| Member Medical Service Entry Base Date | | Description | Member Medical Service Entry Base Date is the constructive calendar date which represents all creditable Service for a DoD Military Service medical corps officer.
Usage
Member Medical Service Entry Base Date is used to document the constructive calendar date which represents all creditable Service for a DoD Military Service medical corps officer.
[Member Medical Service Entry Base Date is also used to document all] creditable Service [which] includes periods of internship and residency while not Active Duty, provided such training was completed successfully, or if such training was terminated or interrupted as the result of military operational requirements. Also includes all periods of active Service in the Medical Corps of the Army or Navy, as an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer, or as medical officer of the Public Health Service. Internship or residency in a foreign medical facility that is not acceptable under the credentialing criteria of an American medical or osteopathic specialty examining board may not be included in the computation of creditable Service. (DoD 7000.14-R, Vol. 7A, Ch. 5, Para. 050102) | |