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Family Physician
Overview: Family Care Physicians focus on health maintenance and ongoing health care for all family members regardless of sex, age or type of problem. These family care specialists normally practice in a non-emergency setting and often direct Family Practice Clinics. They consult extensively with specialists and other medical and supporting healthcare personnel.
Position: Officer
AFSC: 44FX
Specific Tasks:
- Maintain a program of comprehensive family healthcare to include preventative medicine, behavioral sciences and community health
- Examine patients, formulate diagnostic and treatment plans
- Determine need for consultation and assist in medical care provide at direction of other specialists
- Manage family practice inpatients, conduct ward rounds and prescribe inpatient therapy
Requirements:
For entry into this specialty:
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an approved school of medicine or osteopathy acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF
- Current enrollment in a family medicine residency program acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF (or a suffix-specific residency program.)
Training:
- For those without a prior military service commission, the first step is completion of Officer Training School Abbreviated. This five-week course at Maxwell AFB, AL will familiarize you with military life, your role as an officer and military healthcare.