Career planning in the Medical Service Corps: assessing the validity of current guidelines through a comparative analysis of duty tours and training schools.
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Authors
Finley, Leslie K.
Subjects
Medical Service Corps
Career Planning
Duty Tours
Career Paths
Career Planning
Duty Tours
Career Paths
Advisors
Crawford, Alice M.
Roberts, Benjamin J.
Date of Issue
1993-03
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines whether or not a more refined career path can be established
for Medical Service Corps officers in the United States Navy. Historical duty tour and
service school distribution patterns are analyzed to detect relationships between a
Medical Service Corps officer's rank and particular duty tour types. Specifically, the
patterns in U.S. hospital tours, clinic tours, overseas tours, full-time duty under
instruction tours, ship tours, overseas- homeported ship tours, recruiting tours, and tours
in the Washington D.C. area are investigated. Results indicate that ship tours,
Washington D.C. area tours, clinic tours, and U.S. hospital tours are most related to
specific officer grades (rank), and that these relationships vary according to a Medical
Service Corps officer's specialty and (to a lesser extent) gender.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Management
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
97 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.