Health Care Opportunities
A Navy Physician demonstrates the operation of the CT scan machine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Physicians. Dentists. Nurses. Specialists.
The need for talented health-care professionals has never been more urgent. Especially in the Navy. Here’s your chance to make a difference. Serve a greater good. Impact the world. And elevate your credentials along the way.
Care for those brave men and women who fight for freedom. Contribute to relief efforts in all corners of the globe. Take a lead role as part of a unified health-care team. In the Navy, the focus is on progressive patient care. No business concerns. No administrative hassles. Just pure medicine in practice.
Utilize the latest techniques and technology in state-of-the-art facilities. Work with the help of breakthrough government-funded research and dedicated colleagues. Find all the resources and support to deliver the highest standard of health care.
Take advantage of timely financial assistance. Generous scholarship programs. Continuing education opportunities. Not to mention impressive benefits that include housing allowances, specialty pay, comprehensive health coverage and much more.
Distinguish yourself as both caregiver and Medical Officer. In the Navy.
Are you ready to serve the greater good? Begin here by exploring the many opportunities available in Navy Health Care.
- Medical Corps (Physicians)
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What sets Navy Physicians apart? Reputation for achievement. Dedication to excellence. Innovation in the medical field.
In the Medical Corps, you can choose from over 30 specialties and subspecialties. From anesthesiology to urology. Emergency medicine to preventative medicine. Family practice to surgery.
But in the Navy, you can start your medical career debt free. Then earn a competitive salary, bonus pay – even a tax-free housing allowance. And do it all in an environment free of malpractice insurance, endless paperwork and profit-driven decisions.
- Dental Corps
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Why start a dental practice with massive debt? In the Navy Dental Corps you don’t have to. Imagine providing humanitarian care with the latest technologies the profession has to offer.
And while you help others, choose a specialty and achieve the kind of higher-level training that can only come from collaborating with a highly skilled team of professionals.
- Nurse Corps
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Joining the Navy Nurse Corps means becoming part of a rich heritage that is looking forward with high-tech training for the next generation of nursing. A registered nurse in the Navy is also a respected Officer, serving in modern facilities at home, at sea, around the country and across the globe.
Take advantage of financial assistance, generous scholarships, continuing education, and comprehensive Navy benefits.
- Medical Service Corps (Specialties)
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The Medical Service Corps is the most highly diversified Corps within Navy medicine. Clinical Psychologists. Occupational Therapists. Health Care Administrators. Social Workers. It’s everything from working with cutting-edge technology and making breakthroughs in research and development to managing complex systems and changing the way the health-care business is run.
Advance your medical career in ways you could never realize in the private sector, and do it with all the financial and lifestyle benefits only the Navy has to offer.
- Working Environments
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Iceland to Hawaii. Germany to Guam. Washington, D.C. to Washington State. Italy to Illinois. In the twenty-first century, the sun never sets on Navy Health Care. It is administered from clinics, hospitals, ships and training centers on every corner of the globe. And whether you want to stay close to home to practice your profession or literally circumnavigate the world while contributing to humanitarian relief efforts, Navy Health Care has a work environment for you.
Need Some Help Choosing a Career?
- Try the Officer Planner tool for a step-by-step overview of what to expect when becoming an Officer.
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