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Rear Admiral Scott Giberson was selected by the U.S. Surgeon General to serve as the first Director of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness. In this position, he leads the operation of all personnel and readiness management for the entire U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps of over 6,600 Commissioned Corps officers. In addition to his full-time responsibilities as the Director, RADM Giberson was also selected to serve as the Chief Professional Officer for the Pharmacy Category of the U.S. Public Health Service. As the Pharmacy Chief Professional Officer, he advises the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services on operational and professional affairs of over 1,160 Public Health Service Pharmacists.
RADM Giberson began his PHS career as a commissioned officer in Indian Health Service as a clinical pharmacist in 1994. He has served in roles as a Clinical Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacist, Senior Public Health Advisor, Senior Medical Program Officer, Acting Division Director, and Principal Consultant. In the mid-90s, he implemented pharmacy-based disease management clinics in the Indian Health Service. RADM Giberson was one of the first pharmacists in the PHS to ever become licensed as a Pharmacist Clinician and certified as an IHS Pharmacy Practitioner. He also was one of the founding members of the National Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (NCPS) Program in 1997. Today, the NCPS Program continues to thrive and has recognized over 225 pharmacists - in the IHS and now expanded to the Bureau of Prisons. In 1998, he (and a small group of IHS pharmacists) became the first federal pharmacists to be compensated by a state Medicaid program as non-physician practitioners. RADM Giberson then became a long-standing member (privileged by physicians) of the Family Practice medical staff in Gallup, New Mexico. He still holds those privileges today after 13 years. RADM Giberson has taught hundreds of students at the IHS Clinical Pharmacy Practice Training Program and has lectured at many pharmacy schools across the U.S.
In 2001, RADM Giberson responded to the Anthrax attacks and was selected to serve as the National Coordinator for over 40 Nurse and Pharmacist Response Teams as he worked under the newly-formed Department of Homeland Security. In 2003, while detailed to the Department of Defense for three years, RADM Giberson served on many international health missions for the U.S. Pacific Command involving more than 23 countries.
RADM Giberson has advocated across his career to advance the pharmacy profession. He maintains dual licensure as a pharmacist and clinician. He is the primary author of Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advanced Pharmacy Practice A Report to the U.S. Surgeon General 2011 that garnered the U.S. Surgeon Generals public support. RADM Giberson also co‐authored and facilitated the development of the first Federal Pharmacist Vision and Scope of Practice with the Federal Pharmacy Chiefs from the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. RADM Giberson has experience as a global health consultant to the U.S. Marine Corps Command Staff and College during their Capstone exercise. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Clinical Pharmacist of the Year and a Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his global health work.
Across his career, RADM Giberson has been a strong advocate and a dynamic inspirational leader for the pharmacy profession and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
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