E–1. Evaluation of U.S. Army Medical Department residents, interns, and fellowship students
The OER has a unique purpose when used to evaluate the performance and potential of medical corps (MC), dental corps (DC), veterinary corps (VC), Army nurse corps (AN), medical specialty corps (SP), and medical service corps (MS) resident, intern, and fellowship students in graduate health education (also referred to as long-term health education and training).
Special instructions for rating MC, DC, VC, AN, SP, and MS residents, interns, and fellowship students are specified in this appendix.
The OERs will be completed as prescribed in chapter 3, unless indicated otherwise in this appendix.
a. DA Form 67–10–1A.
(1)
Part I will be completed by servicing administrative office.
(2)
Part IV will be completed by the servicing administrative office.
The duty title will be specific (for example, intern, first-year surgical resident, dietetic intern, dental general practice resident, veterinary preceptorship, clinical pathology, and so on).
The duty area of concentration for this assignment will reflect the specialty for which the rated officer is being trained.
(3)
Part V will describe the program goals (to include academic and practicum requirements) and achievements during the rating period.
b. DA Form 67–10 series.
This form will be completed in accordance with DA Pam 623–3.
(1)
Part II, Authentication, will be completed in accordance with DA Pam 623–3.
(2)
Part III, Duty Description, is comprised of three parts:
(a)
Block a, Principal Duty Title.
The duty title will parallel the duty title shown on the DA Form 67–10–1A.
(b)
Block b, Duty Area of Concentration.
Enter the specialty for which the rated officer is being trained.
(c)
Block c, Significant Duties and Responsibilities.
Refer to DA Form 67–10–1A, part IV, block c.
This portion allows the rater to describe the rated officer’s program, to include academic and practicum requirements during the rating period.
When utilized, most raters will use part IV, block c, of DA Form 67–10–1A to help them complete this section.
This information is particularly important to HQDA selection boards; therefore, raters will record it with thought and detail.
(3)
Part IV, Performance Evaluation–Professionalism, Competencies, and Attributes.
The rater completes these items as directed in DA Pam 623–3 and as follows:
(a)
Performance Comments (part IV, block c, on DA Form 67–10–1; part IV, block d, on DA Form 67–10–2; part IV, block c, on DA Form 67–10–3).
Comment on specific aspects of performance during the rated period.
This portion is most significant because it provides HQDA with a detailed account of the participants’ progress in their graduate health education.
These comments will describe the rated officer’s academic and practicum achievements.
In the case of MC and DC officers, the house staff evaluation report, as required by AR 351–3, will assist the rating official.
These comments will be brief but will provide a clear description of the officer’s graduate education progress.
(b)
Performance Ratings and Overall Performance Comments (part IV, block b, on DA Form 67–10–1 and part IV, block e, on DA Form 67–10–2).
Complete as directed in DA Pam 623–3.
Comment on the performance of the rated officers compared with their contemporaries during the evaluation period.
The focus is on the results achieved and the manner by which they were achieved.
(4)
Part V, Intermediate Rater will be completed as directed in DA Pam 623–3.
(5)
Part VI, Senior Rater, will be completed as directed in DA Pam 623–3.
c. DA Form 1059 series.
These forms will be prepared by Service schools and civilian institutions in accordance with DA Pam 623–3.
d. Rating officials for medical corps, dental corps, veterinary corps, Army nurse corps, medical specialty corps, and medical service corps resident, intern, and fellowship students in graduate health education.
(1)
Medical corps and dental corps officers.
Commanders will designate as rating officials those staff officers directly responsible for the education program of the rated officer at the lowest practical level.
Exceptions to paragraphs 2–5, 2–6, and 2–7 are as follows:
(a)
The rating officials need not be senior to the rated officer; however, the senior rater will be senior in grade or date of rank to the rater.
(b)
The teaching chiefs for the Dental Graduate Education Programs are authorized to rate officers senior to them in grade and date of rank.
This exception will be used only when the teaching chief totally supervises the student’s graduate level instructions and day-to-day duties in the educational environments.
(2)
Other U.S. Army Medical Department officers.
These evaluation reports are completed as directed by the proper authority.
(3)
Change in type of internship.
If an officer changes from a rotating (or flexible) internship to a straight internship in an expanded residency specialty after 90 days but before completion of the internship year, an OER will be submitted.
If the officer has already been selected for a residency in the specialty to which the internship is changed, submit a “Change of Duty” OER showing the new duty as first-year graduate medical education; otherwise, submit a “Change of Rater” OER.
Referenced Paragraphs
2–5. Rules for designating a rater
The rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rated Soldier responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier’s performance.
The rater will normally be senior to the rated Soldier in grade or date of rank.
2–6. Rules for designating an intermediate rater (DA Form 67–10 series only)
An intermediate rater is only authorized for use by specialty branches (Chaplain Corps, JAGC, and AMEDD) when there is a level of technical supervision between the rater and senior rater.
2–7. Rules for designating a senior rater
The senior rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rater and a supervisor above all other rating officials in the rated officer’s chain of command or chain of supervision.
Chapter 3
Army Evaluation Principles.
AR 351–3
Professional Education and Training Programs of the Army Medical Department.