COMMISSIONED OFFICERS EFFECTIVENESS REPORT COER GUIDANCE FOR PHARMACY

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS’ EFFECTIVENESS REPORT (COER) GUIDANCE FOR PHARMACY OFFICERS PHARMPAC CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

PURPOSE • Provide guidance to pharmacy officers for completing their COER • Assist with COER content and presentation

CCMIS COER INFORMATION • Most COER guidance can be found on the CCMIS website

COER GUIDANCE • Commissioned Officers’ Effectiveness Report (COER) • Composed of 3 Sections: • Section 1: Administrative Section • Section 2: Officer’s Comments • Section 3: Performance Evaluation

COER GUIDANCE • Section 1: Administrative Section • Includes Rater Comments and Reviewing Official’s Comments which are extremely important • Special attention should be placed on the Strengths list and Areas for Improvement • The officer may need to assist the Rater with adjectives for the Strengths and relevant Areas for Improvement

COER GUIDANCE • Section 2: Officer’s Comments • Description • Describe the main duties and responsibilities in the officer’s job during the performance period • Goals • List specific work-related goals for the next performance period and long-term career goals relevant to the officer’s job • Accomplishments • List accomplishments related to the 8 performance elements on which you will be rated within the COER timeframe

COER GUIDANCE Accomplishments Should be related to the 8 COER Performance Elements: • • 1. Leadership 2. Initiative and Growth 3. Communication Skills 4. Interpersonal Skills 5. Planning and Organization 6. Professional Competencies 7. Analysis, Judgment and Decision-Making 8. Overall Effectiveness

COER GUIDANCE • Section 3: Performance evaluation • The Rater’s comments should validate the officer’s performance scores • The officer should not write the Rater’s comments

ROS, OS AND COER • ROS: Agency leadership’s view of the officer’s contributions to their day-to-day job, Agency, Commissioned Corps, and career • OS: Officer’s view of their contributions to their dayto-day job, Agency, Commissioned Corps, and career including PHS activities, visibility as an officer and vision • COER: Officer’s day-to-day achievements within the last year

PHARMACY OFFICER TIPS • Use strong action verbs • Use bullets for listing items • Leave white space when possible • Spell out acronyms • Avoid using overly exaggerated superlatives and fillers • Maintain a “continual COER” • Meet regularly with your Rater • Use your colleagues and/or mentors for peer review

THANK YOU Thank you to RADM Schweitzer and her leadership team for their ongoing guidance and support.

CONTACT For questions or comments regarding COER guidance, please contact LCDR Honeylit Cueco at hkcueco@anthc. org Workgroup Members: CDR Matthew Brancazio CDR Selena Ready LCDR Michelle Locke LCDR Scott Raisor LCDR Chad Snuggerud