Flight Surgeon U.S. Air Force, Global

American Academy Of Family Physicians; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation with pay

Outstanding healthcare coverage

Food and housing assistance

Generous retirement program

Continuing medical education

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The U.S. Air Force seeks a Flight Surgeon to serve as a primary care physician for aircrew, leading a team to develop preventive practices ensuring pilots remain mission-ready.

Responsibilities include performing medical examinations, assessing fitness for flight, and guiding aeromedical operations across clinical and flying settings. A rigorous residency, board certification, and USAF training are required.

Qualifications

• Completion of a U.S. residency with board certification in a primary specialty
• Board certification current in a primary care field such as family medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine or ABPM
• Completion of a USAF Flying Class II flight physical
• Completion of the Aerospace Medicine Primary (AMP) course (~nine weeks)
• Eight-week Officer Training School completion
• U.S. citizen between 18 and 47 years old
• Willingness to relocate

Responsibilities

• Conduct medical examinations and provide care for air and missile crews
• Determine fitness for flying and special duties and evaluate environments for health hazards
• Regularly participate in flying missions to advise on aeromedical issues
• Develop and manage preventive medicine programs and educate flight personnel
• Establish procedures for managing casualties in aviation accidents and disasters
• Advise on aeromedical evacuation and serve on aviation mishap boards
• Liaise between flying squadrons and medical services

Job description

Job at a glance

Degree Required: MD/DO

Position Type: Full-Time

Work Environment: Hospital

Visa Sponsorship: No

Job description

Position Summary Pilots, aircrew and special-duty operators are exposed to extreme environments in air, space, and battle. As an Air Force Flight Surgeon, you will serve as the primary care physician for these extraordinary Airmen. You will also lead a dedicated team of specialized experts to develop, manage and implement preventive practices to keep our Airmen flying.

Benefits

The Air Force benefits package is unparalleled in the civilian world. Benefits include:

• 30 days of vacation with pay each year
• Outstanding healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Food and housing assistance
• Generous retirement program
• Continuing medical education opportunities
• Free or low-cost world travel opportunities

Physicians in the Air Force enter as commissioned officers. They also enjoy other benefits to include but not limited to:

• Funding for continued education units and financial assistance programs
• Sponsored Fellowship opportunities
• Working with some of the most highly competent medical teams in the world
• The opportunity to work in a clinical or hospital setting
• Excellent healthcare coverage and retirement benefits
• Opportunities for travel and advancement
• The ability to change location or specialty without losing seniority

About the Air Force

The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space, and cyberspace. We live by three core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. The Air Force offers hundreds of careers from healthcare to engineering in order to serve the American people and provide precise and reliable global vigilance, reach and power for the nation.

Job Responsibilities

Career Tasks for Flight Surgeons

• Conduct medical examinations and provide care for air and missile crews
• Determine fitness for flying and special duties as well as evaluating living and working environments to detect and control health hazards
• Regularly participate in flying missions to observe and advise on aeromedical issues
• Develop and manage preventive medicine programs, including the education of flight personnel in healthy lifestyles
• Establish procedures for managing casualties in aviation accidents and other disasters
• Provide advise on aeromedical evacuation and serve on aviation mishap investigation boards
• Serve as the liaison between flying squadrons and medical services

Qualifications

To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:

• Completion of a U.S. residency at a fully accredited residency program with subsequent board certification in that primary specialty
• Board certification must be current and in a primary care specialty such as family, emergency, pediatrics, internal medicine or by the ABPM, and must show proof of primary care privileges for the 12 months directly preceding commissioning.
• Completion of a flight physical (USAF Flying Class II)
• Completion of the Aerospace Medicine Primary (AMP) course (~nine weeks)
• Completion of eight-week Officer Training School
• Must be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 18 and 47
• Must be willing to relocate

Working Hours

M-F 9-5

All Federal Holidays off* *May Be compensated for Federal Holidays worked.