Navy Medical Service Corps


The United States Navy Medical Service Corps is a List of [United States Navy staff corps|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 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.
NamePhotoTerm
RADM Matthew Case2022–Present
RDML Timothy H. Weber2019–2022
RDML Anne M. Swap2015-2019
RDML Terry J. Moulton2012-2015
RDML Eleanor V. Valentin2009-2012
RADM Michael Mittelman2006-2009
CAPT Brian G. Brannman2004-2006
RADM J. Philip Van Landingham1999-2004
RADM H. Edward Phillips1995-1999
RADM S. Todd Fisher1993-1995
RADM Charles Loar1991-1993
RADM Donald Shuler1987-1991
RADM Lewis Angelo1982-1978
CAPT Paul Nelson1978-1982
CAPT William Green Jr.1976-1978
CAPT Albert Schwab1973-1976
CAPT Emmett VanLandingham1968-1973
CAPT Robert Hermann1962-1968
CAPT Leo J. Elsasser1958-1962
CAPT Willard C. Caukins1954-1958

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:
Clinical Care Providers are subdivided into the following fields of specialty: