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Full Time Duty
Under Instruction
(DUINS)
Cynthia Hutchinson
LCDR, NC, USN
BSN, RNC, C-EFM
My Career: Snapshot
• 1992-1996 Marquette
University NROTC
• 1996-2000 Naval
Hospital Jacksonville, FL
• 2000-2002 U.S. Naval
Hospital Guam
• 2002-2003 Naval
Hospital Jacksonville, FL
My Career: Snapshot
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• 2003-2005 [Break in Service]
• 2005-2008 U.S. Naval Hospital
Guam
• 2008-2011 Naval Branch
Health Clinic Fallon,NV
• 2011-2012 DUINS CSUDH
DUINS – What’s that?
• Full Time Duty Under Instruction
• Your opportunity to complete a graduate degree or
post graduate degree in a specialty area
• Funded by the Navy (NMMPT&E)
• All tuition and fees paid in full
• You receive full pay and allowances
• Payback
• 3 years for the first 12 months of school
• 6 months for every additional 6 months of school
DUINS: Goals
• Gives NC Officers necessary preparation to meet critical
advanced education needs, thereby enabling the Nurse
Corps to fulfill its mission
• Benefits the Navy and the individual by:
• Ensuring higher levels of professional knowledge.
• Giving incentives for recruitment and retention of
personnel with ability, dedication, and capacity for
growth.
• Recognizing educational aspirations of individuals
through advanced degree and certification programs.
DUINS: Numbers
• Annual Selections
• Between 70-80
• Dependent on billet availability
• 150 (max) students in DUINS at any one time
• Program Length
• 3 regular semesters, 1 summer session
• Must complete program in the minimum amount of
time possible
DUINS: Selection
• Academics
• Undergrad GPA 3.0 or higher
• GRE 1000 or better
• 1-2 Graduate Level courses (get a 4.0)
• Career Experience
• Minimum 2 yrs as a Nurse Corps Officer
• Recommendation Letters
• Your Commanding Officer
• Your Specialty Leader
• 3 other letters (from O4 or higher)
DUINS: Recommendations
• Overseas Tour
• Fitness Reports
• Above Reporting Senior Average
• Movement to the right
• Break out!
• Certifications
• CEN, RNC, CNOR
• ACLS, TNCC, ALSO, PALS
DUINS: Recommendations
• Command Involvement
• Collateral duties
• Volunteer opportunities
• Ward Room
• OSR/PSR up to date!
• Detailer
• Communicate early and often
DUINS: Areas of Study
• Manpower Analysis
• Education & Training
• Health Care
Management
• Med-Surg Nursing
• Maternal-Infant Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing
• Mental Health
• NP – Family, Mental
Health, Pediatric
• Community Health
• Joint Commission
Fellowship
• ER/Trauma Nursing
• Perioperative Nursing
• Critical Care
• CRNA
• Certified Nurse Midwife
• PhD, DNP
DUINS: Universities
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Catholic University
SDSU
University of San Diego
George Mason University
Rush University
Duke University
University of VA
University of Pennsylvania
Villanova University
Johns Hopkins University
Hampton University
Penn State University
University of Florida
University of Maryland
University of Kentucky
UC San Francisco
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UNC
Loma Linda University
University of Washington
University of Colorado
University of Texas
University of Kentucky
Georgetown University
Marquette University
Old Dominion University
UCLA
USUHS
Texas A&M
UMASS
University of Hawaii
DUINS: Which School?
• Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS)
• FNP, MH NP, CRNA, Periop – MUST apply
• Current Duty Station OCONUS Europe
• Apply to East Coast Schools
• Current Duty Station OCONUS Pacific/Far East
• Apply to West Coast Schools
• Current Duty Station Stateside
• Apply to schools that are near you, or are near possible
follow-on duty stations
DUINS: Application
• Think ahead!
• Begin planning 18 months before the application
deadline
• Communicate with Detailer & NC Programs (NMMPT&E)
• Letter of Intent
• BUMED Instruction 1520.27F
• Follow this to the letter!
DUINS: Application
• BUMED Instruction 1520.27F
• Follow this to the letter!
• Letters of Acceptance from Educational Institutions
• Proposed Curriculum Plan for each Program
• Semi-Annual PFA Report
DUINS: Application
• Transcripts
• GRE General Test Report
• Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement (250 words max)
• How will the Navy benefit from sending you to school
• Proofread – again, again, and again!
DUINS: Your Obligations
• Check in with sponsoring command/NROTC/PSD
• Communicate with NMMPT&E
• Register for classes, buy textbooks, school supplies,
parking pass
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA
• Maintain height/weight standards
• BCA/PFA completed 2x year
DUINS: Your Obligations
• Submit cost quotes to NMMPT&E each semester
• Submit transcripts to NMMPT&E at the end of each
semester
• Leave Chit – submit to sponsoring command (if leaving the
area)
• NO Moonlighting – your one and only job is SCHOOL
• TAD only if required for school
• Study, study, study…but have fun!
DUINS: Pros
• Great education
• Looks great at
promotion boards
• No student loans
• Flexible Scheduling
• You get paid your full
salary
• Maintain time in
service/rank
• Networking
Opportunities
• School holidays are
your days off
DUINS: Cons
• Commitment after
graduation
• Change in pace from
normal work
schedule
• Easy to get lazy!
• Easy to spend money
• Time away from the
Navy
• Not allowed to
“work”
• Can be lonely
DUINS: Always be prepared!
• Find a mentor!
• Break out!
• Pass ALL BCAs and PFAs
• Take a Master’s Level class
DUINS: Resources
• Navy Knowledge Online:
• https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/portal/home/
• Nurse Corps Home page - BUMED INST 1520.27F
• Your mentor!
• NC Programs NMMPT&E Kenneth Page
• (301) 295-5773
• [email protected]
• Detailer and/or Specialty Leader
Questions??
• LCDR Cyndy Hutchinson
• [email protected]
• 775-848-9838
• [email protected]
(After 01 Jan 2013)
“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words;
they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring
results.”
~Florence Nightingale