General Practice Physician - Requirements and Benefits - U.S. Air Force

U.S Air Force; Reserve (LA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S Air Force General Practice Physicians provide comprehensive primary care, diagnose and treat a broad range of diseases and injuries, and review case histories to improve future patient outcomes. The role includes managing primary care services, performing minor surgeries, evacuating personnel when needed, and interpreting diagnostic results to guide treatment plans.

Training is conducted at Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL, with requirements focused on medical education and a

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an approved medical school.
• Completion of 1 year of graduate medical education.
• Passing score on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT).

Responsibilities

• Manage primary care services.
• Perform minor surgical procedures.
• Assemble and evacuate sick and wounded personnel.
• Examine patients and determine X-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests required.
• Interpret test results and evaluate examination findings.
• Administer and prescribe measures of treatment such as antibiotics, drugs and compresses.

Skills

Clinical diagnosis

Patient care

Surgical procedures

Education

MD or DO from an approved medical school

Job description

Keeping our Airmen healthy is a top priority. General Practice Physicians in the Air Force are responsible for examining, diagnosing and treating a wide range of diseases and injuries. Within their general practice, they also prepare and review case histories to help obtain data for future patients.

What you’ll do

• Manage primary care services
• Perform minor surgical procedures
• Assemble and evacuate sick and wounded personnel
• Examine patients and determine X-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests required
• Interpret test results and evaluate examination findings
• Administer and prescribe measures of treatment as antibiotics, drugs and compresses

TRAINING & EDUCATION

Officer Training School

5.5 weeks

Maxwell AFB AL

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

• Doctor of Medicine degree or a doctor of osteopathy degree from an approved school of medicine or osteopathy, and completion of 1 year of graduate medical education in a clinical specialty at a hospital acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF, is mandatory.
• A passing score on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)