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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

This article is about the uniformed service. For the HRSA program, see National Health Service Corps.

United States Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps
Seal of the USPHS Commissioned Corps
Founded16 July 1798 (1798-07-16) (226 years, 6 months and 11 days)[1][2]
CountryUnited States
TypeUniformed service
RoleMedical services
Size6,000+ officers[3]
Part of U.S. Public Health Service
HeadquartersDivision of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness, North Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. (Rockville mailing address)
Motto(s)"Protecting, promoting and advancing the health and safety of the Nation!" and "In officio salutis"[4] (core values: Leadership, Service, Integrity, and Excellence)
ColorsBlue and Yellow-Gold    [5][6][7]
March"Public Health Service March"[8] Playⓘ
AnniversariesCentennial, 1989
EngagementsSpanish–American War[9]
World War I[9]
World War II[9]
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (2015 & 2021)
Websiteusphs.gov
Commanders
Assistant Secretary for Health Leith J. States (acting)
Surgeon General Vacant
Deputy Surgeon General RADM Denise Hinton
Director RDML Rick Schobitz

The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHSCC; also referred to as the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service)[10][11] is the uniformed service branch of the United States Public Health Service and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States (along with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps). The commissioned corps' primary mission is the protection, promotion, and advancement of health and safety of the general public.[12]

Along with the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is one of two uniformed services that consist only of commissioned officers and has no enlisted or warrant officer ranks, although warrant officers have been authorized for use within the service.[13] Officers of the commissioned corps are classified as noncombatants, unless directed to serve as part of the military by the president or detailed to a service branch of the military.[14] Members of the commissioned corps wear uniforms modeled after the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard, with special Public Health Service Commissioned Corps insignia, and hold naval ranks equivalent to officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, along with corresponding in-service medical titles. Commissioned corps officers typically receive their commissions through the commissioned corps's direct commissioning program.

As with its parent division, the Public Health Service, the commissioned corps is under the direction of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commissioned corps is led by the surgeon general, who holds the rank of vice admiral (O-9).[15] The surgeon general reports directly to the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health. The assistant secretary for health may be appointed to the rank of admiral (O-10) if they are also a serving uniformed officer of the commissioned corps.[15]

  1. ^ "PHS Commissioned Corps History". Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "U.S. Public Health Service Hospital (Marine Hospital) Archives, 1874–1996" (PDF). National Park Service. n.d. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps". Surgeongeneral.gov. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Consultant's Report PHS/Coast Guard". epubs.democratprinting.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual 29.9.1" (PDF). dcp.psc.gov. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ "U.S. PHS Commissioned Officer Training Academy". dcp.psc.gov. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Public Health Service (U.S.)". fotw.info. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. ^ other(s), Jarminator CMS 3.0 created by Dwayne Jarman, DVM, MPH – page ontent created by. "Ensemble". dcp.psc.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b c "Home – Commissioned Officers Association". www.coausphs.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. ^ "U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps". Surgeongeneral.gov. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ^ "USPHS: About Us". www.usphs.gov. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. ^ Office of the Surgeon General (18 March 2019). "U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps". www.hhs.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ^ "42 U.S. Code § 204 – Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  14. ^ "10 U.S. Code § 802 – Art. 2. Persons subject to this chapter". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  15. ^ a b "U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
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