For Applicants & Employees - Know Before You Go​

Walter Reed Fellowship Rotation Processing

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:

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

  • Individual's GME Sponsor must coordinate with the WRNMMC Sponsors (Amaris Thurstun and Leandra Dulaney), providing the NIH Clinical Rotator's Name and Start Date at least 3 months prior to the date the WRNMMC Access is needed

  1. 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 (Amaris Thurston)

  • 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

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

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


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