Navy Medical Service Corps

The Medical Service Corps is a staff corps of the United States Navy, consisting of officers engaged in medical support duties. It includes healthcare scientists and researchers, comprising around 60% of its personnel, and healthcare administrators, comprising the remaining 40%. Many of the latter are former enlisted hospital corpsmen, the Medical Service Corps Inservice Procurement Program (MSC-IPP) being one of several routes from enlisted service to commissioned status. The Medical Service Corps has around 2,600 serving commissioned officers.

Organization

The Navy Medical Service Corps was created on 4 August 1947 by act of the United States Congress. Originally it had four specialist sections: Supply and Administration, Optometry, Allied Sciences, and Pharmacy. Currently the Navy Medical Service Corps has three sections: Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Sciences, and Clinical Care Providers.

Healthcare Sciences are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:

• Aerospace Experimental Psychology
• Aerospace Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Entomology
• Environmental Health
• Industrial Hygiene
• Medical Technology
• Microbiology
• Research Physiology
• Radiation Health
• Research Psychology

Clinical Care Providers are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:

Audiology
Clinical Psychology
Dietitian/Food Management
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Podiatry
Social Work

See also

• Medical Service Corps (U.S. Army)
• Medical Specialist Corps (U.S. Army)
• Biomedical Sciences Corps (U.S. Air Force)
• Medical Service Corps (U.S. Air Force)

External links

• Naval Medical Research Center official webpage (on USN official website)
• Medical Service Corps. Navy.com (Health Care Opportunities)