Direct commission
Medical Corps
Explore Army Medical Corps careers, including direct commission paths, specialties, qualifications, and incentives.
Corps overview
Serving in the Medical Corps
The Army Medical Corps includes physicians who serve as commissioned officers across a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. Their work supports the health and readiness of Soldiers, families, retirees, and other eligible beneficiaries.
Depending on your specialty and assignment, your responsibilities may include clinical care, operational medicine, research, education, or leadership within the Army healthcare system. Work settings can include medical centers, clinics, field organizations, and research facilities.
As you explore this path, compare your medical education, Graduate Medical Education, license, board status, and specialty with the current Medical Corps qualifications. Marcus can help you identify the relevant Area of Concentration and explain the next step in the commissioning process.
Specialty directory
Specialties and areas of concentration
Review Army Medical Corps areas of concentration and physician specialties available through AMEDD service.
Nuclear Medicine Officer
Preventive Medicine Officer
Occupational Medicine Officer
Pulmonary Disease Officer
Gastroenterologist
Cardiologist
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Urologist
Dermatologist
Allergist, Clinical Immunologist
Anesthesiologist
Pediatrician
Pediatric Sub-Specialist
Child Neurologist
Ophthalmologist
Otolaryngologist
Neurologist
Psychiatrist
Nephrologist
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
Endocrinologist
Rheumatologist
Clinical Pharmacologist
Internist
Infectious Disease Officer
Family Medicine
General Surgeon
Thoracic Surgeon
Plastic Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgeon
Flight Surgeon
Physiatrist
Therapeutic Radiologist
Diagnostic Radiologist
Pathologist
Peripheral Vascular Surgeon
Neurosurgeon
Emergency Medicine Physician
Field Surgeon
Who may qualify
Medical Corps qualifications
Review the general qualifications for physicians interested in serving as U.S. Army Medical Corps officers.
Review the general qualifications for the Regular Army or Army Reserve before beginning a Medical Corps application.
You generally need a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited U.S. medical school.
If you graduated from a foreign medical school, ensure you hold the required permanent certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
You generally need at least one year of approved Graduate Medical Education.
You generally need a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
Board eligibility or other specialty credentials may apply to your intended role.
ROTC cadets with an approved educational delay for medical school may be able to pursue qualifying medical education pathways.
Additional qualifications may apply to your intended Area of Concentration, Army component, training history, or professional background.
Contact Marcus to compare these general requirements with your medical education, training, license, specialty, and intended component.
Professional support
Medical Corps programs and incentives
Explore Army Medical Corps programs, incentives, and financial-support options for eligible physicians and students.
HPSP
The Health Professions Scholarship Program may provide eligible medical students with tuition coverage, a monthly stipend, and reimbursement for certain required academic expenses.
FAP
The Financial Assistance Program may provide eligible physicians in residency with a monthly stipend and an annual grant.
ADHPLRP
The Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program may help eligible active-duty physicians repay qualifying education loans.
RCHPLRP
The Reserve Component Health Professionals Loan Repayment Program may help eligible Army Reserve physicians repay qualifying education loans.
MSSP
The Medical School Stipend Program may provide eligible Army Reserve medical students with a monthly stipend while they complete medical school.
STRAP
The Specialized Training Assistance Program may provide eligible Army Reserve physicians in residency with a monthly stipend.
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