scope:

All activities with Navy medical department personnel assigned.

Purpose.

This instruction establishes policy for the Navy Global Health Specialist (GHS) program and provides guidance to the medical departments from which members will be selected. Establishment of this program complies with the recommended solutions to gaps as identified in the Naval Expeditionary Health Service Support Global Health Engagement (GHE) Joint Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities-Policy (DOTmLPF-P) Change Recommendation (DCR), reference (a). Enclosure (1) is provided for information and clarification. Enclosure (2) provides awarding criteria for the GHE Specialist Additional Qualification Designator (AQD) and associated billets.