Army General Surgeon: Lead Cutting-Edge Care & Missions

U.S. Army 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education loan repayment

Accession bonus

STRAP stipend

Travel opportunities (domestic & intl)

Paid vacation

Uniformed Services Blended Retirement?

Medical and dental care for you and/or

Commissary/shopping privileges

FAP stipend during residency

Job summary

U.S. Army General Surgeons lead the way of a world-class military health care team. As a General Surgeon on the U.S.

Army health care team, you'll be at the front line of medical and surgical innovations and a wide range of procedures. The surgical advancements being developed by the U.S. Army Medical Department assist patient outcomes and changing the medical practice, from groundbreaking work in regenerative medicine to the development of 3-D anatomical models to assist with surgical pre- and

Qualifications

• Must have 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 general surgery.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to serve on Active Duty.
• Must have a permanent U.S. residency for Army Reserve.

Responsibilities

• Examin and diagnose patients.
• Prescribe courses of treatment.
• Perform surgeries for Soldiers, retirees and their family members.
• Participate in continued education programs, trainings, seminars and conferences to learn and collaborate with fellow general surgeons.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)

Permanent certificate from the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

Current license to practice medicine in the United States (US, DC, or PR)

Board certification

Completed at least one year of a Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship

Completed a training program in general surgery

U.S. citizen

Permanent U.S. residency for Army Reserve

Job description

U.S. Army General Surgeons lead the way of a world-class military health care team. As a General Surgeon on the U.S.

Army health care team, you'll be at the front line of medical and surgical innovations and a wide range of procedures. The surgical advancements being developed by the U.S. Army Medical Department assist patient outcomes and changing the medical practice, from groundbreaking work in regenerative medicine to the development of 3-D anatomical models to assist with surgical pre- and