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61A Nephrologist

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Overview

An Army nephrologist examines, diagnoses, and treats adult diseases, with particular emphasis on kidney and excretory system disorders. The nephrologist also recommends courses of therapy for these conditions.

Core Skills

  • Adult disease diagnosis and treatment planning

Civilian Career Paths

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Nephrologist

Military experience examining, diagnosing, and treating adult kidney and excretory-system disorders directly overlaps civilian nephrology practice.

How to prepare: Have a prospective employer's credentialing office review your residency, fellowship, and clinical experience records against the intended nephrology scope, including dialysis and transplant follow-up.

What the civilian work involves
  • Diagnose and treat kidney and fluid-electrolyte disorders.
  • Manage dialysis and coordinate kidney-transplant follow-up care.

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Military examination, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases transfers to internal medicine's adult diagnostic and nonsurgical treatment work.

How to prepare: Review your recent adult-medicine case mix with a prospective practice's credentialing office to identify preparation needed for a broader general internal medicine scope.

What the civilian work involves
  • Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
  • Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
  • Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software

Notes & Sources

  • Both paths require state physician licensure; requirements vary by state and include standardized national exams. Confirm the applicable requirements with the destination state's medical board.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 61A Nephrologist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 61A (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Adult disease diagnosis and treatment planning, Nephrologist, General Internal Medicine Physicians (O*NET 29-1216.00)

  2. American Board of Medical Specialties: Nephrology

    [2] Nephrology definition; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Nephrologist

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicians and Surgeons

    [3] What They Do; Duties; How to Become One, Training and Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Nephrologist, General Internal Medicine Physicians (O*NET 29-1216.00)

  4. O*NET: General Internal Medicine Physicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: General Internal Medicine Physicians (O*NET 29-1216.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 61A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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