Mental Health Update for U.S. Military Medical Accessions

March 14, 2024

Program Description

The Joint Symposium is the first-ever DHA/DoDMERB led forum to address relevant topics in U.S. military medical accession policy and operations between organizations charged to develop policy (ASD/HA Accession Policy), and execute medical screening processes [DHA/DoDMERB and US Medical Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM)]. At this joint symposium, DoDMERB will offer a single, 60 minute Continuing Medical Education (CME) event on a relevant medical accession topic.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for physicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize differences between the origins and organization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM 5-TR) compared to Department of Defense medical accession standards guidance documents.
  2. Summarize key research findings related to mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on current and future applicants to U.S. military enlistment, induction and commissioning programs.
  3. Demonstrate how a re-organization of mental health standards for accession can assist accession personnel to more rapidly and accurately identify mental health conditions, using the state of the art, standardized classification system in the DSM 5-TR.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DHA J-7 CEPO designated this Internet Live Course activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
03/06/2024
Course expires: 
03/28/2024
Event starts: 
03/14/2024 - 9:45am EDT
Event ends: 
03/14/2024 - 10:45am EDT
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Col Joseph Villacis. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
All relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

Disclosure

DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DHA J-7 CEPO designated this Internet Live Course activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
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Accommodations for Learners with Hearing Impairment

Captions and transcripts are available upon request for all CE/CME live events and on-demand courses sponsored by J-7 CEPO.

Live events:
To request real-time, streaming closed captions, please contact CEPO at least three business days before an event begins. If CEPO cannot arrange for live event captioning, then a video recording and transcript of the audio will be provided after the event. 

On-demand "Home Study" courses:
You may request a transcript (a written account of a pre-recorded video’s audio content) upon registering for a CEPO Home Study course. 

CEPO can typically deliver a transcript within ten business days.

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