ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

U.S. Army Orthopedic Surgeon

U.S. Army Orthopedic Surgeons protect the foundation of the Army by treating the musculoskeletal systems of Soldiers. If you are a professional in the field of Orthopedics and want to combine your specialized skills with a desire to serve your country, a career as an Army Orthopedic Surgeon might be the one for you.

Job Description

• Conduct both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat Soldiers and their family members with injuries and conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.
• Utilize state-of-the-art equipment, continued education courses, seminars, and trainings to advance yourself as a medical professional.
• Determine the best course of treatment when examining patients with disorders, malformations, disease, or injury to their musculoskeletal system.
• Engage in groundbreaking bionic prosthetics and regenerative bone and tissue research that is changing medicine while improving the success rate of orthopedic surgery.

Benefits

• Repayment of qualified education loans to lending institutions, paid annually over a maximum of three years while serving.
• Based on your field of concentration, you may be eligible for an accession bonus, paid over a four-year period while serving.
• Travel opportunities, including humanitarian missions.
• Up to 30 days of paid vacation earned annually.
• Enrollment in a military retirement system that blends the traditional legacy retirement pension with a defined contribution to service members' Thrift Savings Plan account.
• No- to low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family.
• Commissary and post exchange shopping privileges.
• Specialized training to become a leader in medicine.

Requirements

• Must have a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an accredited U.S. school of medicine or osteopathy.
• Foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates.
• Must have a current license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
• Between the age of 21 and 42 years of age (waivers granted on a case-by-case basis).
• Must be eligible for board certification.
• Must have completed at least one year of an approved Graduate Medical Education (GME) internship.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to serve Active Duty.
• Must have a permanent U.S. residency for Army Reserve.