Officer and Student Training Programs

• Undergrads with at least two years of study toward a baccalaureate degree in environmental health, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, dental hygiene, dietetics, medical laboratory technology, medical record administration, or occupational, physical, or respiratory therapy.
• Master's students who have completed at least one year of graduate study in nursing, a physician assistant program, environmental health, engineering, social work, public health, dietetics, healthcare administration, audiology, speech pathology, or occupational, physical, or respiratory therapy.
• Doctoral students who have completed at least one year of study in a doctoral program for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary medicine, speech-language pathology, audiology, research science, or occupational, physical, or respiratory therapy.

• Pay. Participants receive the pay and allowances of an Ensign (or more for those with prior service).
• Housing. A tax-free allowance for your rent or mortgage calculated based on your duty station and dependent status.
• Health care for emergencies and space-available care at military medical treatment facilities.
• Travel costs are covered between your home and program location.

• U.S. citizen
• Mandatory ten-year commissioned service obligation:
• At least 18 years old at the time of matriculation, but no older than 36 as of June 30th in the year of matriculation.
• Awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited academic institution in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or Canada by June 1st of the year of desired matriculation and must have completed the coursework listed in the recruitment and admissions booklet.
• Meet professional, medical, and security requirements
• Qualifying degree from an accredited institution
• Current, unrestricted, and valid license to practice in one of the 50 States, U.S. territories, or Washington, DC
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale or equivalent system
• Must have approval from their government agencies or sponsoring components as part of their application
• Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) scores within three (3) years of desired matriculation

• Tuition-free medical education.
• Financial assistance. Paid as an Ensign (ENS) while completing your medical school (potentially more for those with prior service).
• Job upon graduation. A full-time Public Health Service officer position while completing medical school.
• Housing. A tax-free allowance for your rent or mortgage is calculated based on your ENS rank, duty station, and dependent status.
• Free health care. Coverage through TRICARE for officers and dependents.

The same privileges and benefits given to Public Health Service officers.

• U.S. citizen
• Mandatory eight-year commissioned service obligation if EIS/LLS officer remains in the USPHS after the program completion
• Less than 44 years of age for Active Duty
  • Can be offset by up to 8 years of prior uniformed service
  • Some officers may qualify for an age waiver
• Less than 40 years of age for Ready Reserve (may be adjusted based on eligible federal PHS civil service and uniform service active-duty time)
• Meet professional, medical, and security requirements
• Qualifying degree from an accredited institution 
• Current, unrestricted, and valid license to practice in one of the 50 States, U.S. territories, or Washington, DC 
• Must have a GPA of 2.8 or above on a 4.0 scale or equivalent system

• Financial assistance. Paid as a Lieutenant (LT) while completing your CDC fellowship (potentially more for those with prior service).
• Job/Training upon graduation. A full-time Public Health Service officer position while completing the fellowship with a competitive salary and benefits.
• Housing. A tax-free allowance for your rent or mortgage calculated based on your O-3 rank, duty station, and dependent status.
• Free health care. Coverage through TRICARE for officers and dependents.
• Mentorship. Mentored and supervised by experienced, dedicated, and enthusiastic expert epidemiologists.

Domestic and Global Impact. Directly impact population health and well-being.