An Officer and a Physician

The U.S. Army Medical Command

Each branch of the U.S. armed services—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard—has dedicated medical personnel and training programs.

The Army has the largest program, with more than 20,000 physicians, eight large medical centers, and 26 medical department activities; numerous clinics in the U.S., Europe, and Japan are grouped under six major subordinate commands called regional medical commands.

The Army offers training programs in six areas of medicine: dental, medical, medical service, medical specialist, nursing, and veterinary. The Army currently is offering $20,000 sign-on bonuses to medical and dental students, and offers free tuition and generous scholarship opportunities to qualified applicants.

For more information, visit www.armymedicine.army.mil/.

Darnall Army Medical Center

Fort Hood, Texas

Darnall Army Medical Center is located 60 miles north of Austin and services more than 145,000 beneficiaries. The facility has five primary-care clinics, four troop medical clinics, 22 specialty clinics, and is home to the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Fort Gordon, Ga.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center hosts the Center for Total Access, which features lifelike electronic dummies that respond to stimuli and the effects of administering certain kinds of care and medication in a battlefield situation.

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Germany

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is the only Army medical facility to house an Air Force Aero-medical Evacuation Unit. The hospital is also a primary evacuation point for injured soldiers who need further treatment before coming home to the U.S. or returning to their units in theater.

Madigan Army Medical Center

Fort Lewis, Wash.

Madigan Army Medical Center is one of only three designated Level Two trauma centers within the U.S. Medical Command. Recently, the hospital’s Andersen Simulation Center received a three-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons, becoming the only Defense Department medical educational institution to attain that status.

San Antonio Military Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas

San Antonio Military Medical Center is located in San Antonio, Texas. It plays a critical role in patient care, graduate medical education and research, as well as taking care of wounded service members.

Tripler Army Medical Center

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

The Tripler Army Medical Center is the largest Army medical treatment facility in the Pacific Basin. The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance is also located at the facility. The U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations has designated the CE as a Peace Operations Institute, the only United Nations-designated Peace Operations Institute currently in the United States.

Womack Army Medical Center

Fort Bragg, N.C.

Womack Army Medial Center personnel use the latest technology to better serve its patients. From interventional radiology techniques to laser eye surgery, its physicians strive keep their fingers on the pulse of modern medicine.

William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Fort Bliss, Texas

The William Beaumont Army Medical Center is affiliated with such institutions as Texas Tech University School of Medicine, University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing, and El Paso Community College Nursing School. It also provides opportunities for medical students throughout the nation to do rotations at the facility.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington, D.C.

Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital generates the largest number of ongoing clinical research studies within the Department of Defense. It is often referred to as the flagship of DoD clinical research and is the largest and most diverse biomedical research laboratory in DoD.

Source: www.goarmy.com