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The school underwent various name changes and restructuring over the years; incorporating the diverse medical functional areas of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) along the way. One significant change was on 10 December 1972, when the Secretary of the Army, Robert F. Froehlke re-designated the school to the Academy of Health Sciences.
The Army Nurse Corps originated in 1901, the Dental Corps began in 1911, the Veterinary Corps in 1916, the Medical Service Corps emerged in 1917 (during WW I the Sanitary Corps was created as a temporary organization to relieve U.S. Army physicians from a variety of duties), [3] and the Army Medical Specialist Corps came into existence in 1947.
05A Army Medical Department; 09G Army National Guard (ARNG) on Active Duty Medical Hold; 09H US Army Reserve (USAR) on Active Duty Medical Hold; Warrant. 001A Unqual in Auth WO MOS; 002A Patient; 003A Student; 004A Duties Unassigned; 011A Brch/MOS Immaterial; 019G Army National Guard on Active Duty Medical Hold; 019H US Army Reserve on Active ...
The F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program [1] (HPSP) offers prospective military physicians (M.D. or D.O.), dentists, nurses, optometrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and veterinarians a paid professional education in exchange for service as a commissioned non-line or special branch officer.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government.The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research; by leading the Military Health ...
Distinctive unit insignia for US Army Dental Command. The U.S. Army Dental Command, also known as DENCOM, is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Medical Command that provides command and control of the Army's fixed-facility dental treatment facilities, preventive care, dental research, development and training institutions, dental treatment to ensure the oral health and readiness of ...
Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
The 232d Medical Battalion is a medical battalion in the United States Army [1] formed in 1944. [citation needed] The unit is a part of the 32d Medical Brigade. [1]The 232nd Medical Battalion, the largest of its kind within the 32nd Medical Brigade, operates under the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence.