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Navy Medical Service Corps
Medical-focused staff corps of the United States Navy
Medical-focused staff corps of the United States Navy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| unit_name | United States Navy Medical Service Corps |
| image | U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps Seal.jpg |
| caption | Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps |
| start_date | |
| country | United States |
| branch | United States Navy |
| role | Military medical support and research |
| size | 2,600 officers (approximately) |
| website |
The United States Navy Medical Service Corps is a staff corps of the U.S. Navy, consisting of officers engaged in medical support duties. It includes healthcare scientists and researchers, comprising around 60% of its personnel, and healthcare administrators, comprising the remaining 40%. Many of the latter are former enlisted hospital corpsmen, the Medical Service Corps Inservice Procurement Program (MSC-IPP) being one of several routes from enlisted service to commissioned status. The Medical Service Corps has around 2,600 serving commissioned officers.
Prior Chiefs / Directors
Mission of the Medical Service Corps
The Medical Service Corps actively supports the Navy and Marine Corps team and Navy Medicine’s readiness and health benefits missions with a community of active duty and reserve component professionals.
| Name | Photo | Term | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADM Matthew Case | [[File:RADM Matthew Case.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 2022–Present | ||||||||
| RDML Timothy H. Weber | [[File:Timothy H. Weber (3).jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 2019–2022 | ||||||||
| RDML Anne M. Swap | [[File:Anne M. Swap (3).jpg | center | 70x70px]] | url=https://www.facebook.com/NMCPortsmouth/photos/a.10153423204298732/10153423205273732/?type=1&theater | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/190065483731/10153423205273732 | archive-date=2022-02-26 | url-access=limited | title=Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, left and Capt. Anne Swap, right, cut the cake at the MSC change of office ceremony. | date=2015-12-01 | publisher=US Navy | access-date=2019-04-04}}-2019 | |
| RDML Terry J. Moulton | [[File:RDML_Terry_Moulton.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 2012-2015 | ||||||||
| RDML Eleanor V. Valentin | [[File:Evee.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 2009-2012 | ||||||||
| RADM Michael Mittelman | [[File:Michael_H._Mittelman_(3).jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 2006-2009 | ||||||||
| CAPT Brian G. Brannman | 2004-2006 | |||||||||||
| RADM J. Philip Van Landingham | [[File:Joseph P Landingham.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 1999-2004 | ||||||||
| RADM H. Edward Phillips | 1995-1999 | |||||||||||
| RADM S. Todd Fisher | 1993-1995 | |||||||||||
| RADM Charles Loar | [[File:RADM_Charles_R_Loar_USN.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 1991-1993 | ||||||||
| RADM Donald Shuler | [[File:Donald E Shuler USN.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 1987-1991 | ||||||||
| RADM Lewis Angelo | [[File:Lewis E Angelo USN.jpg | center | 70x70px]] | 1982-1978 | ||||||||
| CAPT Paul Nelson | 1978-1982 | |||||||||||
| CAPT William Green Jr. | 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| CAPT Albert Schwab | 1973-1976 | |||||||||||
| CAPT Emmett VanLandingham | 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| CAPT Robert Hermann | 1962-1968 | |||||||||||
| CAPT Leo J. Elsasser | 1958-1962 | |||||||||||
| CAPT Willard C. Caukins | 1954-1958 |
Organization
The Navy Medical Service Corps was created on 4 August 1947 by act of the United States Congress. Originally it had four specialist sections: Supply and Administration, Optometry, Allied Sciences, and Pharmacy. Currently the Navy Medical Service Corps has three sections: Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Sciences, and Clinical Care Providers.
Healthcare Sciences are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:
- Aerospace Experimental Psychology
- Aerospace Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Entomology
- Environmental Health
- Industrial Hygiene
- Medical Technology
- Microbiology
- Research Physiology
- Radiation Health
- Research Psychology
Clinical Care Providers are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:
- Audiology
- Clinical Psychology
- Dietitian/Food Management
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatry
- Social Work
References
References
- "Navy Medical Service Corps".
- "Archived copy".
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040112232451/http://www.sig.med.navy.mil/pulse/past/Medical%20Service%20Corps.pdf The Medical Service Corps] at navy.mil ([https://web.archive.org/web/20040112232451/http://www.sig.med.navy.mil/pulse/past/Medical%20Service%20Corps.pdf view HTML])
- [http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/medicalservicecorps/ Medical Service Corps] at navy.com
- (2004-01-16). "Change Of Office And Retirement Ceremony for the Director, Medical Service Corps".
- Kowitz, Regena. (2019-08-12). "Navy's 19th Director of the Medical Service Corps Takes Charge with a Nod to the Past and Eyes on the Future". US Navy.
- (2015-12-01). "Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, left and Capt. Anne Swap, right, cut the cake at the MSC change of office ceremony.". US Navy.
- "Biography, Rear Admiral Anne M. Swap". US Navy.
- (2012-08-30). "Medical Service Corps Receives New Corps Chief". US Navy.
- (2009-10-08). "Medical Service Corps Receives New Director". US Navy.
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