include an acceptance letter from either the Army-Baylor University graduate program in HCA or the masters in HCA and Policy degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. c. Physician Assistant: (1) Official transcripts from all attended academic institutions must be requested and sent by the institution directly to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) no later than (NLT) 31 July 2020. The UNMC online application provides the appropriate mailing address. Application to UNMC Physician Assistant Program must be initiated online via the WebAdmit/UNICAS system on MNP website at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-programs via the MSC IPP, UNMC application link NLT 31 July 2020. No documents need to be uploaded into the WebAdmit/UNICAS system. (2) Completion of the online application does not qualify as submission of the application. Hard-copy applications must be shipped to Navy Medicine Professional Development Command (NMPDC) by 1 September 2020 (see paragraph 9). Applicants will be notified of their academic eligibility well before the official MSC IPP application deadline. 7. Applicants must not have reached their 42nd birthday by the time of initial appointment and commissioning. Age waivers up to age 48 are available for Physician Assistant applicants only. 8. In line with references (a) and (b), applicants are reminded that to be eligible for voluntary retirement, an applicant appointed as an officer is required to complete 20 years of active-duty service, with at least 10 years of service as an active commissioned officer. 9. Applications must be postmarked by 1 September 2020 and mailed to Commanding Officer Navy Medicine Professional Development Center 8955 Wood Road Bldg 1 16th Floor Rms 16141 16148 Bethesda MD 20889-5628 All required documentation must be received by 15 September 2020. Detailed application information can be found on MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/career-planning/commissioning-programs via the MSC IPP Application Information link. 10. Board results will be released at the aforementioned website once approved. 11. Point of contact is Beverly D. Kemp, NMPDC (Code O3C HMDT), who can be reached at (301) 319-4520/DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ(at)mail.mil. 12. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 2021, whichever occurs first. 13. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//