FEATURE
Prior to class, Staff Sgt. Mark Visita, 59th Training Group military training leader, leads technical training students in singing the Air Force song and reciting the Airman’s Creed April 14, 2016, on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)
capabilities. With the assistance of the Uniformed Ser- vices University, a group of senior subject matter experts used Grant Wiggins’ Understanding By Design® tool to determine pre-work, face-to-face material and scenarios throughout the week-long class. “Tis work gave our newly selected Medical Group
commanders an opportunity to be involved in progressively harder real-world scenarios each day to allow them to col- laborate, develop strategies, strategically communicate and even possibly fail in a safe environment,” says Fea. “Gradu- ated group commanders are inserted into each of the classes as mentors to enrich the learning experience of approxi- mately 35 students a year.” Just as history’s great leaders have seized opportunities for change, AFMS leaders understand the need to be agile
26
www.hqafsa.org
and sensitive to the rapidly changing global environment. Te force of the future will need specific skills and com- petencies, Burks says, and needs to be adaptable, resilient, innovative and diverse. “Global strategic challenges such as those highlighted
by our Air Force Chief of Staff, changes and opportunities inherent in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authori- zation Act, and the transformation of the civilian healthcare market require the AFMS to build skillsets in areas like critical thinking,
collaboration,
change management,
improvement and coaching to capitalize on future oppor- tunities,” says Burks. He added, “In collaboration with our Air Force and external partners, we are ready to embrace an exciting future—the appropriate development of our AFMS workforce will fuel our leadership engine!”
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36
