{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-21.43","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 21.43","heading":"Examination; full grade and above.","body":"The examination for appointment to the full, senior, or director grade in the Regular Corps shall consist of a review and evaluation of the candidate's academic and professional education and professional training and experience. The Surgeon General may, however, direct that the examination of a candidate for appointment to any such grade shall also include an oral interview, a written or oral professional examination, or both.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 21—COMMISSIONED OFFICERS","Subpart B—Appointment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"224ad6b4cd6dd55894c88b42be78ea41544268e82dc85ff7ca814f6ae78239b9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-21.42","next":"us/42-cfr-21.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}