U.S. Army MedicalENTOMOLOGY

U.S. ArmyMedical Entomology Program

COL Scott GordonMedical Entomology Consultant

to the Army Surgeon General

Agenda

• Focus, Size & Location of Army Entomology

• Assignments

–Operational

–Teaching

–Research

• Educational Opportunities

Focus

Preventive Medicine

Prevent arthropod-borne diseases in soldiers, family members, and other individuals for whom the Army is responsible.

Rank Distribution of 59 Officers

Silver Spring, MDSilver Spring, MD

Lorton, VALorton, VA

Fayetteville, NCFayetteville, NC

Killeen, TXKilleen, TX

San Antonio, TXSan Antonio, TX

KenyaKenya

S. KoreaS. Korea

JapanJapan

ThailandThailand

Tacoma, WATacoma, WA

Leesville, LALeesville, LA

,

Locations of Army Medical EntomologistsLocations of Army Medical Entomologists

Odenton, MDOdenton, MD

Bethesda, MDBethesda, MD

Aberdeen, MDAberdeen, MD

GermanyGermany

Savannah, GASavannah, GACO Springs, COCO Springs, CO

Assignments

• Operational

–Deployable units

–Fixed Bases & Staffs

–Senior Level Staff

• Teaching

–Army Medical Department School

–Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci

• Research

Operational Assignments

USAFort Bragg, NCFort Carson, COFort Hood, TXFort Polk, LAFort Stewart, GAFort Lewis, WA

OverseasSouth KoreaGermany

Medical DetachmentsField/Deployable Organizations

Functional Areas and Duties• Survey and monitor

medically important arthropods and rodents, etc.

• Provide vector-borne disease surveillance

• Conduct vector control operations

• Recommend ways to reduce vector-borne disease threat

Functional Areas and Duties

• Preventive medicine team member

• Assist with retrograde/quarantine operations

• General biologist

Mosquito Identification and Processing in Iraq

Distributing Insect Repellents for Operation Iraqi Freedom

PM Detachment (Ento)Kuwait 2006

Operational Assignments

• Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) & Hospitals

Fixed Bases and Staffs

• Aberdeen, MD• Odenton, MD• Fayetteville, NC• Savannah, GA

• San Antonio & Killeen, TX

• Tacoma, WA• Landstuhl,

Germany• Tokyo, Japan

Functional Areas and Duties

• Provide technical support and training to deployable entomology units

• Promote IPM techniques

• Review installation pest mgt plans

• Review pest management contracts

• Liaison with state and federal agencies

Operational Assignments

• Medical Commands & Brigades – U.S. and Germany

• 8th U.S. Army – So. Korea

• U.S. Army Medical Command, TX

• Defense Logistics Agency, VA

• Armed Forces Pest Mgt Board, MD

Senior Level Staff

Assignments

• Operational

–Deployable units

–Fixed Bases & Staffs

–Senior Level Staff

• Teaching

–Army Medical Department School

–Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci

• Research

Teaching Assignments• Academy of

Health Sciences- San Antonio, TX

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences- Bethesda, MD

Assignments

• Operational

–Deployable units

–Fixed Bases & Staffs

–Senior Level Staff

• Teaching

–Army Medical Department School

–Uniformed Services Univ of Hlth Sci

• Research

Research Assignments

• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

–Silver Spring, MD

–Other WRAIR Sites:

Thailand, Kenya, Smithsonian

• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute

for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

–Frederick, MD

Research Programs

• Repellent development

• Vector surveillance/control

• Rapid diagnostics

• Medical entomology

• Vector biosystematics

• Malaria vaccine development support

Unit Assignments

Professional Advantages of a Career in Army Entomology

• Chance to apply entomological training to protect the health of thousands of troops

• Exposure to a broad variety of entomological situations, often overseas

• Military career offers opportunities to develop excellent leadership and management skills

• Teach many kinds of students

• Large inter-service research program

• Opportunity to develop full potential as scientist

• Experience a mentored professional environment

• Provides career progression within entomological discipline for a 30-year career

Professional Advantages of a Career in Army Entomology

Requirements

• Master’s or Ph.D. in entomology or related degree (with medical entomology course and lab)

• *B.S. in entomology (with medical entomology course and lab) *Qualified on case-by-case basis

• Competitive board process selection

2009 Average Annual Military Salary

Average American

Salary

Average Management

Salary

(not including BAH, BAS, Health Benefits, Tax Advantage)

AverageEntomology Salary

http://www.goarmy.com/benefits/total_compensation_officer.jsp#chart

Opportunities for GraduateEducation in Entomology

• Graduate studies totally funded by Army

• M.S. and Ph.D. programs available on a competitive basis

U.S. Army Entomology

Questions?

Medical Entomology Consultant

COL Scott Gordon

Medical Entomology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General

E-mail: scott.gordon@us.army.mil