Public Health Officer

It may seem like a small task to some, but keeping every Airman in peak health is key to the AirForce’s ability to defend the nation. As an AirForce Public Health Officer, your mission will be to prevent, reduce and control the incidence of communicable diseases and occupational illnesses among AirForce personnel at home and abroad while working in garrison or deployed. You’ll work with an elite medical team in state-of-the-art facilities, elevating your career to the next level.

Primary Responsibilities

Apply preventive and public health techniques to reduce and control the incidence of communicable diseases and occupational illnesses both in the United States and overseas

Promote public health principles through a variety of methods to include monitoring of disease trends, enforcing food safety practices and sanitation standards in food service and public facilities

Daily duties could include preventive medicine, communicable disease control, advising commanders on military public health issues, directing food programs and overseeing deployment medical screening programs

Benefits

The AirForce benefits package is unparalleled in the civilian world. Benefits include:

30 days of vacation with pay each year

Excellent healthcare coverage for you and your family

Food and housing assistance

A generous retirement program

Prestigious leadership, training and continuing education opportunities

Free or low-cost world travel opportunities

Excellent starting salary

Qualifications

This is an active duty position as an AirForce Officer. To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:

Must be a U.S. citizen age 18–41

Must be willing to relocate

Completion of five-and-a-half-week Commissioned Officer Training course

Must have obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD), Master of Science in Public Health or Master of Public Health (MSPH/MPH) from an accredited institution

About the AirForce

Our mission is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. We live by three core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. The AirForce offers hundreds of careers, from healthcare to engineering, in order to serve the American people and provide precise and reliable global vigilance, reach and power for the nation.