Prepares young men and women for careers as medical officers in the Uniformed Services. Baccalaureate degree required. Selected Army candidates serve as second lieutenants in the Medical Service Corps while training.
Medical education is tuition-free, and all books and equipment are supplied at no cost.
Graduates receive M.D. degree and promotion to captain in the Army upon completion. Candidates assume seven-year military obligation upon graduation, not counting internship and residency. Graduate program offers Ph.D. degree in seven of the basic sciences and medical zoology. Master's degree is offered in public health, tropical medicine and hygiene, and nurse anesthesia. Programs are tuition-free.