Navy Medical Service Corps
| United States Navy Medical Service Corps | |
|---|---|
Seal of the United States Navy Medical Service Corps | |
| Founded | August 4, 1947 |
| 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.