LET THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED CORPS DEFINE YOUR CAREER

SERVICE

• Promoting the health of the nation
• Helping meet America's health care needs through education, information, aid, and assistance
• Providing health care for the under-served and indigent citizens
• Providing health care for federal beneficiaries

RESPECT

• National and international recognition as clinical and research experts in rehabilitation
• Long tradition of clinical and basic research in standardized assessments and effective treatment protocols
• Exemplary approach to the care of insensitive limbs, cognitive disorders, functional impairments, speech and hearing disorders, developmental disorders, hand and foot dysfunction, and psychosocial disorders

BENEFITS

• Relocation expenses
• Potential for loan repayment
• Comprehensive medical and dental care including dependents
• Liberal annual leave (30 days per year plus 10 federal holidays), generous sick leave, and up to six weeks paid maternity leave
• Progressive longevity pay
• Regular opportunities for promotions
• From 20 up to 30 year non-contributory retirement program
• Potential for travel
• Non-taxable living and housing allowances
• Military post privileges

PRACTICE DIVERSITY

• Opportunities for independent practice
• Serve as an integral part of a transdisciplinary team approach to patient care
• Potential to develop skills in advanced functional assessments including electromyography and nerve conduction studies, biomechanics and metabolic evaluations, swallowing imaging, and physical capacity evaluations
• Provide input into practice assignments

CAREER DIVERSITY

• Career opportunities in traditional and non- traditional medical practice
• Variety of clinical, administrative, research, and governmental regulatory agencies and federal programs including: Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bureau of Prisons, Federal Employees Occupational Health, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Coast Guard, Food and Drug Administration, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Health Resources Services Administration

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Credit for professional training and experience
• Potential for professional and graduate education
• Opportunities for professional and geographic mobility
• Development of skills in patient assessment, treatment, consultation, education, and research
• Assist in developing and enforcing regulatory criteria for medical devices
• Development of departmental, agency, and national health care policies and procedures

YOUR PHS CAREER could include:

CLINIC-BASED ASSIGNMENTS

• Indian Health Service --Alaska, Arizona, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Washington
• Bureau of Prisons-- Missouri, Texas, Minnesota, Kentucky, North Carolina
• National Institutes of Health-- Greater Washington, DC area
• Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center-- Louisiana, New York
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-- Greater Washington, DC area
• U.S. Coast Guard-- Connecticut, New Jersey

NON-CLINICAL ASSIGNMENTS

• Centers for Disease Control
• Food and Drug Administration
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Health Resources and Services Administration

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