Community Care Officer

Enhance your medical career while helping to improve the health and well-being of our Soldiers as a pulmonary disease / critical care officer in Army Medicine. Army, you will treat Soldiers and their families with respiratory ailments, assess, recommend, and provide treatment and therapy to patients in intensive care units. You’ll also have the opportunity to advance the medical field by studying patients and researching new treatment possibilities. And if you choose to serve in the Army Reserve, you will be able to serve your country when called upon while still supporting your community. An accessions bonus and special pay, depending on your medical specialty

A monthly stipend through the Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP) based on your field of medicine while in an accredited residency program

Low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family

Enrollment into the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System

Travel opportunities, to include humanitarian missions

Foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates

~ Must have completed at least one year of an approved Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship

~ Must be able to meet the criteria to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserve

~ Must be a permanent resident of the United States

To find out more information about becoming an Army Pulmonary Disease Officer, visit You may also reach out to your local Army Healthcare Recruiter to learn how you can get started on your journey in Army medicine.