Navy Medical Service Corps

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%. 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.

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.

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