Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal

Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal
Obverse of the PHS Outstanding Service Medal
TypeHonor award (medal and ribbon)
Awarded forDemonstrating continuous outstanding leadership that has had a major effect on the health of the Nation
Country United States
Presented bythe
United States Public Health Service
EligibilityMembers of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and members of any other Uniformed Service of the United States
StatusCurrently awarded
Service ribbon of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Air Medal[1]
Next (lower)NOAA Administrator's Award[1]

The Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Public Health Service presented to members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Corps and to members of any Uniformed Services of the United States whose accomplishments or achievements are of outstanding or unique significance to the missions of the Corps. It is the seventh-highest award awarded by the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

  1. ^ a b "Wear of Awards and Badges" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2020.