Army Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

U.S. Army 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Repayment of qualified education loans

Accessions bonus

Monthly stipend during residency

Low-cost medical and dental care

Enrollment in retirement system

Commissary shopping privileges

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The U.S. Army 3rd Medical Recruiting Battalion is offering a unique opportunity for a pulmonary disease/critical care officer. In this role, you will help improve the health of Soldiers by treating respiratory ailments, providing critical care, and advancing medical research.

Eligibility includes having an MD or DO degree, an active medical license, and at least one year of internship completion. Benefits include education loan repayment, bonuses, and low-cost medical care for you and your family.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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 US Army Reserve.
• Must be a permanent resident of the United States.

Responsibilities

• Treat Soldiers and their families with respiratory ailments.
• Assess, recommend, and provide treatment and therapy to patients in intensive care units.
• Study patients and research new treatment possibilities.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree

Job description

Enhance your medical career while helping to improve the health and well-being of our Soldiers as a pulmonary disease/critical care officer in Army Medicine. As a physician in the U.S. Army, you will treat Soldiers and their families with respiratory ailments, assess, recommend, and provide treatment and therapy to patients in intensive care units. You'll also have the opportunity to advance the medical field by studying patients and researching new treatment possibilities. 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 may include:

* 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 US Army Reserve

* Must be a permanent resident of the United States