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Commissioning Source:
Direct Commission, Feb 1988
Bio
Dr. McGuinness is a nationally recognized health policy leader working at the intersection of psychology, medicine, public health, and law to help individuals, families, communities and national institutions distinguish between medically-oriented health-care systems that treat disease, and health systems strategically designed to prevent it.
Military Experiences
Sep 1994 - 2015
Director, Clinical Scientist (CAPTAIN - O6)
Retired Captain (O-6) in the USPHS. Prior military service includes (1) Captain (O-3) with USAF, (2) Hospitalman Third Class (E-4) with USN, (3) Hospitalman Third Class (E-4) with USMC, and (4) Commander (O-5) with USN. Dr. McGuinness is a visionary senior executive and groundbreaker in international and domestic-intergovernmental health diplomacy. He has expertise in health care systems assessment and transformation; over twenty-five years experience in clinical health care and health care leadership. Dr. McGuinness has been acknowledged nationally as a legislative consultant and policy maker; award winning coalition builder and macrosystems capacity builder with a history of producing unprecedented targeted population effects.
1992 - 1994
Inactive Reservist (Captain - O3)
Sep 1989 - Jun 1992
Chief, Psychological Services (Captain - O3)
1976 - 1979
Hospital Corpsman (HM3 - E4)
USNR Fleet Marine Force (HM3)
Deployments
(2 years, 1 month) 1990 - 1992
Started in 2005
Hurricane Katrina
Disaster recovery consultation with LA Department of Education and the Department of Health and Hospitals.
Started in 2005
Liberia Ministry of Health
Health diplomacy mission. Consultation with Ministry of Health, and assessment of Liberia's Post Civil War Health Care System
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
1974
Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes Naval Training Center
0 - 1973
Advanced Training Batallion Great Lakes NTC
Individual & Special Skill Schools
2001
FBI Hostage Negotiator Training
2000
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center- Glencoe , Georgia
Certifications
0
Hospital Corpsman
Foreign Language Skills
Italian
Security Clearance
Prefer not to say
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
California School of Professional Psychology
Doctorate, Clinical Psychology (Health Psychology Dissertation)
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