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Infectious Disease Officer
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Bring your greatest skills to the greater good
Enhance your medical career while helping to improve the health and well‑being of our Soldiers. As an infectious disease officer in Army Medicine, you’ll be responsible for studying the causes, effects, and patterns of infectious diseases, including biological warfare threats. Through research, you could work with other medical professionals to confirm, diagnose, treat and control the transmission of infectious diseases within the military and communities you support.
You may participate in humanitarian missions to address the spread of infectious diseases and find new ways to prevent them. And if you choose to serve in the Army Reserve, you will be able to serve your country when called upon while still supporting your community.
Benefits
Repayment of qualified education loans to lending institutions
An accessions bonus and special pay, depending on your medical specialty
A monthly stipend through the Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP) based on your field of medicine while in an accredited residency program
Low‑cost medical and dental care for you and your family
Enrollment into the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System
Commissary (grocery) and Post‑exchange (department store) shopping privileges
Travel opportunities, to include humanitarian missions
Eligibility Requirements
Possess 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, valid, active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory
Must be eligible for board certification
Must have completed at least one year of an approved Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship
Must be able to meet the criteria to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve
Must be a permanent resident of the United States
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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