The strength to heal our nations' defenders.
ACTIVE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGEON
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, in...
The strength to heal our nations' defenders
ACTIVE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGEON
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
RESERVE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGEON
As a peripheral vascular surgeon and Officer on the U.S. Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your surgical skills in our advanced health care system. When you practice in your community and serve when needed, you'll come to know the pride that comes with helping our Soldiers when they need it most. Most importantly, you'll develop new skills that you can leverage in your community practice
Benefits include:
- Health Professional Special Pay of $75,000 for eligible specialties, paid in three yearly increments of $25,000
- Healthcare Professionals Loan Repayment (HPLR) of up to $50,000 over three years; may be applied toward qualified medical school loans
- Paid continuing education and training
- Non-contributory retirement benefits at age 60 with 20 years of qualifying service
- Low-cost life and dental insurance
- Travel opportunities, including humanitarian missions
- 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)
- Permanent U.S. residency
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