91S: Preventive
Medicine Specialist
Major Duties: The preventive medicine specialist
conducts or assists with preventive medicine inspections,
surveys, control operations, and preventive medicine laboratory
procedures, supervises preventive medicine facilities, or
serves on preventive medicine staff. Duties for MOS 91S at
each level of skill are:
- Skill Levels
- Skill Level 1 MOSC 91S1O. Conducts
preventive medicine inspections, surveys and control
operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory
procedures.
- Skill Level 2 MOSC 91S2O. Conducts
preventive medicine inspections, surveys, and control
operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory
procedures. Supervises subordinate personnel in the
performance of their duties.
- Skill Level 3 MOSC 91S3O. Supervises
small preventive medicine services or units. Organizes
water, food sanitation, hospital environment, entomological,
epidemiological, and environmental stress surveillance
programs. Analyzes and evaluates collected data. Supervises
technical and administrative functions of preventive
medicine activities.
- Skill Level 4 MOSC 91S4O. Supervises
medium size preventive medicine services or medical
teams/detachments. Assists with development of unit
defense plans and operational orders. Reviews and makes
appropriate recommendations on doctrine and training
literature. Maintains intelligence information and records.
Establishes quality control procedures for inspection
programs and laboratory analysis. Develops community
health education programs. Evaluates existing preventive
medicine programs and modifies as necessary to meet
the needs of the population served.
- Skill Level 5 MOSC 91S5O. Supervises
large preventive medicine services or units, or serves
on preventive medicine staff. Staff activities include
writing, developing, and coordinating command-wide regulations
and policies relating to preventive medicine services.
Participates in command review and approval of subordinate
unit activities. Assists in planning and placement of
field medical units. Evaluates training programs and
provides recommendations for improvement. Participates
in studies and reviews. Maintains records of strength,
location and employment of preventive medicine assets.
Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial
award of MOS. The preventive medicine specialist must
possess the following qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
medium
(2) Physical Profile: 222221
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Minimum score of 105 in aptitude
area ST.
(5) Credit for completion of one year each of high school
level chemistry and algebra or equivalent. Proficiency exam
recognized by an Army Education Center fulfill this requirement.
(6) Formal training (completion of MOS 91S course, or the
RC AOCP nonresident—2 week resident course, conducted
under the auspices of the AHS) mandatory.
MOS 91S will change to the alphanumeric designator
of 68S in fiscal year 2007.
The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and
skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.
MOS List for Medical Service Corps
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