 is responsible for maintaining the health of servicemen and women. The Corps is represented wherever the British Army is deployed, providing medical support to operations, exercises and Adventurous Training expeditions all over the world.

If you've got your qualifications, then apply online. Your application will be passed to our specialist team, who will help guide you through the process towards joining in this role. You'll need to pass a specialist skills interview to check that your skills are in line with our needs.

Treating casualties on the front line, caring for soldiers in barracks, providing medical cover at Army sports events... There’s no doubt that life as an Army Doctor is varied. You'll spend the first two years as a General Duties Medical Officer with a medical regiment, you will then be employed as a Regimental Medical Officer with a military unit. You’ll get outstanding training to prepare you for the injuries and illnesses you'll encounter in military life. There’ll be the chance to get new qualifications, have valuable experiences, and take part in sports and Adventurous Training. It’s like no civilian role out there.

Once you have completed your military training, you will be on a minimum salary of £70,928. This will go up once you're fully qualified.

Open to candidates who will graduate with an Army-endorsed medical degree and intend to join the Royal Army Medical Service for a minimum period of 6 years as a commissioned Medical Officer

Paid in annual instalments of £10,000 during your final three years of university then a lump sum of £45,000 on successful completion of Officer training

You will also be paid an Army salary during your two years of foundation period employment

Student bursary - For those studying towards a Degree in Medicine on a course that will result in full registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC). Apply while you are still at university, before the end of January. You should apply not later than your first year to qualify for the full amount; the Army reserves the right to award bursaries of 1,2 or 3 years. You must pass the Army Officer Selection Board for professionally qualified officers and the Arm Selection Board for the Royal Army Medical Service to qualify. You must also start initial Officer training at Sandhurst before your 37th birthday, unless a medical specialist.

You'll be paid on a daily rate commensurate to your qualifications. This includes being paid for weekly drill nights. Plus, if you complete all of your annual training days, you’re entitled to a tax-free lump sum called a bounty. 

Degree in Medicine. Full registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC), you could also be at the point of completing your medical training. Age criteria differ (up to a maximum of 55 years) depending on qualifications and experience. Please give us a call to find out which specialties we are currently recruiting and the specific criteria.

An Army doctor who undertakes specialist training in general practice or a hospital speciality must fulfil Royal College requirements to be awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training.

Specialists can apply up to the age of 55

You can apply to join the Army Medical Services Reserve as a Doctor if you are working and registered on the General Medical Council (GMC) as a General Practitioner (GP) or Specialist Consultant in one of the AMS Reserve specialities. You can also apply to join if you have a place on a higher speciality training course in one of the AMS Reserve specialities with a National Training Number, minimum ST3.

Medical qualifications dependent on your specialism (GP, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Resuscitation, General Surgery, General Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology, Radiology, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Occupational Medicine or Public Health).

On successful entry into the Army Medical Services Reserve you will be eligible to apply for consideration in CPD for Professional Qualifications commensurate to Role within with the Army Medical Services.

Join the Army Medical Service as a Doctor to enhance your medical expertise. Provide vital healthcare while serving your country and advancing your career.

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Take your profession up a level, treating casualties on the frontline, in barracks and at sport events. Gain further experiences and qualifications as a Doctor in the Army Reserve.

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“I joined a regiment as a General Duties Medical Officer. The best aspect of the General Duties Medical Officer lifestyle is the variety; I work most of the week in a medical centre, much like a GP registrar. But over the last two years, I’ve also covered many exercises in the UK and Canada, providing real life and ‘exercise play’ medical cover. I’ve been able to attend an array of courses on everything from Ultrasound Scanning and Infectious Diseases to Mental Health and Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support. I’ve done Adventurous Training too: sailing, sky diving and ice climbing.” – Capt. P. Carslake, RAMC

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Having successfully completed the Army Officer Selection process and Army Doctor interview, you'll be awarded a place on the Commissioning Course Short at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. You are taught basic military, survival and weapon-handling skills, which are designed to prepare you for military life. On completion of the course you'll be awarded a commission into the Royal Army Medical Service.

You attend the 14-week Royal Army Medical Service Entry Officers' Course, which provides you with the specific knowledge required to begin your career as an Army Doctor.

 - Following graduation, you will be required to complete foundation training years 1 and 2 at a Joint Hospital Group location.

You will complete two, two-week courses at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, which form the basis of your military training.

Trade-specific training will depend on your civilian qualifications and experience.

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