For Applicants & Employees - Know Before You Go​

Walter Reed Fellowships

NIH Personnel Rotating to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)

NIH Personnel and/or Program Coordinators who wish to have their staff participate in fellowships/rotations at the WRNMMC must ensure the following prerequisites are met:

1. NIH Administrative Officer will need to upgrade the Position Sensitivity Level in NED to Tier 3 (T3) , non-Critical, Sensitive. The NED justification will need to state "Access to WRNMMC". This will ensure DPSAC initiates a T3 investigation which is required for the rotation.

2. Individual's GME Sponsor must coordinate with the WRNMMC Sponsors, providing the NIH Clinical Rotator's Name and Start Date at least 3 months prior to the date the WRNMMC Access is needed.

3. Clinical Rotator must complete Part I (blocks 1-12) or "DD-2875 - System Authorization Access Request Form (SAAR)" electronically, and Section I & II of the "Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) Registration Request (TRR)." These forms must be submitted to the WRNMMC GME Sponsor.

  • Always select: "The applicant requires access to both DOD facility and logon access to DOD Network"
  • Network Name: JMED
  • Personnel Category: U.S. Citizens = Non DOD Civil Service.
    Foreign Nationals = Foreign Affiliate

4. Clinical Rotator must complete the WRNMMC Prospective Employee Profile Sheet and submit to DPSAC (ORSpersonnelsecurity@mail.nih.gov) 2 months prior to start of clinical rotation at WRNMMC. 

5. DPSAC office will submit a WRNMMC Prospective Employee Profile sheet to WRNMMC Personnel Security Office along with an Investigation Verification Letter. ​


Documents for WRNMMC Access:


Points of Contacts (POCs) in WRNMMC GME or PSO Office Trusted Agents (TA):

Please feel free to contact the following POCs for any further questions.

WRNMMC GME Office: 

Seven (7) days prior to starting at WRNMMC, Clinical Rotators must complete the HIPAA and WRNMMC Cyber Security Training located at https://jkodirect.jten.mil/Atlas2/page/login/Login.jsf



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