PULMONARY DISEASE CRITICAL CARE OFFICER

PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF OUR NATION S DEFENDERS

As a Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Physician on the U.S. Army health care team, you ll examine and treat patients with respiratory ailments, as well as, recommend courses of therapy for adult patients with diseases of the respiratory system and for adults in the intensive care setting. 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 pulmonary medicine and critical care.

Benefits may include:

Repayment of qualified education loans to lending institution, paid annually over a maximum of 3 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 pulmonary 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 pulmonary medicine

Between 21 and 42 years of age (waivers granted on a case-by-case basis)

U.S. citizenship