When you work in the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD), you’re part of the most extensive health care system in the country with opportunities to better lives and change health care as we know it.
As part of the Army health care team, you’ll have access to technologies, facilities, and opportunities unlike anywhere else.
With over 40,000 visits to U.S. Army medical facilities and clinics around the world every day, you’ll come across cases and diseases that aren’t typical within the private sector. You’ll also work on vaccines for viruses like Zika and COVID-19 that can have a global impact.
The Army Medical Department is one of the few places in the world where comprehensive patient care is the top priority. So, you can practice medicine with fewer limitations and treat patients based on their individual needs rather than their ability to pay.
Provide an important service to your country impacting the lives of Soldiers in the Army, as well as their families, friends, and people across the globe.
Whether you’re looking to start your medical career or you’re well into your journey, you’ll need to meet certain requirements.
Each corps has a specific purpose and works with one another to maintain the U.S. Army’s high standards in patient care.
With over 40 specialties from internal medicine and neurosurgery to pathology and psychiatry, Army Medical Corps physicians practice in three main areas:
The Medical Service Corps is the most diverse branch of the U.S. Army. It consists of medical administrative, scientific, and provider specialties, from direct patient care to management of the U.S. Army’s health service system including:
The Medical Specialist Corps is home to four distinct specialties:
The Army Nurse Corps consists of more than 11,000 Soldiers. They’re dedicated to providing unmatched health care to military members, families, and retirees all over the world, while also supporting humanitarian missions, and responding to natural disasters in one of five specialties:
The Army Dental Corps teaches more residents than any other institution in the country with residency graduates scoring in the top 95th percentile. It maintains modern dental facilities in the U.S. and abroad in the following ten specialties:
The Army Veterinary Corps oversees all Department of Defense veterinary services. They work to prevent contagious and zoonotic diseases, care for military working dogs and ceremonial horses, treat family pets, and support Human-Animal Bond Programs at military hospitals.
Army Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Army Nurse Corps Army Dental Corps Veterinary Corps
As an AMEDD Officer, you won’t participate in Basic Combat Training that enlisted Soldiers go through. Instead, you’ll attend the AMEDD Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC)—a basic orientation course to the Army Health Care System and the Army way of life.
The AMEDD Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) for active-duty Officers is held four times a year at the AMEDD Center & School in Fort Sam Houston and lasts from 10 to 14 weeks. Officers in the Army Reserve go to BOLC for two weeks. Your training time depends on your chosen specialty and whether or not you have prior military experience.
