Thoracic Surgeon - Part Time & Full Time Positions Available; Student Loan Repayment up to $250,000 and/or Incentive Pay

You can make a difference when Soldiers and their families need it most. As a thoracic surgeon and officer on the U.S. Army healthcare team, you will have access to the latest and most advanced technology and techniques. You will lead a well-trained critical response team when patients require immediate medical attention. Working alongside many dedicated professionals at the top of their fields in one of our state-of-the-art medical facilities. If you choose the Army Reserve, you can continue to work in your community and serve when needed. For either path you may choose, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, surrounded by dedicated professionals who share your values and a passion for excellence.

Active Duty (Full-Time)

• Sign-on Bonus: $600,000 signing (accession), plus $75,000 incentive pay annually.
• Loan Repayment: Receive $250,000 in student loan repayment in $40,000 annual payments to qualifying federal student loans paid directly to the lending institution through the Active-Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (ADHPLRP).
• Location: Over 40 locations stateside and several more overseas, including Hawaii, Alaska, Italy, Germany, and Korea.
• Time Off: 30 days paid vacation annually plus over 20 days for federal holidays and "Days of no Scheduled Activities."
• Practice True Medicine: No malpractice insurance premiums, no overhead costs, no dealing with insurance companies, no productivity goals.
• Insurance: No-cost healthcare and dental insurance for you. Low-cost healthcare and dental insurance for your family.
• Housing and food stipend.
• Travel opportunities, to include humanitarian missions.
• Flexible retirement plan for 20 years of service.

Army Reserve (Part-time)

• Loan Repayment: Receive $250,000 in student loan repayment in $40,000 annual payments to qualifying federal student loans paid directly to the lending institution through the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP).
• Specialized Training Assistance: Monthly stipend while enrolled in an accredited residency program. Recipients must be a U.S. citizen and will serve in the Army Reserve after completing residency.
• Insurance: Low-cost comprehensive healthcare and dental plans for you and your family.
• Monthly Drill Pay 
• Travel opportunities, to include humanitarian missions.
• Flexible retirement plan for 20 years of service.

• Doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy degree from an accredited U.S. school of medicine or osteopathy; foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates.
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico.
• U.S. citizenship or Permanent Residence (Reserve only).

Contact us directly for more information or you may "apply" below to be contacted to speak with us about your options and opportunities.

Recruit the future of Army Medicine in order to provide America’s Sons and Daughters with state of the art healthcare and a system of health that is second to none.