Advancing in your career as a health professional and also as a Corps officer is a two-fold task that may be difficult to balance, especially if you’re hard at work in a remote location. To facilitate the professional development of its members, COA, in partnership with the Commissioned Officers Foundation, offers a number of educational opportunities, including events such as the USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium and scholarships.

Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Program
The Commissioned Officers Foundation offers thousands of dollars towards college scholarships for children and spouses of COA members.

Junior Officer Scholarships
Scholarships to attend the Annual Conference are available for officers O-3 and below on the conference web site.

Resources

Commissioned Corps Management Information System web site

George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

IRC Recruitment and Training Program

Military Connection

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)

US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps web site