Navy Medical Service Corps

Medical-focused staff corps of the United States Navy

United States Navy Medical Service Corps
Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps^[1]
Founded	August 4, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-04)
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy^[2]
Role	Military medical support and research
Size	2,600 officers (approximately)
Website	Homepage

Military unit

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%.^[3] 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.^[4]

Prior Chiefs / Directors

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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
RDML Matthew Case		2022–Present
RDML Timothy H. Weber		2019–2022^[6]
RDML Anne M. Swap		2015^[7]-2019^[8]
RDML Terry J. Moulton^[9]		2012-2015^[7]
RDML Eleanor V. Valentin^[10]		2009-2012
RADM Michael Mittelman ^[10]		2006-2009
CAPT Brian G. Brannman		2004-2006
RADM J. Philip Van Landingham		1999-2004
RADM H. Edward Phillips		1995-1999
RADM S. Todd Fisher		1993-1995
RADM Charles Loar		1991-1993
RADM Donald Shuler		1987-1991
RADM Lewis Angelo		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.^[3] 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:^[3]

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:^[3]

Audiology
Clinical Psychology
Dietitian/Food Management
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Podiatry
Social Work

References

^ "Navy Medical Service Corps" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-06-19.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Medical Service Corps at navy.mil (view HTML)
^ Medical Service Corps at navy.com
^ "Change Of Office And Retirement Ceremony for the Director, Medical Service Corps". 2004-01-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
^ 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. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
^ ^a ^b "Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, left and Capt. Anne Swap, right, cut the cake at the MSC change of office ceremony". US Navy. 2015-12-01. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^ "Biography, Rear Admiral Anne M. Swap". US Navy. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^ "Medical Service Corps Receives New Corps Chief". US Navy. 2012-08-30. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^ ^a ^b "Medical Service Corps Receives New Director". US Navy. 2009-10-08. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-04.

External links

Naval Medical Research Center official webpage (on USN official website)
Medical Service Corps. Navy.com (Health Care Opportunities)

United States Navy

Category

Leadership

Structure

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command Commander Pacific Fleet Commander Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa Naval Forces Central Command Naval Forces Southern Command Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Reserve Forces Operational Test and Evaluation Force Naval Network Warfare Command Military Sealift Command
Shore	Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Naval Supply Systems Command Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Fleet Cyber Command Naval Academy Naval Education and Training Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Naval Intelligence Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center Naval Legal Service Command Naval Observatory Naval Safety Center Bureau of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Personnel Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Navy Installations Command Navy Working Capital Fund
Fleets	Second Fleet Third Fleet Fourth Fleet Fifth Fleet Sixth Fleet Seventh Fleet Tenth Fleet
Ships	A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Escort carriers Frigates Mine warfare vessels Monitors Patrol vessels Registered civilian vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats Torpedo retrievers Unclassified miscellaneous vessels Yard and district craft