[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR242.5]

[Page 526-527]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 242_ADMISSION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 
 
Sec. 242.5  Admission procedures.

    (a) Application--(1) Civilians. Civilians seeking admission to the 
School of Medicine shall make direct application following instructions 
published in the School catalog. These applications shall include an 
indication of Service preference(s).
    (2) Military personnel. Formal application requirements shall be the 
same as those for civilians except that military personnel shall be 
required to have approval, in writing, from the Secretary of the 
Military Department concerned

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or his designee prior to submitting formal application to the School of 
Medicine for admission. The individual concerned shall initiate the 
request for approval to apply through appropriate Service channels. The 
Secretaries of the Military Departments, or their designees, shall 
consider the criteria in Sec. 242.4(a) (1) through (5) and paragraph 
(a)(8) of that section as the basis for approving/disapproving such 
requests. An information copy of each approval shall be forwarded to the 
School of Medicine, USUHS, Attn: Assistant Dean for Academic Support. 
The School of Medicine shall not process a military person's application 
until official approval is received from the Military Department 
concerned.
    (b) Conditional selection of candidates for admission. The School of 
Medicine shall review all applications and conditionally select 
candidates to fill available class spaces. Those conditionally selected 
shall be the best qualified applicants, based on aptitude, intelligence, 
maturity, personality, emotional stability, diligence, stamina, 
enthusiasm, motivation, and other relevant factors, consistent with the 
practices followed by other professional training institutions.
    (1) Civilian selectees. The School of Medicine shall ensure that 
civilian selectees meet the eligibility criteria in Sec. 242.4(a) (1) 
through (4), paragraph (a) (6) and (7) of that section.
    (2) Military selectees. Military Departments are required to screen 
and approve their personnel for criteria in Sec. 242.4(a) (1) through 
(5), and paragraph (a)(8) of that section before they apply for 
admission. The School of Medicine shall ensure that all military 
selectees meet the eligibility criteria of Sec. 242.4 (6) and (7).
    (c) Notification of conditional selection for admission. The School 
of Medicine shall notify selectees in writing of their conditional 
selection for admission, with the stipulation that it is subject to 
review and confirmation by the Service in which selectees are assigned 
to serve.
    (d) Confirmation of selectees. (1) The names and relevant 
credentials of selectees shall be referred by the School of Medicine to 
the Secretaries of the Military Departments or their designees. An 
informational copy of this action will be provided to the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense Health Affairs.
    (2) The Secretaries, or their designees, shall initiate necessary 
actions (records checks, physical examinations, and National Agency 
Checks, as required, consistent with Sec. 242.4(a)(5)) to determine 
whether or not the selected candidates are acceptable for commissioning. 
(Physical examinations for military personnel, if required, shall be 
performed at the individual's supporting military medical facility and 
reviewed by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board 
(DoDMERB). Physical examinations for civilians shall be scheduled and 
reviewed by the DoDMERB, in accordance with the procedures and policies 
that agency establishes.) Secretaries of the Military Departments, or 
their designees, shall advise the School of Medicine as to the 
acceptability for commissioning of candidates within 45 days of receipt 
of referral lists, furnishing reasons for those found nonacceptable.
    (e) Notification of acceptance for admission. As soon as candidates 
are approved for commissioning by their appropriate components, they 
shall be advised in writing by the School of Medicine that they are 
unconditionally accepted for admission.

[54 FR 31335, July 28, 1989]