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Medical Service Corps

U.S. Navy
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Job description

The Medical Service Corps is Navy Medicine’s most diverse corps, with 31 specialties and more than 3,000 active and reserve officers practicing or training in more than 31 different healthcare specialties. Medical Service Corps officers are stationed at military treatment facilities, medical education institutions, clinics, hospitals and research units located within the United States and various overseas locations. Medical Service Corps officers provide direct support to Navy and Marine Corps commands, squadrons, battalions and units. Medical Service Corps officers deploy in support of combat operations, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance missions, providing the best care our nation can offer ashore and afloat.

Specialties

  • Aerospace Experimental Psychology
  • Aerospace Physiology
  • Audiology
  • Biochem/Toxicology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clinicians Audiology
  • Dietetics
  • Education and Training Management
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Health
  • Financial Management
  • Health Care Admin
  • Health Care Administrators
  • Health Care Facility Planning
  • Health Care Info Systems
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Manpower Personnel
  • Material Logistics Operations Analysis
  • Medical Technology
  • Microbiology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Patient Administration
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physiology
  • Plans Ops. and Med Intel
  • Podiatry
  • Radiation Health
  • Research Psychology
  • Social Work

BENEFITS:

Officers in the Medical Service Corps are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including:

· Sign-on bonus (depending on specialty)

· Scheduled pay increases

· 30 days vacation with pay, earned each year

· 100% medical and dental coverage

· Maternity leave

· Tax deferred investment plan (TSP)

· Employer funded retirement after 20 creditable years of service

LOCATIONS TO WORK AT:

In support of Navy Medicine’s readiness and health benefits missions, Medical Service Corps Officers serve in a variety of settings, such as Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response missions in places as far-reaching. MSC Officers also work in locations that support caring for the wounded, ill and injured, such as, Marine Corps’ Wounded Warrior Regiments.

· Navy Medical Treatment Facilities

· Naval Branch Clinics

· Ships

· United States Marine Corps Battalions

· Seabee Detachments

· Research Centers and Laboratories

Locations of service are throughout the United States & Overseas.

-California

-Japan

-Illinois

-Spain

-Florida

-Italy

-North Carolina

-Cuba

-Virginia

-Guam

-Maryland

-Europe

-Rhode Island

-Hawaii

SPECIAL INCENTIVE PAY

Members of the Navy Medical Service Corps are offered a number of special pays commensurate with their specialty, years of service, and intention to remain on active duty. Current medical special pays include:

· Board Certified Pay

· Optometry Special Pay

· Optometry Retention Special Pay

· Pharmacy Accession Bonus

· Pharmacy Officer Special Pay

· Health Profession Officer (HPO) Special Pay for Clinical Psychologists and Physician Assistants encompasses an accession bonus, incentive pay & retention bonus.

· Health Professions Loan Repayment (HPLRP) is offered for accessions to specific medical professional sub specialties each year.

How Your Officer Rank Benefits You in Civilian Life after Your Navy Tour of Duty:

The combination of your degree and your Navy experience gives you an incomparable resume. Your technical and leadership skills, training and experience in a military environment are highly valued and sought by civilian companies. Naval Officers find civilian employment in many different areas. In addition, as an officer, you’ll be responsible for leading others right from the start. As your leadership/managerial skills grow and develop, your responsibilities will increase as well. By the time you leave (if you choose to leave), you will be well-positioned for your next career.

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment/transfer to, an accredited college, university, or school of study for a designated health profession. Online/distant learning degree programs do not meet this requirement.

-Applicants must be a citizen of the United States.

-Medical Service Corps applicants must be commissioned before their 42nd birthday. Age waivers for applicants between ages 42 and 57 may be considered on a limited, case-by-case basis.

-Applicants age 58 or older who possess critical skills as designated by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD (HA)) may be considered for an exception to the age waiver policy if they can complete a full 3-year service obligation.

-Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

-Degree or certification requirements must be fulfilled within 12, 24, 36, or 48 months after enlistment. Selectees must have an approved degree or course of study completion plan prior to enlistment in order to determine the projected graduation or completion date.

-Serve a minimum of 3 years of active duty from the date of commissioning. Selectees enrolled in a 4 year program will have an active duty obligation of 4 years from the date of commissioning.