U.S. Navy Medical Programs
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As a Navy Physician, you'll serve your country and American families, as well as contribute to
humanitarian missions across the country and around the globe. You’ll do it with the skill that
comes from advanced training and the backing of the most advanced equipment and facilities in
the world. And you’ll do it without the paperwork and nonmedical hassles sometimes found in
private practice.
Imagine treating victims of everything from sickness to combat, hurricanes to landslides,
tsunamis to earthquakes. Lending your expertise to critical relief efforts with one of the only
outreach corps capable of responding to the call.
You’ll utilize some of the most advanced technology on the planet. Work at top-notch military
facilities on shore, at sea and in the field. Team with the best-trained medical professionals to
In the Navy Medical Corps, you can expect ongoing, advanced training. And, unlike private
practice, you won’t find exorbitant malpractice insurance, expensive equipment investments and
high start-up costs.
Wherever you are in your medical career – student, resident or practicing physician – the Navy
offers generous Financial and Educational Benefits to pay off school loans and cover living
expenses.
Practicing in the Navy also means continuing education. Meetings, seminars and conferences –
military as well as private practice. Add the generous scholarship opportunities, and the entire
world of medicine is open to you. Navy Physicians practice in over 30 specialties and
subspecialties. These specialties include:
Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
Internal Medicine:
- Allergy
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Tropical Medicine
- Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology:
- Anatomical Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Forensic Pathology
- Neuropathology
- Preventative Medicine
Psychiatry:
Child Psychiatry Radiology:
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiation Oncology
Surgery:
- General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Urology
Financial and educational benefits
Wherever you are in your medical career, the Navy can help ease the financial burdens and
advance your career with generous scholarships, financial assistance and continuing education
programs. Whether you’re a student, resident or practicing physician, the Navy has a program
that can help you make a difference.
$120,000 to repay student loans
Don’t get buried by student loans. Up to $114,900 is available to Active Duty Officers in the
Medical Corps to repay student loans.
Apply to receive $40,000 per year for up to three years. To become eligible for the Health
Professions Loan Repayment Program, you must serve as an Active Duty Medical Corps Officer
for each year you receive the loan payment, with a minimum three-year service obligation.
