PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE OFFICER

U.S. Army Medical Corps

PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE LIVES

OF OUR NATION’S DEFENDERS

As

a Preventive Medicine Physician on the U.S. Army health care team,

you’ll plan, coordinate and direct a program to maintain health,

improve physical fitness and prevent disease and injury.

Additionally, when you join the Army Medical Corps, you’ll be

making a difference in the lives of our Soldiers and the country at

large while gaining access to invaluable opportunities, 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 preventive medicine.

Benefits may include :

Repayment of qualified education

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

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 preventive medicine

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

preventive medicine

Completion of an ACGME

approved residency program in preventive medicine OR certification

by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the American Board

of Osteopathic Prevention Medicine in general preventive medicine

or public health

Between 21 and 42 years of

age (waivers granted on a case-by-case basis)

U.S. citizenship