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1 UNCLASSIFIED Department of the army pamphlet 600 4 Personnel General army Medical Department Officer Professional Development and Career Management Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC 30 March 2020 SUMMARY of CHANGE DA PAM 600 4 army Medical Department Officer Professional Development and Career Management This expedited revision, dated 30 March 2020 o Removes reference to Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback tool (para 2 2c). o Changes the name of the army Medical Department Center & School to the army Medical Center of Excellence (para 3 2). o Provides clarification on what constitutes a credentialing course for army Medical Department officers (para 4 2c).

2 O Clarifies time in service and eligibility requirements for attendance to Senior Service College in accordance with AR 350 1 (para 4 2d). o Adds the references that cover the Ready Reserve (para 6 2a). o Adds the references that manage army National Guard officers and warrant officers (para 6 3a). *This publication supersedes DA Pam 600 4, dated 6 September 2018. DA PAM 600 4 30 March 2020 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC * Department of the army pamphlet 600 4 30 March 2020 Personnel General army Medical Department Officer Professional Development and Career Management History. This publication is an expe-dited revision.

3 Summary. This pamphlet outlines of-ficer professional development and career management programs for each of the army Medical Department 's six corps. Although it does not prescribe a path of assignments and educational opportuni-ties that will guarantee success, it does de-scribe the full spectrum of developmental opportunities and programs that officers can expect throughout their careers. In ad-dition, this pamphlet provides guidance on leader development concepts and re-sponsibilities, information on opportuni-ties for army Medical Department com-mand positions, offers detailed infor-mation on development and management of Reserve Component army Medical Department officers, and outlines army promotion policy including special con-siderations for army Medical Department officers.

4 Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Regular army , the army National Guard/ army National Guard of the United States, and the army Re-serve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, procedures in this publica-tion can be modified to support policy changes as necessary. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this pamphlet is The Surgeon General. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waiv-ers to this pamphlet that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the rank of colonel or the civilian equiva-lent.

5 Activities may request a waiver to this pamphlet by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the ex-pected benefits and must include a formal review by the activity s senior legal of-ficer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and sug-gested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to The Surgeon General (DASG HR), 7700 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042 5140.

6 Distribution. This pamphlet is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended the Regular army , the army Na-tional Guard/ army National Guard of the United States, and the army Re-serve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References and forms 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Overview 1 4, page 1 Background 1 5, page 1 Warrior ethos and army Values 1 6, page 1 The army profession 1 7, page 2 Mentoring, counseling, and coaching 1 8, page 2 army Medical Department Officer career management overview 1 9, page 2 army Medical Department warrant Officer career management overview 1 10, page 3 Chapter 2 army Medical Department Officer Leader Development, page 4 Leader development strategy 2 1.

7 Page 4 Contents Continued DA PAM 600 4 30 March 2020 ii Domains of leader development 2 2, page 4 Leader principles 2 3, page 5 The army Medical Department corps 2 4, page 5 Areas of concentration and Medical functional areas 2 5, page 6 Chapter 3 army Medical Department Officer Career Management, page 6 Overview 3 1, page 6 Aspects of career management 3 2, page 6 Individual career management 3 3, page 8 Chapter 4 army Medical Department Officer Education and Training, page 8 Scope 4 1, page 8 Military education 4 2, page 9 Civilian education 4 3, page 10 Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives Course 4 4, page 11 Military Health System Capstone Symposium 4 5, page 12 Warrant Officer Education System 4 6, page 12 Chapter 5 Officer Promotions, page 14 General 5 1, page 14 Promotion process objectives 5 2, page 14 Statutory requisites 5 3, page 14 Active duty list 5 4, page 15 Promotion process 5 5, page 15 army grade structure 5 6, page 16 Promotion flow 5 7, page 16 Definition of promotion zones 5 8, page 17 Competitive categories 5 9.

8 Page 17 Impact of Officer Personnel Management System evolution 5 10, page 17 Selective continuation 5 11, page 18 Officer promotions in the Reserve Component 5 12, page 18 Chapter 6 Reserve Component army Medical Department Officer Career Management, page 19 Introduction 6 1, page 19 Reserve Components 6 2, page 19 Professional development 6 3, page 20 Leader development 6 4, page 22 Reserve Component promotions 6 5, page 23 Company and field grade Officer career management 6 6, page 25 Warrant Officer career management 6 7, page 27 Career management life cycle 6 8, page 29 Career management considerations 6 9, page 31 Individual mobilization augmentee and/or drilling individual mobilization augmentee assignments ( army Re-serve) 6 10, page 32 Company and field grade Officer education opportunities 6 11, page 32 Appendixes A.

9 References, page 35 Table List Table 5 1: The promotion system, page 15 Contents Continued DA PAM 600 4 30 March 2020 iii Table 6 1: Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act time-in -grade requirements, page 23 Table 6 2: Nonresident military schools, page 33 Glossary DA PAM 600 4 30 March 2020 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1. Purpose This pamphlet provides guidance to commanders, assignment officers (AOs), mentors, and individual officers con-cerning leader development to include the duties, responsibilities, and roles of commissioned and warrant officers (WOs) of the army Medical Department (AMEDD) in support of the army and Department of Defense (DOD).

10 It should also be used as a general guide to plan assignments, education, and training for optimum military service by each AMEDD Officer . This pamphlet will be used in conjunction with the Smartbook DA Pam 600 4 (see app A), which provides more details on command and career management for each of the AMEDD corps. 1 2. References and forms See appendix A. 1 3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms See the glossary. 1 4. Overview Similar concepts for Human Resources Command (HRC) managed branches, operating under the Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS), are outlined in DA Pam 600 3. This pamphlet will be used in conjunction with DA Pam 600 3 to provide a basic frame of reference for AOs at all levels and the individual AMEDD Officer .