PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OFFICER

U.S. Army Preventive Medicine Officers are key to the prevention of disease and injury to our Soldiers and their families.

If you are a professional in the preventive medicine field and want to combine your passion for health and wellness with a desire to serve in the U.S. Army, a career as an Army Preventive Medicine Officer might be the one for you.

Outstanding Opportunities

As a Preventive Medicine Officer in the U.S. Army, you will provide Army Soldiers, retirees, and their families with opportunities to increase their own health and well-being. You may have the opportunity to establish and direct physical medicine and rehabilitation programs at medical installations, train, and mentor other medical personnel. You will lead and direct Force Health Protection efforts by preventing or mitigating clinically significant exposures and health threats at the individual and population levels through assessment, mitigation, and communication of exposures and risks. Another focus of your practice will be to direct and oversee the execution of the core functions of public health: assessment, policy development, and assurance.

The U.S. Army provides additional training and continuation of education programs to create opportunities for growth as both a military officer and a healthcare professional. These additional education opportunities help you lead a coordinated public health response through professional interactions with other public health disciplines such as public health nurses, entomologists, environmental scientists, occupational medicine officers, and industrial hygienists.

If you choose to join the Army Reserve, you will be able to serve your country as needed while continue to support your community.

Regardless of how you serve, a career as an Army Preventive Medicine Officer allows you to use your unique skill set to benefit the lives of those in the military and civilian communities.

Outstanding Benefits

When you join the Army Medical Corps, you'll be making a difference in the lives of our Soldiers and the country at large while gaining access to invaluable opportunities, like supporting humanitarian missions and leadership training, all while earning a competitive benefits package.

Benefits may include:

Repayment of qualified education loans to lending institution, paid annually over a maximum of three years while serving

Based on your field of concentration, you may be eligible for an accession bonus, paid over a four-year period while serving

Travel opportunities both within the United States and internationally

Up to 30 days of paid vacation earned annually

Enrollment into the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System

No- to low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family

Commissary and post exchange shopping privileges

Possible specialized training assistance and monthly stipend while enrolled in an accredited residency program

Specialized training to become a leader in medicine

Eligibility Requirements

Must be a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an accredited U.S. school of medicine or osteopathy

Foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates

Must have a current license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico

Must be eligible for board certification

Must have completed at least one year of an approved Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship

Must have completed a training program in preventive medicine

Must be a U.S. citizen to serve Active Duty

Must have a permanent U.S. residency for Army Reserve

Have questions or want more information?

To find out more information about becoming an Army Preventive Medicine Officer, visit . You may also reach out to your local Army Healthcare Recruiter to learn how you can get started on your journey as an Army Preventive Medicine Officer.

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