About BCOAG
Who We Are
The Black Commissioned Officers Advisory Group (BCOAG) is a collective public health professional body whose primary mission is to serve and advise the Surgeon General on African-American matters. In addition, BCOAG supports the career advancement and professional development of African American officers.
Role of BCOAG
The role of BCOAG within USPHS is to provide advice and consultation to the Surgeon General in conjunction with the Minority Officers Liaison Council (MOLC) on matters related to the Commissioned Corps and Public Health. The BCOAG provides similar advisory assistance to the Professional Advisory Committees (PACs) and their respective Chief Professional Officers (CPOs) and, upon request, to the agency and/or program heads of the Public Health Service (PHS) and non-PHS programs that routinely use PHS personnel. All BCOAG members are knowledgeable professionals who represent a crossÂsection of interests, concerns, and responsibilities of African American Officers in agencies and organizations staffed by PHS personnel.
