Info. for Pharmacy Students Considering a Career in the USPHS

• US Public Health Service Pharmacy Program
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/main.html
  
  
• Overview of the U.S. Public Health Service
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/overview.html
  
  
• Career opportunities and practice options
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/options.html
  
  
• Residency and student programs
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/student.html
  
  
• COSTEP experiences
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/costep97/index.htm
  
  
• Comparison of commissioned corps versus civil service careers
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/career.html
  
  
• Commissioned corps benefits
  http://www.dhhs.gov/phs/corps
  
  
• Commissioned officer salary information
  http://www.dfas.mil/money/milpay/
  
  
• Application information
  http://www.dhhs.gov/phs/corps/Application.htm
  
  
• Personnel office for commissioned officers
  http://dcp.psc.gov/
  
  
• Vacancy Announcements
  http://dcp.psc.gov/VATS/rept_select.htm
  http://www.pharmacy.ihs.gov/index.cfm?module=vacancies
  http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/a9fda.htm
  http://www.fda.gov/cber/inside/vacancy.htm
  
  
• Agency contact persons
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/contacts.html
  
  
• Military Benefits
  Commissioned officer exchange privileges
  Army and Air Force Exchange Service
  
  
• Housing information
  http://www.apartments.com/
  http://www.allapartments.com/
  http://www.recgov.org/housing/Roomrent.html
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/classifieds/realestate/
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/classifieds/rentals/
  
  
• Pharmacy mentoring program
  http://www.hhs.gov/pharmacy/mentor.html
  
  
  For more information, contact:
  LCDR Christine Oliver or LCDR Kavita Dada
  

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  Please e-mail questions and comments to devvrat.patel@fda.hhs.gov