Biomedical Sciences Corps is celebrating their 50th Anniversary

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  • Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (AFNS --  The Air Force designated Jan. 26 to 30 as Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week, to recognize and highlight the achievements of the men and women who comprise the BSC.

Please join the Air Force in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the BSC and recognizing the contributions of these outstanding men and women who dedicate their lives to improve health, maximize performance and provide trusted medical care to support the most vital resource, the Airmen.

The BSC started in 1917, when the Sanitary Corps was established to combat infectious diseases. The Army Medical Administrative Corps followed three years later.  In 1949, the Air Force Medical Service was officially established.  The Air Force Medical Service continued to expand over the next two decades and in 1965, the BSC was born.  Over the past 50 years, the BSC has continued to expand its range of personnel to include a wide variety of medically-trained professionals.

The BSC mission is to enhance Air Force combat capability and effectiveness by providing world-class customer service and scientific expertise that result in peak force performance, productivity and quality healthcare to our beneficiary population.

The BSC motto is: United in the Mission.

The BSC is the most diverse corps in the Air Force Medical Service and is comprised of 15 primary Air Force Specialty Codes. Some 2,400 BSC officers, supported by 5,800 enlisted members in parallel career fields, are stationed at 81 locations around the world and in multiple care settings.

The BSC encompasses physical therapy, optometry, podiatry, physician assistants, audiology, speech pathology, clinical psychology, clinical social work, occupational therapy, aerospace and operational physiology, dietetics, bioenvironmental engineers, public health, medical entomology, pharmacy, biomedical laboratory, healthcare facilities architects and engineers, and health and medical physics.

In addition to specialty roles within our medical treatment facilities, BSC officers are embedded within operational units, serve at every level of medical command, and lead at the major commands, forward operating agencies and headquarters Air Force.  Additionally, the BSC is heavily invested in research and a host of other vital roles to meet the demands of the Air Force mission.