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Army Medical Corps The Army Medical Corps (AMC) came into existence as a homogeneous corps of officers and men on the pattern of the Royal Army Medical Corps on 03 April 1943 by the amalgamation of the Indian Medical Service, the Indian Medical Department and the Indian Hospital Corps. The service aims at increasing the battle efficiency of the soldier and towards that end is interested in increasing his powers of resistance to the various diseases. The Corps along with its affiliated sister services in the Navy and Air Force are the major facility with the Government to affect its welfare activity for serving and retired defence personnel. www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Corps-Medical.html   (1799 words)

Army Medical Corps The Army Medical Corps came into existence as a homogeneous corps of officers and men on the pattern of the Royal Army Medical Corps on 03 Apr 1943 by the amalgamation of the Indian Medical Service, the Indian Medical Department and the Indian Hospital Corps. Thus the Bengal Medical Service was formed in 1764, the Madras Medical Service in 1767 and the Bombay Medical Service in 1779 for the three Presidency Armies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay respectively. Indianisation of this service commenced from 1915 onwards. www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/amc.htm   (1031 words)

GoArmy.com > Army ROTC > Medical Service Corps Officer Medical Service Corps Officers are essential in treating and helping the overall health of Soldiers and their families. Coordinating employment of Medical Service Corps Soldiers at all levels of command, from platoon to battalion and higher, in U.S. and multi-national operations. Medical Service Corps Officers may continue to specialize and serve in the Medical Service Corps at ever increasing levels of leadership and responsibility. www.goarmy.com /RotcViewJob.do?id=313   (699 words)

Medical Service Corps Celebrates 56th Anniversary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Their dedication and service have been exemplified to its highest degree during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), when MSC officers from around the globe took the forefront in readiness and responsiveness when handling tragic events during this war. He went on to say, "The single most enjoyable element of being the director of the MSC is the pleasure of knowing that I am serving with the most highly diversified, and professional group of individuals in Navy Medicine. MSC members are willing and able to do their part within Navy Medicine to ensure the mission of readiness is achieved, whether it is at a headquarters command, medical treatment facility or within the fleet. www.dcmilitary.com /navy/journal/8_31/national_news/24498-1.html   (349 words)

Medical Service Corps turns 86   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The corps traces its evolution to the establishment of an Apothecary General during the Revolution, and the creation of the Ambulance Corps and U.S. Army Storekeepers in the Civil War. During World War I, the Army's requirement for medical and scientific specialty officers to support combat operations inspired the creation of two temporary components: the U.S. Army Ambulance Service established on June 23, 1917 as a descendent of the Ambulance Corps; and the Sanitary Corps, established on June 30 of the same year. Today's MSC mirrors the Sanitary Corps, which rapidly expanded to nearly 3,000 officers during World War I. The Sanitary Corps enabled the Medical Department to avail itself of officers commissioned in specialties which were at the forefront of the medical technology of the day. www.dcmilitary.com /army/stripe/8_26/local_news/23976-1.html   (540 words)

National Health Service Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Phoenix and Tucson - Rios Associates developed an intensive Medical Language and Cultural Workshop, which is sponsored by the University of Arizona Rural Health Office, Public Health Service and the National Health Service Corps. Tucson - Emergency Medical Spanish -"This twenty hour block of instruction is designed for the Doctor, Nurse, EMT or Paramedic who may be involved with emergency medical encounters with individuals who do not speak English. For Howard, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is one of his most important allies in the task of sending the best and brightest of his graduates to care for California's underserved communities. nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov /ambassadors/training-us.asp   (708 words)

ROTC: Medical Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The Medical Service Corps is organized into four sections: Pharmacy, Supply and Administration; areas of medicine and many excellent career opportunities. The Army Medical Specialist Corps is composed of qualified dietitians, physical therapists and occupational therapists. Men and women in the Army Medical Specialist Corps are assigned to all Army medical centers and most hospitals in the United States and overseas. www.xu.edu /military_science/Branches/med.html   (279 words)

Combat Support in Korea: PART V Medical Corps Since IX Corps was in the center of Korea, the helicopters were also able to serve the other corps. The fact that the patients in the pods could not receive medical care while in flight remained one of the serious limitations of the helicopter, even though a mechanical device permitted them to be given plasma. In the medical field, one of the expedients developed by the 8076th is the upright which has been welded on the bar holding the Thomas splint to the litter. www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/korea/22_1_5.htm   (3554 words)

MSC - Home To provide highly skilled and dedicated leaders who perform the clinical, scientific, administrative, command and support services essential to efficiently and effectively manage a quality, world class health care system in support of the Army. MSC 2005 Award of Excellence- nominations due NLT November 03, 2005 Office of the Chief, Medical Service Corps POC Info medicalservicecorps.amedd.army.mil   (134 words)

Field Medical Service School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The school's Field Medical Service Technician Course is a seven-week indoctrination that provides the students with a background in combat survival, defensive techniques, the treatment of typical combat injuries and various other associated skills with which field medicine is closely related. Treating casualties in combat, it turns out, involves more than just medical know-how, which is why much of the school's training cycle involves physical and mental conditioning geared toward preparing sailors for the rigors of a Marine Corps lifestyle. Given the type of environment in which we live alongside our brothers in the Corps, it is very important to understand and be able to perform the life-saving techniques learned from the instructors who have served with these Marines for years. www.mca-marines.org /leatherneck/FMSSApr05.htm   (1509 words)

Army Medical Department Home Page It is intended for interested members of the public, news media and Army Medical Department beneficiaries. Breathe deep — Capt. Jennifer Rael performs a breathing test on an Iraqi child during a medical civil assistance program on May 1 in Yusafiyah, Iraq. About 200 Iraqi people were medically treated and supplied with medical, hygienic and school supplies during the MEDCAP. www.armymedicine.army.mil   (106 words)

Sacramento Regional Medical Reserve Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) It provides an organized way for medical and public health volunteers to offer their skills and expertise during local crises and throughout the year. This volunteer group was developed by the Sheriff’s Department in response to President George Bush’s call for all Americans to donate 4000 hours of volunteer time to their communities during the course of their lifetime. The Citizen Corps Council is responsible for establishing links with the various community organizations that are responsible for direct response in the event of a major emergency or disaster and develop strategic plans in which to augment these services with citizen volunteers. www.medreservecorps-sac.org /programs.php   (511 words)

Citizen Corps: Programs and Partners : Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Program coordinates the skills of practicing and retired physicians, nurses and other health professionals as well as other citizens interested in health issues, who are eager to volunteer to address their community's ongoing public health needs and to help their community during large-scale emergency situations. Local community leaders will develop their own Medical Reserve Corps Units and identify the duties of the MRC volunteers according to specific community needs. For example, MRC volunteers may deliver necessary public health services during a crisis, assist emergency response teams with patients, and provide care directly to those with less serious injuries and other health-related issues. www.citizencorps.gov /programs/medical.shtm   (212 words)

Navy.com : Explore the Navy: Navy Healthcare: Medical Service Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) And with more than 250 Navy and medical facilities around the globe, you could serve anywhere from aboard a carrier in the Mediterranean to a Naval hospital in Japan. Or maybe you’ll be in charge of overseeing the proper construction of a new medical facility at an air base in Australia. You may find yourself managing the medical logistics of a large military base at Pearl Harbor, or providing the proper dietary assessment for the entire Special Operations community. www.navy.com /navyhealthcare/medicalservicecorps   (468 words)

AFPC - Air Force Personnel Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) MSC officers will not be approved for assignments outside the Health Services Administrator (41A) career field as instructors, protocol officers, or executive officers. MSC officers must meet the eligibility criteria for a Regular Appointment as established in Title 10, USC, section 532, by completing 20 years active commissioned service before their 55th birthday. The officer's DOS will be set at 20 years of active military service, at 2-years past the effective date of promotion to the grade of Major, upon completion of existing active duty service commitments, or upon first eligibility to retire as an officer, whichever is later. www.afpc.randolph.af.mil /medical/MSC   (1912 words)

FORECAST FOR SUCCESS - U.S. ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS OFFICERS The intent of the current study was to obtain a consensus of the behaviors and competencies needed for successful health care executives to perform in the future military health care system. Senior United States Army MSC leaders (colonels in pay grade O6) were selected from the 1996 Directory of Medical Service Corps officers. To have meaningful careers, MSC officers must behave with integrity, and be perceived as morally courageous, responsible, accountable, and competent. www.ijoa.org /imta96/paper06.html   (1252 words)

Navy Medical Corps Celebrates 133 Years of Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Official U.S. Navy file photo of U.S. Navy Physicians Cmdr. Claude Anderson (left) and Cmdr. Jeffrey Headrick, operating on a patient's ankle in one of the 12 operating rooms aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. “Navy physicians, by volunteering for the Medical Corps, are dedicating part of their medical career to serving those who serve this nation,” said Rear Adm. Donald C. Arthur, chief of the Medical Corps and commanding officer of the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. “Naval Medicine provides the best health care in the world.” “I’ve been the Corps Chief for four and a half years, and it has been one of the proudest times for me as a naval officer because of the incredible level of professionalism I’ve seen in the Medical Department. www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=12036   (556 words)

Medical Service Corps Selections This program provides a pathway for active-duty, enlisted Navy personnel to obtain a commission as a medical corps service officer in health care administration, environmental health, Industrial hygiene, entomology, pharmacy, or as a physician assistance. Detailed application information can be found at the Medical Service Corps Program website. News and stories fresh from the battlefield written by those who are on the frontlines living, fighting, blogging the war on terror everyday. www.military.com /MilitaryReport/0,12914,70999,00.html   (129 words)

Medical Service Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Medical Service Corps, Fort Sam Houston, TX The Medical Service Corps is an integral part of the Army Health Care Team. They work together with other members to provide health care services for soldiers, their families and retirees. The Medical Service Corps is organized into eight sections: Administration and Supply, Aeromedical Evacuation, Laboratory Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Pharmacy, Optometry and Podiatry. webpages.marshall.edu /~fox27/ROTC/MEDSERVICE.HTM   (77 words)

GoArmy.com > Medical Service Corps > Corps Benefits Army Medical Service Corps Officers who are also optometrists are eligible for a $1,200 annual Special Pay. Upon completion of training you'll be commissioned as a Captain in the Medical Service Corps. Being a Medical Service Officer in the Army Reserve is having the best of both worlds. www.goarmy.com /amedd/m_service/corps_benefits.jsp   (1259 words)

Air Force selects 80 for Medical Service Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) This commissioning program allows highly qualified civilians, enlisted personnel, reserve officer training corps and U.S. Air Force Academy cadets and line officers to compete for entry to careers as health administrators through a semiannual board held here at Air Force Recruiting Service headquarters.  The latest board convened Feb. 7 to 8. Health services administrators manage health services activities, including plans and operations, managed care, human resource management, logistics management, patient administration, budgetary and fiscal management, medical manpower, medical facility management, biometrics, medical recruiting and aeromedical evacuation. Civilians can apply for the program through a local Air Force recruiter or recruiting service headquarters.  Line officers, officers of other professional categories and enlisted personnel apply directly to AFPC.  Academy and ROTC cadets entering their senior year can get application information through their personnel detachment. www.af.mil /news/Feb2002/n20020228_0330.asp   (283 words)

Navy Medical Service Corps - Wikipedia Wikimedia needs your help in its US$200,000 fund drive. The Medical Service Corps is a catchall group of officers engaged in medical support duties. This page was last modified 17:54, 17 February 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy_Medical_Service_Corps   (50 words)

VMSC - Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale In this mailing, you will find important information on the services we offer and information on our annual membership plan. VMSC of Lansdale was founded in 1933 by Dr. Frank E. Boston as the "Lansdale First Aid and Drill Corps." Dr. Boston also founded Elm Terrace Hospital (now North Penn Hospital). Later, the ambulance service was chartered as the "Volunteer Medical Service Corps" in 1935 and continues to operate as a non-profit organization today- one of the oldest ambulance services in the United States! www.medic345.org /membershipinfo.html   (428 words)

Army Medical Service Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Eight weeks of MSC Officer Basic was followed by 4 weeks of Medical Supply and Service training. The Medical Service Corps is part of the Army Health Care Team. They work together with the other branches to provide health care for soldiers, their families, and retirees. home.earthlink.net /~leonbaldwin/army/msc.html   (259 words)

USA Freedom Corps The USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network is the largest clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities ever created. Americans are encouraged to participate by sending letters of support and care packages to our troops overseas, making donations of frequent flyer miles or gift certificates, offering assistance to family members who are at home, and volunteering in the place of deployed military personnel. President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to John and Agnes Jurek upon arrival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, June 17, 2005. www.usafreedomcorps.gov   (448 words)

USAF MSC Association Home Page The USAF MSC Association is a non-profit organization of Air Force healthcare administrators. Membership in the association is open to all active, Reserve, National Guard, retired and former United States Air Force Medical Service Corps officers and their surviving spouses. The USAF MSC Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization of Air Force Medical Service Corps officers www.mscassociation.org   (537 words)

Naval Medical Education and Training Command   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Obtaining a commission prior to age 42 enables the member to complete 20 years of commissioned service by age 62. For requirements see the Package Order and MSC Checklist for Applicants in the OPNAVINST. The MSC IPP provides a pathway to an officer commission for career motivated active duty enlisted personnel, in pay grades E-5 through E-9, who meet the eligibility criteria defined in the in the OPNAVINST 1420.1A CH-2. nshs.med.navy.mil /mscipp/mscipp.htm   (291 words)

Medical Officer Distribution Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Our mission is to support the needs of Navy Medicine through the thoughtful, conscientious, and responsive distribution of medical assets to fulfill operational commitments and meet the staffing needs of our medical treatment facilities both within and outside of the continental United States. We are also home to the Medical Officer Community Managers as well as the Medical Officer Placement Branch. Each of our unique medical officer communities has its own page with information that its officers may find very useful in either selecting that next duty station or making an informed career decision. www.npc.navy.mil /Officer/Pers44/MedicalAssignments   (338 words)

Medical Service Corps Calls for Officer Applications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy’s Medical Service Corps (MSC) is seeking applications for its fiscal year 2005 Inservice Procurement Program (IPP) selection board scheduled for Oct. 20. College entrance exam scores must be postmarked prior to the board convening date. Applicants for the physician assistant program must submit official transcripts and a complete list of schools attended to Naval Medical Education Training Command by June 18, prior to the submission of an application. www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13200   (214 words)

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