United States Air Force Reserve

NurseMajor Marissa Marquez

Objectives

Careers for Nurses in United States Air 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

ReservesAcute Care Nurse Practitioner

Critical Care Nurse

Emergency Room Nurse

Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Medical Surgical Nurse

Mental Health Nurse

Neonatal Nurse

Nurse Anesthetist

Nurse Midwife

Nurse Practitioner

Obstetric Nurse

Operating Room Nurse

Pediatric 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 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

LocationsAFRICOM/ AF- AFRICACENTCOM/AF CENTEUCOM/USAFEPACAF/AF-PACIFICSOUTHCOM/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: GermanyInterallied 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 MedicineManchester, United Kingdom

Global Health Engagement

2014:NATO Headquarters Brussels, BelgiumCIOMR: GermanyUPORFA: Colombia