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re: Options for next duty station [Update pg 5]
Posted on 2/19/24 at 4:56 am to ArmydawgMD
Posted on 2/19/24 at 4:56 am to ArmydawgMD
What specialty are you eventually trying to do?
What is your active duty time commitment?
I’m assuming you did HPSP to pay for medical school and have 4 years active duty commitment. In that case I would do my time as a GMO and then separate for residency so you can do a civilian residency.
I’m AF HPSP and will start my active duty commitment after fellowship next year. Was told Germany might be one of the options for me, would be nice for a few years.
What is your active duty time commitment?
I’m assuming you did HPSP to pay for medical school and have 4 years active duty commitment. In that case I would do my time as a GMO and then separate for residency so you can do a civilian residency.
I’m AF HPSP and will start my active duty commitment after fellowship next year. Was told Germany might be one of the options for me, would be nice for a few years.
Posted on 2/19/24 at 9:12 am to tiger rag 93
Financially it makes more sense to do residency while in service since your salary is 1.3-1.5x as much. Although they say the training is better on the outside, I don’t necessary believe my civilian friends have learned more than me this year, while I’ve also worked less than them. Basically I’d only do civilian in the unlikely event I don’t match (seems unlikely)
I will owe 3 or 4 years after residency depending on if I pick ophtho or rads. With radiology I’d also be pigeoned into a fellowship after service to improve employment as a civvy.
Again, Germany sounds like an incredible place, surely better than where I’m at now, no question.
The decision Im faced with is if the move overseas worth 1) not being able to apply to residency next year which potentially means missing out on matching into my career-the number of applicants fluctuate every year, but applying twice comes with higher odds of matching 2) the financial hit associated with missing out on separating earlier. It’s at least 1 year of salary ~200K but could always be another year if I fail to match again
3) uprooting again, having to sell/buy car, change phone plan, etc. etc.
I will owe 3 or 4 years after residency depending on if I pick ophtho or rads. With radiology I’d also be pigeoned into a fellowship after service to improve employment as a civvy.
Again, Germany sounds like an incredible place, surely better than where I’m at now, no question.
The decision Im faced with is if the move overseas worth 1) not being able to apply to residency next year which potentially means missing out on matching into my career-the number of applicants fluctuate every year, but applying twice comes with higher odds of matching 2) the financial hit associated with missing out on separating earlier. It’s at least 1 year of salary ~200K but could always be another year if I fail to match again
3) uprooting again, having to sell/buy car, change phone plan, etc. etc.
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