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United States Navy Medical Service Corps
Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps
Founded	August 4, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-04)
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
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%. 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.

Prior Chiefs / Directors

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
RDML Anne M. Swap		2015-2019
RDML Terry J. Moulton		2012-2015
RDML Eleanor V. Valentin		2009-2012
RADM Michael Mittelman		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. 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

See also

• Medical Service Corps (U.S. Army)
• Medical Specialist Corps (U.S. Army)
• Biomedical Sciences Corps (U.S. Air Force)
• Medical Service Corps (U.S. Air Force)

References

1. "Navy Medical Service Corps" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-06-19.
2. "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)
3. ^ The Medical Service Corps at navy.mil (view HTML)
4. Medical Service Corps at navy.com
5. "Change Of Office And Retirement Ceremony for the Director, Medical Service Corps". 2004-01-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
6. 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.
7. ^ "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.
8. "Biography, Rear Admiral Anne M. Swap". US Navy. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
9. "Medical Service Corps Receives New Corps Chief". US Navy. 2012-08-30. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
10. ^ "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)

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