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Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
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Proper noun
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
The uniformed service of the Public Health Service and organized under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHS Corps) is one of the seven United States Uniformed Services. The Surgeon General of the United States, a vice admiral, directs the PHS Corps, which provides licensed medical and health sciences professionals to the PHS, DHHS, other United States Uniformed Services and other government agencies.
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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
United States Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service (official site)
United States Code: 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(4)
United States Code: 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(5)