Overview
Preventive Medicine Specialists are primarily responsible for conducting or assisting with preventive medicine inspections, surveys and preventive medicine laboratory procedures. They also supervise preventive medicine facilities or serve on preventive medicine staffs.
Job duties
- Conduct preventive medicine inspections
- Assist with preventive medicine laboratory procedures
- Conduct survey and control operations
Training
Job training for a Preventive Medicine Specialist requires completing 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 16 weeks and 1 day of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, which includes on-the-job instruction and practice in testing specimens. Some of the skills you'll learn are: Sanitation inspection procedures Understanding of parasites and diseases affecting humans Bacteriological analysis of potable water
Required ASVAB score
Skilled Technical (ST): 101 Learn more about the ASVAB .
Helpful skills
- Interest in biology, chemistry and algebra
- Ability to follow detailed procedures precisely
- Interest in scientific and technical work
Civilian career relevance
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a future with privately owned research institutions, public health departments and environmental sciences professions. Through your extensive Army National Guard training and some additional study, you may be able to qualify for certification as a registered environmental health specialist/registered sanitarian and certified radiation protection technologist. Specific educational criteria must be met before you can qualify for certification.
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Source: Army National Guard career record · Updated 2023-07-18