Physician

Medical officers in the Corps:

• Perform traditional clinical services, including inpatient and outpatient care ranging from newborn care to geriatric services, from obstetrics to orthopedics to psychiatry, from prevention services to chronic care or acute disease management.
• Review and regulate drugs and medical products.
• Conduct biomedical and epidemiological research.
• Respond to public health emergencies.
• Develop and monitor national health policies.
• Work in domestic and international assignments.

The focus is on improving physical health for entire populations. While there is plenty of direct patient care, there are opportunities to work on organized community disease prevention and treatment programs that can make an impact on overall disease rates.

Medical officers in the Commissioned Corps work throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and in other Federal agencies and programs, including the following:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Indian Health Service
• National Institutes of Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• U.S. Coast Guard

If you are a medical student or physician interested in the Commissioned Corps, take the next step! E-mail us your questions, call us at 800-279-1605, or apply online now.