The Medical Corps of the United States Army is a staff corps of the U.S. Army Medical Department consisting of commissioned medical officers – physicians with either an M.D. or a D.O. degree, at least
The horseman in the foreground is an infantry surgeon in the uniform adopted in January 1812.
The Army Medical School was housed in the Army Medical Museum and Library building in Washington, DC, between 1893 and 1910.
The Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army, formerly known as the Army Medical Service, encompasses the Army's six medical Special Branches. It was established as the "Army Hospital" in July 1775 to