Major Duties. The preventive medicine specialist conducts or assists with preventive medicine inspections, surveys, control operations and preventive medicine laboratory procedures; supervises preventive medicine facilities or serves on preventive medicine staff. Duties for MOS 68S at each level of skill are:
MOSC 68S10. Conducts preventive medicine inspections, surveys and control operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory procedures.
MOSC 68S20. Conducts preventive medicine inspections, surveys and control operations and assists with preventive medicine laboratory procedures; Supervises subordinate personnel in the performance of their duties.
MOSC 68S30. Supervises small preventive medicine services or units; organizes water, food sanitation, hospital environment, entomological, epidemiological and environmental stress surveillance programs; analyzes and evaluates collected data; supervises technical and administrative functions of preventive medicine activities.
MOSC 68S40. Supervises medium size preventive medicine services or medical teams/detachments; assists with development of unit defense plans and operational orders; reviews and makes appropriate recommendations on doctrine and training literature; maintains intelligence information and records; establishes quality control procedures for inspection programs and laboratory analysis; develops community health education programs; evaluates existing preventive medicine programs and modifies as necessary to meet the needs of the population served.
MOSC 68S50. Supervises large preventive medicine services or units or serves on preventive medicine staff; staff activities include writing, developing and coordinating command-wide regulations and policies relating to preventive medicine services; participates in command review and approval of subordinate unit activities; assists in planning and placement of field medical units; evaluates training programs and provides recommendations for improvement; participates in studies and reviews; maintains records of strength, location and employment of preventive medicine assets.
