All Commissioned Corps officers must meet several basic qualifications. To be a medical officer, you need one of the following:
- M.D. from a U.S. or Canadian program that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association (AMA), or a foreign medical school that is listed on the International Medical Education Directory of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research.
- D.O. degree from a program that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
You must also have:
- One completed year of postgraduate medical education (e.g., internship or first year of residency training) in a program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education of the AMA or the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA.
- A current, unrestricted, and valid medical license from one of the 50 States; Washington, DC; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands; or Guam.
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