The Army Medical Specialist Corps

One of the many opportunities available within the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Training Programs after Cadets receive their Bachelors Degree is The Army Medical Specialist Corps. The four groups of professionals comprising The Army Medical Specialist Corps are: Physical Therapists (PT), Occupational Therapists (OT), Registered Dietitians (RD) and Physician Assistants (PA).

Health care recruiters focus recruiting efforts at accredited colleges and universities where the specialties are trained. These Active Duty Specialist Corps Student Programs are briefly explained below (for more complete information contact https://www/amsc.amedd.army.mil ):

Occupational Therapy Field Work Experience

The Army OT Fieldwork program has been discontinued. The only way for a cadet to enter AD as an OT is to obtain an Educational Delay to complete an OT degree program or already be enrolled in an OT program at the time of contracting for ROTC.

U.S. Army – Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy (http:// www.baylor.edu/graduate/pt/splash.php)

•  Provides a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree

•  Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or be in last semester of undergrad school to apply to the 27-month training program

•  Active duty obligation is 81 months (including the program)

•  Additional prerequisites: minimum GPA of 3.1; minimum GRE score of 1000; minimum verbal score of 450

Army Dietetic Internship/Graduate Program in Nutrition (http:// www.baylor.edu/graduate/nutrition/splash.php)

•  Provides a Master's Degree in Nutrition

•  Eleven month didactic/research master's degree curriculum at AMEDD Center and School and nine months dietetic internship at an Army Medical Center

•  Applicants must have completed or be in last semester of dietetic academic work

•  Active duty obligation is six years, including internship and program

•  Additional prerequisites: minimum GPA of 3.0; minimum GRE of 1000; GRE writing score of 3.5

Interservice Physician Assistant Program

•  Provides a Master's Degree in Physician Assistant studies

•  Two year training program (1-yr didactic, 1-yr clinical) towards appointment as a 1st LT

•  Commissioned officers are reappointed as SP Officers prior to starting the program

•  Active duty obligation is four years after graduation (see www.usarec.army.mil/armypa )

Active Duty Specialist Corps Incentives:

Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) – Is available to direct accession AMEDD applicants (Cadets are not eligible). It will repay up to $30,651 of qualified education loans annually for a maximum of three years. Active duty obligation is one year for each year receiving loan repayment with a minimum period of three years on active duty.

Special Pay – Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Dieticians and Physician Assistants are entitled to non-Physician Health Care Provider Board Certification Pay. Specific qualifications apply.

Note: All information applies to AMEDD applicants. Currently, there is no coop program for ROTC Cadets that guarantees placement into an AMEDD program. Cadets must apply and be accepted. ADSO incurred for participation in a training program will be added to ROTC ADSO.

Please refer to https://www/amsc.amedd.army.mil for more information on Army Medical Specialist Corps programs. POCs at HQ , US Army Recruiting Command are LTC Heather Moriyama, SP Corps Program Manager at heather.moriyama@usarec.army.mil or 502-626-0360 and CPT James Jones, IPAP Program Manager at james.jones4@usarec.army.mil or 502-626-0386.

Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Programs

There are several avenues available within the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Training Programs for Cadets after receiving their Bachelors Degree. Several allow for completion of an advanced Healthcare degree while receiving full pay and benefits. A few of the programs are listed below:

An officer in the Medical Specialist Corps encompasses the disciplines of occupational therapy, physical therapy, dietetics and physician assistant. The Army has training programs for all four specialties. Visit https://www.amsc.amedd.army.mil to learn more.

The Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) is located at the AMEDD Center and School at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Information on the program is at located at www.usarec.army.mil/armypa .

Earn a Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy while receiving full pay and benefits. Requirements for soldiers interested in becoming AMEDD commissioned Officers should review requirements at http://www.baylor.edu/graduate/pt/splash.php .

The Army Medical Corps contains over 40 specialties, including internal medicine, neurosurgery, pathology, anesthesiology and psychiatry. As a physician and officer, you will be trained as a leader with opportunities in medical research.

Visit www.goarmyhealthcare.com and receive additional information on becoming a physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist, and clinical or counseling psychologist. If you qualify, you could earn a full-tuition scholarship, plus monthly stipend of more than $1,300.

Educational opportunities are available. The next several monthly articles will feature an AMEDD specialty program in further detail.

Currently, there is no coop program for ROTC Cadets that guarantees placement into an AMEDD program. Cadets must apply and be accepted.

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