Becoming a fellow year 3

[birdboybird]

I am under army HPSP. Is it possible for me to take a year of absence and become a fellow during year 3? Has anyone ever done anything like that?

Thanks all

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[Oo Cipher oO]

Do you mean teaching fellow during medical school? The ones I'm familiar with are the OMM fellows at DO schools. This usually adds a year to medical school extending it from 4 years to 5 years. The HPSP office will likely not allow you to do this as it will throw off their expected numbers for graduating medical students they need each year.

 

[Doctor Bob]

You can always ask.
As Oo said, you'd likely get turned down. But hey... stranger things have happened.

 

[USArmyHPSP]

The feeling at the "Department of HPSP" is and always has been that any request for an educational leave of absence that does not produce a degree will be denied. On the same note, requests for degree producing (MPH) LOAs are usually denied as well.

 

[Gastrapathy]

The feeling at the "Department of HPSP" is and always has been that any request for an educational leave of absence that does not produce a degree will be denied. On the same note, requests for degree producing (MPH) LOAs are usually denied as well.

Perfect.

 

[jonb12997]

I honestly don't really much understand the point of doing those fellowships anyways. Isn't it better to finish residency a year earlier and start making attending salary?? #dontderailthethread #sorry.