United States Air Force Reserve Nurse Major Marissa

United States Air Force Reserve Nurse Major Marissa Marquez

Objectives Careers for Nurses in United States Air Force Reserves Basic Requirements Ways to Become an Officer Healthcare Professionals: Career Development International Health Care Specialist Program

Careers for Nurses in United States Air Force Reserves Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwife Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Emergency Room Nurse Obstetric Nurse Family Practice Nurse Practitioner Medical Surgical Nurse Mental Health Nurse Neonatal Nurse Anesthetist Operating Room Nurse Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Women’s Healthcare Nurse Practitioner

Basic Requirement 18 - 48 years of age (varies among fields) US Citizen Career-relevant degree or postgraduate degree (varies) Licensed and eligible to practice

Ways to Become an Officer Attend Officer Training School after have earned college degree Air Force Academy after High School Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) while in college Enlist into Air Force and strive to become an officer

Healthcare Professionals: Career Development Unique Patient Care State of the Art Technology Development Opportunities Leadership Roles

International Health Care Specialist Program Mission Develop 2000, foreseeing the need for Air Force medics to be on the cutting edge of global health to keep pace with the changing operations Role of IHS professionals plan, lead, and execute health related regional security cooperation activities Assist in US military support to interagency disaster response, humanitarian assistance, health care infrastructure development during wartime and in stability operations Proficient in a second language and have in-depth understanding of military, economic, cultural and health aspects in their assigned countries or region

International Health Care Specialist Program Locations AFRICOM/ AF- AFRICA CENTCOM/AF CENT EUCOM/USAFE PACAF/AF-PACIFIC SOUTHCOM/AFSOUTH

IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Cambodia

IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Cambodia

IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Indonesia

IHS Mission: Pacific Angel Philippines

Panama Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE)

Global Health Engagement 2008: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference Singapore

Global Health Engagement 2009: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference Indonesia

Global Health Engagement 2010: Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium Philippines

Global Health Engagement 2011: Ramstein Air Force Base: Germany Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers (CIOMR): Warsaw Poland

Global Health Engagement 2012: United Nations Switzerland

Global Health Engagement 2012: Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference, Thailand

Global Health Engagement 2012 and 2013: Union Pan Americana De Oficiales De Reserva De Las Fuerzas Armades (UPORFA) Colombia and Dominican Republic

Global Health Engagement 2013: World Congress in Disaster & Emergency Medicine Manchester, United Kingdom

Global Health Engagement 2014: NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium CIOMR: Germany UPORFA: Colombia