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Career Description

As you can imagine, head and neck injuries occur in the Air Force and not just due to combat. Many jobs are quite physical, and accidents can happen. Air Force Otolaryngologists will treat patients around the world with a variety of injuries and disorders. You'll work with highly trained staff in some of the best facilities without many of the challenges facing modern healthcare.

Career Tasks

• Diagnose and treat injuries and disorders of the head and neck while also managing otorhinolaryngological services
• Prepare and review case histories, obtain data through interviews, examine patients, determine X-ray examinations and clinical laboratory tests required, interpret test results and evaluate examination findings
• Determine procedures for preoperative and postoperative care, apply surgical procedures, coordinate operations with anesthesiologists and administer and prescribe treatment
• Instruct interns and residents and serve as consultant on otorhinolaryngology issues

Relevant Interests & Skills

You might like this career if you have interests in these areas:

• Health and Medicine
• Natural Science
• Business Operations and Administration

Becoming a Direct Commission Officer

To ease your transition into the Air Force, you'll enter a five-week training regimen designed to educate you on the ways of both the military and military healthcare. You'll participate in physical conditioning five days a week, leadership training and classroom studies.