Military Occupational Classification and Structure - U.S. Army

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Medical Functional Areas/Area of Concentration—Continued
Branch/Section; Chief, Regional Veterinary Laboratory; Veterinary Staff
Officer; Instructor Veterinary Services.
b. Description of duties: Supervises and manages the veterinary
services at MEDCEN/MEDDAC. Serves as staff officer for veterinary
services at DoD level. Plans, coordinates, and directs veterinary
preventive medicine program to control animal and foodborne diseases
of public health interest. Coordinates and directs employment of
veterinary administrative procedures, and investigates conditions
affecting the health of the installation as directed. Effects liaison with
Federal, State, and local government agencies concerned with
veterinary matters. Provides consultation on matters of management
and epidemiologic significance of wildlife on military reservations.
c. Qualifications: The officer must have completed post doctoral
training either in food technology, veterinary laboratory services, public
health, or possess equivalent experience. Must be a graduate of the
AMEDD Officer Advanced Course. Must have successfully completed
U.S. Army CGSC, or possess board certification, or be board eligible to
hold positions at the Lieutenant Colonel level. Must have received board
certification and successfully completed CGSC to hold positions at the
COL level. For the RC, award of AOC 75B will occur at promotion to
MAJ. For the RC, requirement for Military Education will be per AR 35-
155. Board eligibility/certification requirements are waiverable for the
RC.
d. Restrictions: Only for use by AMEDD Field Grade Officer within AOC
64A. In exceptional cases the grade requirement may be waived for CPT
by The Surgeon General.
Code: 75C
Title: Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
Proponent: OTSG
a. Description of positions: Positions include the following: Director,
Laboratory Animal Medicine; Director, Research Program; Chief,
Research and Development Department/Division/Branch/Service.
b. Description of duties: Plans, directs, and participates in the care,
treatment, and management of laboratory animals and other
government-owned animals. Duties include the design and operation of
Disease Prevention and Control Program, zoonosis control, design of
facilities and equipment, selection and utilization of animal models, and
the design and operation of research projects.
c. Qualifications: The officer must have completed post-doctoral
training applicable to laboratory animals and their utilization, or possess
equivalent experience. Must be a graduate of the AMEDD Officer
Advanced Course. Must have successfully completed U.S. Army CGSC,
or possess board certification, or be board eligible to hold positions at the
LTC level. Must have received board certification and successfully
completed CGSC to hold positions at the COL level.
d. Restrictions: For use by AMEDD Field Grade Officer within AOC
64A. In exceptional cases the grade requirement may be waived for CPT
by The SurgeonGeneral.
Code: 75D
Title: Veterinary Pathology
Proponent: OTSG
a. Description of positions: Positions include the following: Chief,
Veterinary Clinical Investigation Service MEDCEN: Director, Research
Program; Chief, Research and Development Department/Division/
Branch/Service.
b. Description of duties: Plans, supervises, and conducts various
diagnostic procedures and conducts research in the field of veterinary
and comparative pathology.
c. Qualifications: The officer must have completed post doctoral
training in veterinary pathology or possess equivalent experience. Must
be a graduate of the AMEDD Officer Advanced Course. Must have
successfully completed U.S. Army CGSC, or possess board certification,
or be board eligible to hold positions at the LTC level. Must have
received board certification and successfully completed CGSC to hold
positions at the COL level.
d. Restrictions: For use by AMEDD Field Grade Officer within AOC
64A. In exceptional cases this grade requirement may be waived for CPT
by The Surgeon General.
Code: 75E
Title: Veterinary Comparative Medicine
Proponent: OTSG
a. Description of positions: Positions include the
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Medical Functional Areas/Area of Concentration—Continued
following:Commander/Deputy Command, Medical Research,
Development and Acquisition (RDA) Laboratory/Activity; Director, RDA
Program(s); Chief, RDA Department/Division/Branch/Project/Service;
Principle Research Investigator.
b. Description of duties: Plans, directs, executes, manages or
conducts research in various Research, Development and Acquisition
(RDA) programs addressing Joint Service and Army-specific
requirement for medical material and in support of Army Science and
Technology Objectives. Serves as Commander or Deputy Commander
of a medical RDA laboratory or activity responsible for the execution of
specific aspects of the Army RDA technology base research or
advanced development programs. Serves as Director of an RDA
program responsible for strategic planning programming, direction and
defense. Serves as a research manager responsible for management of
fiscal and human resources in the execution of research projects at an
RDA laboratory. Serves as a principle investigator responsible for the
conduct and reporting of individual specialty-related research efforts at
an RDA laboratory.
c. Qualifications: The officer must have completed post doctoral
training at the PhD level in Microbiology, Immunology, Physiology,
Pharmacology, Toxicology, Parasitology or a related subdiscipline. Must
be a graduate of the AMEDD Officer Advanced Course and must have
successfully completed CGSC (or possess board certification, or be
Board eligible) to hold positions at the LTC level. Must have successfully
completed CGSC, hold a PhD degree and be an accomplished scientist
to attain the grade of COL.
d. Restrictions: For use by AMEDD officers within Branch 64.
Code: 75F
Title: Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Proponent: OTSG
a. Description of positions: Positions include the
following:Commander, Veterinary TOE Unit; Chief, Clinical Services
Department/Division/Branch; Instructor, Veterinary Services; Veterinary
Staff Officers.
b. Description of duties: Provides medical and surgical care of
government-owned animals as well as privately-owned animals as
authorized. Makes clinical observations and diagnoses and serves as
clinical consultant in specialty area as required. Functions in a variety of
clinically oriented roles involving international studies, nation assistance/
civil affairs and/or Special Forces.
c. Qualifications: The officer must have completed an American Board
of Specialties of the AVMA approved post doctoral training program in a
clinical discipline such as internal medicine, veterinary surgery,
veterinary internal medicine, bovine medicine, etc., or be Board certified
in a clinical discipline recognized by the American Board of Specialties of
the AVMA. Must be a graduate of the AMEDD Officers Advanced
Course. Must have successfully completed CGSC, or possess board
certification and successfully completed CGSC to hold positions at the
COL level. For the Reserve Components (RC), requirements for military
education will be per AR 35-155. Board eligibility/certification
requirements are waiverable for the RC.
d. Restrictions: For use by AMEDD officers within Branch 64.
3–16. Medical Corps (60-62) (Proponent: Office of The
Surgeon General)
a. Branch description. The Medical Corps is one of the six officer
branches of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) and is a
special branch of the Army. The Medical Corps is composed exclusively
of commissioned officers who have a degree of Doctor of
Medicine from medical school or Doctor of Osteopathy from osteopathic
school acceptable to HQDA. The Medical Corps encompasses
those specialties filled by officers who are responsible for the
professional care of the sick and injured. These physicians maintain
the health of the Army and conserve its fighting strength. Care is
provided for the sick and injured in peacetime while, at the same
time preparations are made for health support of the Army in time
of war.
b. Branch qualifications. AR 135-101 contains the details of eligibility
requirements for appointment into the Medical Corps.
c. Operational Medicine (60A).