Prior to the formal establishment of the corps, ships’ surgeons served without commissions, unless given one by the commanding officer. Those commissions would be for the duration of a specific cruise.
Facing a shortage of trained physicians to serve the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972 was passed. This was a two-pronged act in which the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Health Professions Scholarship Program were created.[2] In both programs, civilians are given a direct commission to the rank of ensign (O-1) in the United States Navy Reserve which they hold throughout the four years of their medical education. During this time they receive financial assistance on the condition that they meet reservist requirements, maintain military standards, and agree to serve on active duty as physicians. The commitment required is at least 4 years for HPSP and 7 years of service for USUHS students.
Upon graduation, the new physicians are promoted to the rank of lieutenant (O-3) and enter active duty as medical interns (PGY-1) at a Naval Hospital.
Upon completion of an internship year, a Navy physician can be deployed to the fleet as a General Medical Officer, though opportunities also exist to complete full-residency training in the specialty of their choice or undergo 6 months of training to become a Flight Surgeon or Undersea Medical Officer .
RADM Bruce L. Gillingham is the 39th Surgeon General of the United States Navy as of 2019[update] and is the highest-ranking officer of the Medical Corps. The Chief of the Medical Corps is RDML Guido F. Valdes, who concurrently serves as Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific.[3]
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^"Navy Medicine Leadership". U.S. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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medical, corps, united, states, navy, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, medical, corps, united, states. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Medical Corps United States Navy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Medical Corps of the United States Navy is a staff corps consisting of military physicians in a variety of specialties It is the senior corps among all staff corps second in precedence only to line officers The corps of commissioned officers was founded on March 3 1871 United States Navy Medical CorpsSeal of the United States Navy Medical Corps 1 FoundedMarch 3 1871 152 years ago 1871 03 03 Country United States of AmericaBranch United States Navy Prior to the formal establishment of the corps ships surgeons served without commissions unless given one by the commanding officer Those commissions would be for the duration of a specific cruise The Medical Corps is one of the four staff corps of the Navy s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery BUMED which is led by the Surgeon General of the United States Navy Facing a shortage of trained physicians to serve the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps the Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972 was passed This was a two pronged act in which the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Health Professions Scholarship Program were created 2 In both programs civilians are given a direct commission to the rank of ensign O 1 in the United States Navy Reserve which they hold throughout the four years of their medical education During this time they receive financial assistance on the condition that they meet reservist requirements maintain military standards and agree to serve on active duty as physicians The commitment required is at least 4 years for HPSP and 7 years of service for USUHS students Upon graduation the new physicians are promoted to the rank of lieutenant O 3 and enter active duty as medical interns PGY 1 at a Naval Hospital Upon completion of an internship year a Navy physician can be deployed to the fleet as a General Medical Officer though opportunities also exist to complete full residency training in the specialty of their choice or undergo 6 months of training to become a Flight Surgeon or Undersea Medical Officer RADM Bruce L Gillingham is the 39th Surgeon General of the United States Navy as of 2019 update and is the highest ranking officer of the Medical Corps The Chief of the Medical Corps is RDML Guido F Valdes who concurrently serves as Commander Naval Medical Forces Pacific 3 Contents 1 Qualifications and designations 2 Ships named after physicians 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksQualifications and designations edit nbsp USNS Mercy a U S Navy hospital shipMembers of the Medical Corps are eligible to pursue qualification programs that lead to breast insignia such as Flight Surgeon Insignia USA USN USAF Astronaut Badge Surface Warfare Medical Corps Insignia Submarine Medical Insignia Diving Medical Insignia Fleet Marine Force Insignia Master Parachutist Badge Seabee combat warfare specialist insigniaShips named after physicians editReference Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships USS Begor DE 711 USS J Douglas Blackwood DE 219 USS Boone FFG 28 USS Bronstein DE 189 USS Bronstein DE 1037 USS Gendreau DE 639 USS Grayson DD 435 USS Heermann DD 532 USS Kane DD 235 USS Kane AGS 27 USS Longshaw DD 559 USS Samuel S Miles DE 183 USS Pinkney APH 2 USS Pratt DE 363 USS Rall DE 304 USS Ringness DE 590 USS Rixey APH 3 USS Tryon APH 1 USS William M Wood DD 715 USS Wood DD 317 USNS Charles Drew T AKE 10 See also editUnited States Army Medical CorpsReferences edit Directives PDF www med navy mil Retrieved 2019 06 18 Health Care America s Navy Retrieved 6 July 2013 Navy Medicine Leadership U S Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Retrieved 2 September 2019 External links editNational Naval Medical Center Bethesda official webpage on USN official website Retrieved 2009 12 05 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth official webpage on USN official website Retrieved 2009 12 05 Naval Medical Center San Diego official webpage on USN official website Retrieved 2009 12 05 Medical Corps Navy com Health Care Opportunities Retrieved 2009 12 05 Virtual Naval Hospital a digital library of military medicine and humanitarian medicine Retrieved 2010 09 22 Per NAVEDTRA 12966 Commander Naval Medical Education and Training Command Retrieved 2011 01 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Medical Corps United States Navy amp oldid 1182119772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
