Army MOS · Medical

61F Internist

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

An Army Internist examines adults with medical illnesses and evaluates their conditions. They diagnose and treat these illnesses or recommend a course of management.

Civilian Career Paths

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General Internal Medicine Physicians

Army 61F experience examining, diagnosing, treating and recommending management for adults with medical illnesses directly overlaps civilian internal medicine practice.

How to prepare: Contact the medical board in your intended state to review your medical education, residency and examination records against its physician licensure requirements. All states require physicians to be licensed, with requirements varying by state.

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

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 61F Internist

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

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

  2. O*NET: General Internal Medicine Physicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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

Defense contractor jobs for 61F

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