Medical Doctor

Army Healthcare; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education loan repayment

Accession bonus

STRAP stipend

Medical and dental care

Retirement system

Commissary/Exchange privileges

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Army Medicine is seeking a pulmonary disease/critical care officer to treat Soldiers and their families with respiratory ailments in intensive care units. The physician will assess, recommend, and provide treatment while also advancing the medical field through patient study and research on new therapies. Eligible candidates must hold an MD or DO from a U.S.

medical school, possess an active U.S. license, have completed a GME internship, and be eligible for board certification.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited U.S. medical school.
• Current, active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States.
• Must have completed at least one year of an approved GME internship.
• Must be eligible for board certification.

Responsibilities

• Care for Soldiers and their families with respiratory conditions in ICU settings.
• Assess, recommend, and provide treatment and therapy for pulmonary/critical care patients; contribute to research and clinical advancement.

Skills

Pulmonary/ICU excellence

Leadership abilities

Clinical judgment

Education

MD/DO from US medical school

US medical license (active/unrestricted)

Approved GME internship completed

Board certification eligibility

Job description

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 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