United States Navy Medical Service Corps | |
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![]() Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps[1] | |
Founded | August 4, 1947 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Role | Military medical support and research |
Size | 2,600 officers (approximately) |
Website | Homepage |
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]
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 |
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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 |
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]
Clinical Care Providers are subdivided into the following fields of specialty:[3]