All Commissioned Corps officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) must meet basic qualifications: you must be a U.S. citizen, be less than 44 years, 00 months, 00 days of age, and pass a physical examination and extensive background check. To be a nurse officer you must meet these professional and academic training requirements.
A current, unrestricted, and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license from a U.S. State; the District of Columbia; Commonwealth, Territory or other Jurisdiction. Licensure of nurses, who graduated after 1 December 1988, must be based on passing the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
A nurse candidate must possess one of the following to be considered for a commission as a nurse officer in the USPHS.
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