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Dr. Stephen Ferrara Appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Retired U.S. Navy captain and decorated physician welcomes new role to “accomplish together as we continue to advance the health and readiness of our force.”
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2/24/2023
For service members entering the DES, the MEB conducts the medical evaluation on conditions that potentially affect the service member’s fitness for duty. The MEB documents the service member’s condition and medical history with a narrative summary, sometimes referred to as the MEB report. The MEB is composed of at least two members. At least one member will be a physician (civilian employee or military), and, in exceptional circumstances, when it is impracticable to have two or more physicians, the other members may be either physician assistants or nurse practitioners (civilian employee or military).
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