JRCOSTEP: Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program

Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program

.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
To be eligible for JRCOSTEP, you must:


* Have completed
o at least 1 year of study in medical, dental, or veterinary
school;
o at least 2 years of study in a professionally accredited
baccalaureate program in one of the following disciplines:
+ dietetics,
+ engineering,
+ medical record administration,
+ physician assistant training,
+ nursing,
+ pharmacy,
+ sanitary science,
+ computer science,
+ dental hygiene,
+ medical laboratory technology, or
+ therapy (e.g., occupational, physical, speech-
language pathology, or audiology);

o or be enrolled in a master's degree or doctoral program in
a health-related field.


* Return to college or to a post-graduate training program in a
commissionable profession immediately following participation in
JRCOSTEP.


* Be enrolled full time in a program of study accredited by an
acceptable accrediting body.


* Be free of any obligation or responsibility that would conflict
with your ability to serve in the Corps, such as membership in or a
service obligation to another uniformed service (Indian Health Service
scholarship recipients may participate in JRCOSTEP).


* Qualify for appointment in the Commissioned Corps. A successful
applicant must:
o Be a U.S. citizen
o Be younger than 44 years of age
o Meet the medical requirements