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PHEM - Basic
Initial training requirement for medical personnel assigned as Public Health Emergency Officer and Medical Emergency Manager. The Public Health Emergency Management training program will provide PHEOs and MEMs with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure that the DOD is ready to respond to public health emergencies and assist civilian and host nation authorities when called upon. This standardized, joint-offered course will ensure that PHEOs and MEMs can operate in a variety of environments, including other service's installations and facilities, an issue of increasing concern due to Joint Basing Initiatives.
Upon completion of the training, personnel should have the knowledge and/or training to enable them to perform critical tasks needed to meet real-world requirements.
The PHEM training program consists of pre-requisite training, a five-day in-resident course, and a continuing education program that includes several courses currently offered by the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute and Service and Combatant Command continuing education opportunities.
PHEM - Advanced
PHEM Advanced is a three-day course designed to refresh skills and concepts for previously trained PHEOs and MEMs with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure that the DOD is ready to respond to public health emergencies and assist civilian and host nation authorities when called upon. This standardized, joint offered course will ensure that PHEOs and MEMs can operate in a variety of environments, including other service's installations and facilities, an issue of increasing concern due to Joint Basing Initiatives.
Course Prerequisites
Applying for a Course
Please note: Self-Nomination Does Not Mean Automatic Selection! Students who submit a service nomination request form and are not selected must re-submit a nomination form. The nomination forms DO NOT carry over to subsequent courses. The purpose of resubmitting a nomination form is to ensure that students are available for the course dates and the enrollment data matches course selection dates for audit purposes.
Funding: There are currently no registration fees for this course. Funding will be obtained through your unit unless informed otherwise.
Service Nominations notes:
Contacting Service Lead prior to submitting your self-nomination request is highly encouraged!
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Air Force: Personnel
CANNOT SELF-NOMINATE! Please contact your Unit Medical Readiness Office. The Unit MRO forwards their candidates to their respective MAJCOM/NAF MRO, and the MAJCOM/NAF MRO forwards their list of nominees directly to AFMRA/SG3XT,
USAF Mailbox. Air Force nominations sent directly to DMRTI will be forwarded to AFMRA/SG3XT.
- Navy: For Navy PHEO/MEM nominations, please contact the Navy Service Lead, BUMED-N44 at USN Mailbox AND complete the self-nomination form through JKO according to the instructions below.
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All Other Services/Self Nominations: Please see Announcements for POC in DMRTI Community page on JKO (CAC required).
Application/Enrollment Instructions:
- Log onto Joint Knowledge Online (CAC required).
- Click on Community page.
- Under MHS Courses by Author, Click DMRTI.
- Under Links section, click on course hyperlink you wish to attend, complete the form and submit.
- You will be notified approximately 45 days from the course start day ONLY if you were selected or placed on an alternate list.
- If you were not selected, you will need to complete another service nomination request for a later course.
- Service nomination requests will close 60 days prior to the course start date and the link will be disabled.
- You will need to notify your service rep or email DMRTI if you are requesting a service nomination selection after the closing date, or if you have any questions.
Upcoming Courses
PHEM - Basic
Dates |
Nomination Due |
Location |
June 2-6, 2025 |
April 3, 2025 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
July 14-18, 2025 |
May 15, 2025 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
Feb. 2-6, 2026 |
Dec. 4, 2025 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
April 27-May1, 2026 |
Feb. 26, 2026 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
June 1-5, 2026 |
April 2, 2026 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
July 13-17, 2026 |
May 14, 2026 |
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX
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PHEM - Advanced
Dates |
Nomination Due |
Location |
Aug. 20-22, 2025 |
June 21, 2025 |
Henry Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD |
Feb. 25-27, 2026 |
Dec. 26, 2025 |
Henry Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD |
All course dates may be rescheduled if the minimum student quota requirement has not been met. In the rare event of course cancellation or date change, DMRTI will notify all students as soon as changes are confirmed. Confirmed registered students will have priority in the next course.