Your Point of Contact is:
Kersey: MAJ Shane Koppenhaver shanekoppenhaver@mac.com
(210) 722-3671
JODC: MAJ Mark Thelen mark.thelen@amedd.army.mil
Send your DA Form 3838 to: Mrs. Cynthia Quiroz cynthia.quiroz@amedd.army.mil
(210) 221-8410
Course Specific Information:
1. COL Douglas A. Kersey Advanced Clinical & Operational Practice (ACOP): The target audience for this course is physical therapists (AD, Guard, Reserve, and IMA) with at least 2 years in service, physical therapists hard tasked to deploy or anticipating orders to a single therapist position, physical therapists returning to practice from career-broadening assignments, and physical therapists who have not attended the Kersey Course within the past 5 years.
2. Joint Operational Deployment Course (JODC): The target audience for this course is physical therapist (AD and Reserve) assigned to an operational platform or targeted for an upcoming deployment.
Application Process:
Active Duty Physical Therapist: Obtain local approval through Chief and then coordinate your desire to attend the course by sending a DA Form 3838 to Mrs. Cynthia Quiroz at: Cynthia.quiroz@amedd.army.mil