As a peripheral vascular surgeon and officer on the U.S. Army Health Care Team, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your surgical skills while working in our collaborative health care environment. Entering our ready-made practice, you can focus on performing surgeries, instead of overhead costs and malpractice insurance. As you serve your country, you’ll come to know the pride that comes with helping our Soldiers when they need it most.
Benefits include:
– Paid continuing education
– 30 days of paid vacation earned annually
– Non-contributory retirement benefits with 20 years of qualifying service
– No-cost or low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family
– Commissary and post exchange shopping privileges
– Flexible, portable retirement savings and investment plan similar to a 401(k)
– Privileges that come with being an Officer in the U.S. Army
– Training to become a leader in your field
Requirements include:
– Doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy degree from an accredited U.S. school of medicine or osteopathy; foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates
– Current license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico
– Eligibility for board certification
– Completion of at least one year of an approved Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship
– Completion of a training program in vascular surgery
– Between 21 and 42 years of age (health care professionals ages 43 to 60 are now eligible for a two-year service contract under the OAPP program)
– U.S. citizenship