Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Medical Corps (MC) of the U.S. Army is a staff corps (non-combat specialty branch) of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consisting of commissioned medical officers – physicians with either an M.D. or a D.O. degree, at least one year of post-graduate clinical training, and a state medical license.
The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) [5] program is a two-year, full-time education program for enlisted members of the military to prepare for medical school applications. It is intended for motivated service members who show academic promise and whose experiences and goals align with the mission of their military ...
The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, formerly known as the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and was open from May 1909 to August 2011 then realigned with the National Naval Medical Center, is located in Washington, D.C. and serves more than 150,000 active and retired military personnel from all branches, admitting 16,000 patients a ...
While wages for military residents are higher than for their civilian counterparts, a military residency requires the resident to fulfill further service obligations which are generally paid back year-for-year with their medical school obligation, concurrently, after completion of residency. Certain residencies may require the service time owed ...
In the United States, senior medical students (both MD and DO) applicants and residency programs that register with the NRMP participate in a process known as "the Match." Applicants for the NRMP Main Residency Match usually begin the application process in the summer, and programs review applications and invite selected candidates for ...
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), also called The Match, [1] is a United States–based private non-profit non-governmental organization created in 1952 to place U.S. medical school students into residency training programs located in United States teaching hospitals. Its mission has since expanded to include the placement of U.S ...
According to the US Department of Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is "the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-U.S. medical schools who seek to practice in the United States or apply for a U.S. medical residency program.
Completing Officer Candidate School programs of the Army National Guard at Regional Training Institutes (RTI). Direct Commissioning: This is normally reserved for accessions of chaplains, medical professionals, and Judge Advocate General (JAG) lawyers. Inter-service transfer as a Commissioned Officer of another United States military branch. [5]