Navy Medical Service Corps

Navy Medical Service Corps
Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps[1]
Founded August 4, 1947 (1947-08-04)
Country  United States of America
Branch  United States Navy[2]
Role Military medical support and research
Size 2,600 officers (approximately)
Website Homepage

The United States Navy Medical Service Corps is a staff corps of the U.S. Navy, consisting of officers engaged in medical support duties. It includes healthcare scientists and researchers, comprising around 60% of its personnel, and healthcare administrators, comprising the remaining 40%.[3] Many of the latter are former enlisted hospital corpsmen, the Medical Service Corps Inservice Procurement Program (MSC-IPP) being one of several routes from enlisted service to commissioned status. The Medical Service Corps has around 2,600 serving commissioned officers.[4]

Organization

The Navy Medical Service Corps was created on 4 August 1947 by act of the United States Congress. Originally it had four specialist sections: Supply and Administration, Optometry, Allied Sciences, and Pharmacy.[3] Currently the Navy Medical Service Corps has three sections: Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Sciences, and Clinical Care Providers.

Healthcare Sciences are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:[3]

Clinical Care Providers are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jhsph.edu/offices-and-services/career-services/for-students/career-resources/Public%20Health%20Employers/2012-13_Employer_Information_Sessions/US%20Navy%20Slides.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.navy.com/dam/Navy/Navy-IMG/Downloads/pdf/healthcare/msc-brochure.pdf
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Medical Service Corps at navy.mil (view HTML)
  4. ↑ Medical Service Corps at navy.com


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