Lead your team in delivering groundbreaking care.
Guard physicians' part-time service enhances the care they give patients in their full-time practices. As a Guard physician, you'll become skilled in techniques and treatments most civilian doctors never have the opportunity to use. You'll treat Soldiers suffering from both physical and psychological wounds. When your service is complete, you'll be able put this knowledge to use in your new practice.
The Army National Guard is seeking physicians in the following practices:
- Family Practice
- Internal Medicine
- E.R.
- Psychiatry
- Diagnostic Radiology
- OB-GYN
- Thoracic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Cardiology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Infectious Disease
- Rheumatology
Benefits of Being a National Guard Physician
In recognition of the crucial nature of your work and your unique contribution as a Guard physician, the Army National Guard offers bonus, training assistance, and loan repayment programs. You may qualify for one or all of them. Click on the links below to learn more.
Healthcare Professional Bonus (Physicians are now eligible for $25,000 per year for 3 years - total $75,000.)
Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)
Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP)
Medical and Dental Student Stipend Program (MDSSP)
Leader and Healer
As a Guard physician, you'll receive a Medical Corps commission in the Army National Guard Medical Department (AMEDD). You will be recognized as both a military officer and a highly skilled medical professional. You'll have the authority and support you need to get the job done, in addition to the traditional respect and privileges due the rank. You'll work side-by-side with medical professionals who have invaluable battlefield experience, offering you the benefit of their expertise. And you'll feel an undeniable sense of pride and camaraderie when you don the uniform of a commissioned officer in the Army National Guard Medical Department.
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Contact your local recruiter for more information.
