Medical Corps

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Airmen from the 436th Medical Group, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, Airmen walk on the flight line during MEDIC-X training held at Dover AFB, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

Airmen from the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, train 436th Medical Group medics on patient load and offload procedures onto a C-17 Globemaster III during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

436th Medical Group Airmen train on patient load and offload procedures during MEDIC-X training held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2023. MEDIC-X is the Air Force Surgeon General’s Multi-Capable Airmen initiative to ensure all medical personnel, clinical and non-clinical, are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for future conflicts where resources may be limited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

5th Medical Group Patient Decontamination Team first responders transport a patient during Exercise Ready Eagle at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 10, 2023. The would-be patients were transferred to the decontamination garage and those posing as casualties were treated in the main lobby of the 5th MDG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)

The Medical Corps consists entirely of commissioned Air Force physicians, including holders of the Doctor of Medicine degree and the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. A member of the Medical Corps can also become a Flight Surgeon, and the Chief of the Medical Corps is a brigadier general.

Mission: Devote Physician expertise in support of the warfighter

Vision: Agile Physician force ensuring optimal human performance and providing elite medical care

Motto: WE ARE; Service in motion ... making change!

What is A.B.C.D.
Airmen:
- Attract, train and retain top-notch Airmen-Physicians
- Ensuring the health and readiness of all Airmen, Guardians & Families
Build:
- Intentionally build physician leaders at all tiers, in and out of the MTF
- Exceed mission needs now and prepare to excel in future DAF missions
Care:
- Collectively develop a Wingman Culture: coach, mentor, sponsor
- Optimize quality and address risk, providing specialized care at the point of need
Deliver:
- Astute, tenacious, and collaborative Physician leaders
- High quality healthcare in-garrison and deployed for the future fight!
Types of Jobs
The Medical Corps encompasses 27 physician specialties and more 120 subspecialties. These include, but are not limited to, Aeromedical Services, Allergy, Anesthesiology, Critical Informatics, Critical Care Medicine, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Genetics, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Gynecological Surgery and Obstetrics, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Urology.
Advancement & Continuing Education Opportunities
The Medical Corps offers physicians many opportunities throughout their career, and there are four pathways to use as a guide for career progression: Clinical, Command, Academic, and Integrated Operations.

Physicians can move in and out of the various pathways, through the rank of Colonel, to include deployments and staff positions. A Physician may even choose to focus in one track throughout their time in the U.S Air Force.

Jobs in these tracks can include:
- Attending fellowship opportunities
- White House Medical Office
- Critical Care Air Transport Team physician
- Specialty Department Chair
- DHA Market Service Line Lead
- Associate or Assistant Professor
- Flight Surgeon
- MAJCOM Command Surgeon

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