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:
Army Reserve (Part Time)
- Health professions special pay for physicians in eligible specialties
- A monthly stipend through the Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP) for qualifying physicians in designated medical specialties currently enrolled in an accredited residency program- monthly stipend of $2,600+
- Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) which repays qualifying education loans to lending institutions- up to $250,000
- Travel opportunities
- Enrollment in the Uniformed Services Blended Retirements System
- Low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family
- Commissary and post exchange shopping privileges
- 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 58 years of age (waivers granted on a case-by-case basis)
- U.S. citizenship & I551 Holders