PSYCHIATRIST

U.S. Army Medical Corps

PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE LIVES

OF OUR NATION’S DEFENDERS

As a Psychiatrist on the U.S. Army health care team , you’ll have

the opportunity to immerse yourself into a special culture and

environment in which your diagnoses and treatments will support the

readiness of our military’s efforts and improve the lives of our

Soldiers and their families. Additionally, when you join the Army

Medical Corps, you’ll work with some of the most innovative

technologies and treatments in the industry, all while practicing

at world-class medical facilities. You’ll gain access to invaluable

opportunities and advance your skills like supporting humanitarian

missions, leadership training and a competitive benefit package.

Join us and work alongside professionals at the top of their fields

while helping expand the boundaries of psychiatry.

Benefits may include :

Repayment of qualified education

loans to lending institution, paid annually over a maximum of 3

years while serving

Based on your area of

concentration, you may be eligible for an accessions bonus, paid

over a four-year period while serving.

No-cost or low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family

30 days of paid vacation earned annually

Commissary and post exchange shopping

privileges

Enrollment into the Uniformed

Services Blended Retirement System

Specialized training to become a leader in psychiatric

Requirements :

Doctor of medicine or

doctor of osteopathy degree from an accredited U.S. school of

medicine or osteopathy; foreign graduates may apply with permanent

certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical

Graduates

Current license to practice

medicine in the United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico

Eligibility for board certification

Completion of at least one year of an

approved graduate medical education internship

Completion of a training program in

psychiatry or residency in the U.S.

Between

21 and 42 years of age (waivers granted on a case-by-case

basis)

U.S. citizenship