THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE), Position Description Number T6001000 and is part of the WY 153rd Medical Group, Wyoming National Guard. This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is not required.
This position serves as the primary medical liaison between flight crews, unit leadership, and healthcare practitioners, providing expert aerospace medicine consultation.
The incumbent leverages residency training and operational expertise to plan, oversee, and execute Air National Guard (ANG) aviation medicine programs in strict alignment with USAF and ANG medical aviation regulations, policies, requirements and standards, skills and practices to service pilots and navigators in Air National Guard Flying Units.
Serves as a liaison between pilots, flight crews, physicians, officers, and other medical practitioners to provide expert consultation to and on behalf of patients. Key duties include managing installation-wide aerospace medicine, determining operational flight status disposition, and providing decisive clinical judgment in medical case management to ensure the health, safety, and mission-readiness of all assigned personnel.
Mandatory Education Requirement: Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
(Include legible proof with application.) Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.
For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.
An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (external link).
A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (external link), (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.
Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (external link), a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Additional Requirements: Must possess at least 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. Applicant must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
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This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $100000 – $400000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-08-26.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This is a Full-Time, Part-Time, or Job-Sharing position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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