44YX - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Physician AFSC Officer

Summary

When patients are in a severe or unstable condition, they require constant, specialized care. Responsible for making life-and-death decisions, Air Force Critical Care Medicine physicians provide comprehensive care for critically ill or injured patients. Trained to quickly identity and treat symptoms, these specialists prevent further medical complications to help critical care patients on the road to recovery.

What You’ll Do

• Examine, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries by surgical and nonsurgical means.
• Prepare and review case histories and obtain data through interviews, test results and examination findings to prescribe treatment.
• Treat patients suffering from surgical shock, postoperative hemorrhages, respiratory failure and other complications.

Duties

• Perform duties related to specialized field requirements.
• Support Air Force mission objectives through technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with other units to accomplish mission requirements.
• Supervise and train personnel as required.

Qualifications

• Board eligibility in one of the following basic specialties: surgery, anesthesiology, pediatrics or internal medicine
• Completion of a fellowship in critical care medicine or equivalent
• Completion of Officer Training School
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 48th birthday

Training & Education

How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.

Training Stages

• Officer Training School: 5.5 weeks
• Military Training Location: Maxwell AFB, AL

Minimum Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an approved school of medicine or osteopathic medicine

Components

• Air Force Active Duty
• Air National Guard
• Air Force Reserve