Forging the Future: Establishing Core Competencies and the Skills, Knowledge and Abilities of Navy Junior Medical Service Corps Officers

Abstract

The public f•porting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour ptr response, including th« time for rivnwing instructions, searching existing data sourcts, gathering and maintaining tha data neeoad, and computing and nvnwing thr collection of information Sand commants regarding this burdan estimate or any othar aapact of this collection of information, including suggastions for reducing tha burdan, ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research is to achieve consensus among Navy Junior Medical Service Corps officers about the competencies and important skills, knowledge, and abilities (SKAs) required for success over the first five to ten years of their careers using rwo iterations of the Delphi technique to collect the relevant data. ifmtiim nn • I ,1.•i,». SKAs were: "doing the right thing when no else is around," "ability to read, write and speak clearly," and "initiative and drive," "knowledge of a specialty area," and "judgment."Forging the Future Junior MSC Study of SKAs Dec4